Careers

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.
• Maximize 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
• Adhere to and promote SHERQ & Food Safety standards
• 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 electrical engineering or equivalent
• 3 years’ experience in maintenance planning
• 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 23rd September 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
The successful candidate will be responsible to transport Executives in a timely, safe, and effective manner.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Driving Executives to meetings, conferences, social engagements, and other events as requested
• Ensures vehicle is clean and in working order.
• Inspects vehicle prior to daily vehicle usage.
• Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, checking oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, fire extinguisher, reflectors, service schedule etc.,
• Maintain driver logs and complete pre-trip inspections.
• Reports vehicle concerns timely.
• Follows all safety and vehicle safety requirements.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Comply with company car driving policy and National Road Regulations.
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Advanced Certificate (VIP) / Diploma of driving course from a recognized institution
• Course for Executive Drivers from National Institute of Transportation (NIT)
• Class A, B, D and C Driver’s License
• At least 5 years driving experience in public roads preferably in LDVs
• A clean Police Clearance Report
• Military/Police training will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of Tanzania Driving Regulations
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

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

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 23rd September 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. Apply here

Job Purpose
To drive embedding of the “Kilombero Way of Optimisation” by implementing world class practices to optimise production and maintenance, develop the relevant Optimisation strategy with a view towards long term growth, optimal efficiency and sustainability as well as to audit and analyse production systems & processes with the aim of uncovering inefficiencies.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop in-Country medium and long term Manufacturing (Production and Maintenance) Optimisation Strategy with objective of effectively optimizing performance and cost of production.
• Drive optimisation by driving initiatives that will deliver products at cost and quality levels that drive profitability.
• Drive operational excellence by implementing optimisation initiatives and supporting problem resolution.
• Identify, generate business case, motivate, plan and manage implementation of capital projects, ensuring required economic and community outcomes are delivered on time.
• Reduce system inefficiencies by analysing and maximising system performance (Reliability, Recovery, efficiencies, costs etc.) through application of continuous improvement tools and best practices such as RCA, LOP.
• Drive synergies across the Group, effectively partnering with Group counterparts to identify, share and embed opportunities for production & reliability optimisation.
• Provide expertise on production & reliability issues, support and advise on solutions.
• Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are being applied to optimise operations and deliver high quality products made in a safe and sustainable manner.
• Lead People Capability building identification, prioritization and implementation to optimise performance, realise full potential and maintain a state of operational readiness.
• Develop all production & Supply Side plans and monitoring of compliance to plans, in conjunction with S&OP.
• Drive rigorous performance management, biased towards rewarding strong performance and compliance with critical behaviours, including managing consequences where required.
• Conduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop Production best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Manage and coordinate sharing of identified best practices, learnings, quick wins, frameworks and minimum standards within function across entities and through the Head Office platform, and provide additional opportunities for problem identification, knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Custodian of manufacturing and laboratory information systems required for operational modelling, production reconciliation and business performance monitoring and leading the use of data for optimization decisions.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key maintenance & engineering service providers.
• Build a strong technical team and talent pipeline for Manufacturing Optimisation through ongoing coaching, mentoring, guidance and technical training, using this platform to drive technical excellence in the production and maintenance teams.
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues
• Ensure enablers are in place to promote success (e.g. systems and processes)
• Management of technical standards, MOPS, TOPS, process specifications, best practices and policies and the governance thereof.
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues.

Job Requirements.

• Chemical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Degree.
• Business / Financial qualification would be an advantage.
• 8-10 years in Sugar Manufacturing (production and/or maintenance).
• Continuous improvement of knowledge and experience.
• Familiarity with Kilombero systems would be an advantage (SAP).
• Good business acumen and manufacturing expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area.
• Strong track record in management and leadership.
• Inquisitive mind.
• Strong data analysis skills.

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

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please to apply for the position on or before 21th September 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:
Building, inspection of the scaffold including weight limitations, scaffold type, fall protection, tie-offs, supports etc

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proper storage and arrangement to facilitate long life of scaffold materials and ensure safety compliance as per Illovo standards.
• Building scaffolding works adhering to proper procedure to assure safety of scaffold users.

• Inspect scaffold materials and store them in proper condition hence taking prompt measures to eliminate unsafe condition associated to scaffolding.
• Ensures that scaffolding works are carried out adhering to working at height requirements.
• Co-operate with management to enable them to perform their duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Together with team, do risk assessment prior building the scaffold and attain proper working permit prior erecting and demolition of scaffold structure.
• Barricade risk areas associate to scaffolding works on going to prevent injuries to people walking/working around.
• Take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by what you do or do not do

Job requirements:

• Minimum Trade test grade III.
• Certification of working at heights, OSH certification for scaffolding is mandatory.
• At least one-year experience on building and inspecting scaffolds.
• Has the skills and knowledge to be able to identify, diagnose and solve structure failure.
• Has the knowledge and skills to interpret general arrangements drawings concerned to piping and scaffolding works.
• Has the skills and knowledge to be able to assemble/build and demolish scaffold platforms.
• Fundamental understanding of safety regulation and maintenance construction techniques        

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 07th September 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.

  Apply here