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Job Purpose.
Consistently deliver to customers (internal and external) by packing bales onto pallets and carry out palletizing tasks according to standards.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities.

• Work safely with bagging conveyors in accordance with safety procedures for the task.
• Ensure that sugar bags and bales comply with quality standards.
• Take action on non-compliance with the standard (according to procedures).
• Ensure sugar bags and bales are placed onto pallets as per SOPs.
• Follow work instructions diligently and accurately.
• Work quickly and methodically to ensure that cost, target and safety requirements are met.
• Communicate positively with the Supervisor and team members.
• Work neatly according to 5S standards and maintain housekeeping.
• Change and improve work practices where necessary.

Job Requirements.

• Diploma in electrical control or programming or similar technical qualification.
• Three years’ experience in packing in a quality focused and performance driven factory environment, ideally.
• Experience in Siemens PLC is an advantage.
• Able to read and understand SOPs.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should apply for the position on or before 13 th June 2025.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.

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Job Purpose
Operate the decanting feed system to consistently supply the FSSC with sugar for secondary packing, carry out associated operations according to standards and to ensure that targets and KPI’s are met.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that work is done to the relevant safety and quality standards.

• Perform setup machine operations as per operating practices per machine.
• Operate 1ton machine as required and achieve its build capacity and efficiency.
• Operate Decanting machines as required and ensure machines available and achieve efficiency.
• Identify possible causes of level fluctuations and immediately resolve those that relate to machine operations.
• Continually work towards achieving maximum machine efficiency (the machine operating at its best) and eliminate waste where possible.

• Carry out cleaning and basic maintenance procedures to ensure that machine operations are at maximum efficiency.
• Assist the Technicians/Artisan with breakdowns on the decanting system.

• Work according to the standards and ways of working

Job Qualification and Experience

• Diploma in electrical control or programming or similar technical qualification
• 3 years’ experience in packing in a quality focused and performance driven factory environment, ideally operating large scale automated machinery (preferred)
• Ability to work well in a team, having great fault finding and problem-solving skills in a fast-moving production environment.
• Qualified and licensed in forklift operations an advantage.
• Experience in basic machine operations.
• Able to read and understand SOPs.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should apply for the position on or before 14th June 2025.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Job Purpose
The successful candidate will manage the planning and scheduling of all reactive and/or preventative maintenance work for in season maintenance initiatives to achieve optimal cost efficiency, asset availability, longevity and performance.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop maintenance job plans and prepare them for scheduling and execution in season.
• Develop and maintain long-and short-term maintenance schedules in conjunction with operations in season and off crop.
• Monitor standards for setting, operating and maintaining equipment and adherence to the technical specifications and IAMP policy when planning jobs to ensure activities and materials are compliant.
• Ensure maintenance plans are in place for season activities and aligned to achieve reliability goals.
• Perform field inspections to allow for accurate scoping.
• Monitor and manage maintenance requests and resource availability.
• Maximise the effectiveness of available budget to promote equipment reliability, performance and longevity.
• Provide data and reporting to relevant stakeholders to improve decision making.
• Hold final review with customer and maintenance supervision and notification validator regarding job cost and benefit. Decide on recommended priority, timing and maintenance plan.
• Promote cross-functional and stakeholder engagement & teamwork and manage critical stakeholder engagements & interfaces between vendors, suppliers, stores and inventory, and procurement.
• Keeping with the overall objectives of the Company by ensuring the application of the Codes of Practice SABS ISO 9002, NOSA.
• Promote a culture of consistently assessing risks, drive continuous improvement and ensure adoption and embedding of best practices
• Promote and adhere to Kilombero’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Job Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotives Engineering or equivalent
• 3 years’ maintenance planning experience
• Strong organizing skills
• Good communication skills

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements should apply for the position on or before 06th June 2025.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
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Job Purpose
To Supervise and monitor farm activities, assist management in the development of farm plans that ensure long-term growth, development and sustainability. Assess risks and drive continuous improvement, train and mentor the team and manage their performance against minimum standards.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production.
• Execute and supervise farm resource and activity plans.
• Supervise farm activities and implement continuous improvement measures to ensure adherence to activity standards.
• Monitor correct use of materials and other farm inputs.
• Carryout inspections and activity assessments and submit reports to management.
• Maintain discipline within the team and report any identified risks to management.
• Keep daily record of farm activity data for capturing into cane Pro.
• Assist management in monitoring labour requirement in line with farm plan.
• Implement continuous improvement practices by monitoring work practices and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality sugar cane.
• Develop skills within the team through on-the-job coaching and mentoring.
• Conduct on the job training and instruction on various farm activities.
• Monitoring and execution of farm activities by service provides to ensure compliance with standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• Certificate in Agriculture /SASRI Senior Sugar Cane Certificate or equivalent
• 3+ years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture
• Experience with leading teams and resource allocation.
• Knowledge in basic computer software, Computer Literate with excellent command of MS Office
• Good leadership and communication skills

Terms of Services: The successful candidates will be engaged on a permanent contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position before 09th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.


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Job Purpose
The Irrigation Team Lead is responsible for controlling and coordinating the quality of irrigation operations and assists management in the development of irrigation plans to ensure long-term growth development and sustainability as well as Implement the “ABFSugar Way of sugar cane production” to ensure Kilombero is the best-in-class sugar producer in the Country.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise irrigation activities, through the inspection of irrigation lines/furrows on each field given to each individual.
• Controls work performance by recording daily attendance, irrigation cycles, irrigation scheduling and pressure monitoring.
• Ensure that work standards are adhered to by allocating task to his/her gang and recording man-days used per activity.
• Responsible for safeguarding the crop by reporting any unusual occurrences i.e. fire, floods, smut, weeds, pests in the field, theft etc.
• Manages team performance and conduct.
• Ensure irrigation lines have been placed in the correct locations by physical inspection of all irrigation lines after every shift.
• Ensure complete number of irrigation equipment to comply with field geographical position by taking field inventory and Ensure irrigation lines are shifted as per set standards.
• Ensure good system arrangement to stabilize overlap uniformity by ensuring correct spacing of irrigation lines and use of correct irrigation equipment e.g. sprinkler and nozzles etc.
• Conduct on the job training and instruction on various farm activities.
• Responsible for irrigation equipment inventory and submits inventory reports to the farm supervisor.
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies, and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Minimum Requirements:

• Certificate in Agriculture or related
• 2 – 3 years in Sugarcane agriculture
• Experience with leading teams and resource allocation.
• Good leadership skills
• Good communication skills

Terms of Service: The successful candidates will be engaged on a permanent contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position before 09 th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

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Job Purpose

Farm Manager will be the custodian of farming systems, crop production performance of farm and all farm assets (which may include villages and non-cane areas), Drive implementation of  the “Illovo Way of sugar cane production”  through Farm Supervisors and their Teams to ensure Illovo is the best in class sugar producer in the Country and Ensure adoption and embedding of best practices as guided by GEA, Agric Engineering and  Optimisation by using a continuous improvement approach.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage all farming activities, timing and quality standards related to cane production
• Ensure all assets within the farm (which may include villages and non-cane areas) are maintained within Illovo standards.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with neighbouring villages and farms, where relevant.
• Develop, implement and manage farm resource and activity plans
• Monitor farm budgets and implement cost reduction measures to ensure budget adherence
• Ensure adherence to harvesting schedule and crop estimate cadence, and accurate reports submitted on time
• Secure materials and other farm inputs
• Ensure disciplinary codes are followed
• Ensure farm activity data is captured accurately and consistently in CanePro
• Foster and manage amicable neighbour relations and farm boundaries
• Ensure labour is recruited in line with farm plan and approve farm input data for monthly payroll
• Implement and monitor continuous improvement practices by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are applied to deliver high quality, sustainable supply of estate sugar cane
• Oversee effective talent and performance management, developing skills within teams through on-the-job coaching
• Conduct on the job training and instruction on various operations, and identify new training needs where appropriate
• Identify and monitor KPIs and balanced scorecards, track performance and flag any issues
• Manage fire and security risks
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree /Diploma in Agriculture / Agricultural Development / Agricultural Engineering
• 3+ years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture,
• Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area
• Strong data analysis skills

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent pensionable contract

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 10th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.





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Job Purpose
To produce an optimal amount of alcohol in fermented wash.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that alcohol and CMS of the required quantity and quality is produced according to KPIS.
• Plant and equipment in the plant are units are operated safely as per plant specification and process deviation and equipment breakdowns are reported and attended to timeously.
• The plant unit performance, safety, housekeeping, quality and environment standard are achieved and maintained all times, coordinating such activities as necessary with the Distillation Operator.
• Monitor the performance and operates the plants units on continual shift basis using on plant measurement to produce the required quantity and quality of alcohol and CMS.
• Solves process problems and deviation by using necessary problem-solving tools, eg 5why, fishbone, in conjunction with distillation operator by taking the appropriate corrective action to meet production KPIS.
• Ensure the evaporators are appropriately isolated and cleaned when required.
• Conducting of C.I.P of evaporators and heat exchangers at required interval and time.
• Ensuring that all storage tanks/ pits level control is done in such to prevent overflow.

Job Requirements:

• Diploma in Chemical and Process/Chemistry/Laboratory or related from a recognized Institution.
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent communication and co - ordination skills.

​​​​​​​Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 27th May 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.

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Job PurposeSpecific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that alcohol and CMS of the required quantity and quality is produced according to KPIS.
• Plant and equipment in the plant are units are operated safely as per plant specification and process deviation and equipment breakdowns are reported and attended to timeously.
• The plant unit performance, safety, housekeeping, quality and environment standard are achieved and maintained all times, coordinating such activities as necessary with the Distillation Operator.
• The required information is logged down, captured on computer and communicated to the Distillation Operator.
• Ensure all process are executed in accordance with ISO 220000 and local good practice for safety, health, environment and quality.
• Monitor the performance and operates the plants units on continual shift basis using on plant measurement to produce the required quantity and quality of alcohol and CMS.
• Solves process problems and deviation by using necessary problem-solving tools, eg 5why, fishbone, in conjunction with distillation operator by taking the appropriate corrective action to meet production KPIS.
• Ensure the evaporators are appropriately isolated and cleaned when required.
• Conducting of C.I.P of evaporators and heat exchangers at required interval and time.
• Ensuring that all storage tanks/ pits level control is done in such to prevent overflow.
• Caries any other duties relating to the plant.
• Trains, as required, plant personnel on the operations within the plant’s units.
• Takes the role of safety watch during plant shutdowns after hours to ensure that personnel adhere to the company’s safety standard.

 Job Requirements.

• Diploma in Chemical Engineering/Chemistry or related from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in manufacturing environment.
• Computer literacy.
• Good communication and co - ordination skills.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on Permanent Contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please to apply for the position on or before 04th June 2025 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
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Job Purpose
To perform all Condition based monitoring tasks on the factory sites, analyze the CBM data, advise and report to the management on steps forward in improving the condition of equipment.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• To take Vibration measurements for site equipment, analyse and report on the condition to management
• To take Thermography measurements for site equipment, analyse and report on the condition to management
• To balance and align of site equipment such as (Fans, gearbox and pumps) to an acceptable standard
• To take thickness measurement of site vessels and piping, analyse and report on the condition to management
• Perform and report on oil analysis of gearboxes and Transformers
• Ensure all CBM equipment is calibrated and reading correctly
• Perform any other duty as assigned by your supervisor

Job Requirement:

• Degree or Diploma in mechanical engineering from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in sugar industry or large manufacturing firm.
• Computer literacy.
• CBM certificate from a recognized institution will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge on using CBM equipment such as vibration analyzer, thermo-camera and oil analyzer.
• Fluent on MS office software especially MS excel.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent contract.
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 04th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.

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Job Purpose
Perform proper analysis and a timely report of the results.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Prepares solution for analytical purposes.
• Controls stock of all laboratory requirements.
• Monitors movement of sample tags.
• Collects and dispatches weighbridge tickets to finance Department.
• Updates production data on the boards.
• Prepares data for daily and weekly Reports.
• Checks doubtful analysis done by analysts.

Job Qualification Requirements:

• Diploma /Certificate in laboratory technology or similar
• Minimum 1 year of experience in Sugar production or a similar job
• Experience in sugar laboratory procedures will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy.

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 04th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
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Job Purpose:
Safely and efficiently assist with 1 Ton handling processes in the Bulk Storage Facility to unload trucks, create stable stacks and de-stack accordingly to standard operating procedures to ensure Safety and Performance requirements are met.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hooking and unhooking of 1 Ton bags according to SOP for safe unloading, stacking and de-stacking.
• Laying down of food safety sheeting and cleaning of 1 Ton bags if required according to FSSC requirements.
• Contribute to problem solving during CI meetings by identifying areas for improvement and making suggestions.
• Ensure that work is done to the relevant safety standards.
• Performs all tasks according to Kilombero Sugar’s Quality, Safety, Health and Environment policies and procedures.
• If any situation that is non- conforming to required standards, unsafe, or unhealthy, or anything that threatens to impact on the environment comes to your attention, report this to your superior using the existing incident report system.
• Ensures that all operations are carried out as per the ISO 9001/ISO 22000 to achieve quality and food safety standards.
• Carries out any other requested duties relating to the facility.

Job requirements:

• Form IV Certificate
• Rigging experience beneficial.
• Experience working in warehousing, logistics or similar beneficial.

Terms of service:  The successful candidate will be engaged on permanent contract.

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 7th June 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.

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