ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

To cost effectively and efficiently manage Engineering activities and facilities and infrastructure for the Nairobi factory and BAT Kenya.

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

• Manage Nairobi Factory facilities and infrastructure.
• Contracting companies providing Facility related services
• Project management function of all capex related and infrastructure and utilities projects.
• Enforcing and maintaining EHS standards to all work done in the by BAT and contractor personnel and work areas across the factory
• Ensuring All ISO standards are being adhered to and procedures and policies are developed and enforced in the areas under direct control.
• Ensure high engineering standards are applied across the factory.
• Build and align with critical stakeholders a long-term master plan for the site.
• IM Pillar Lead to maintain 85% HC score and 100% team qualification
• Participate and contribute to cross functional business projects and initiatives to assess, monitor, and anticipate potential risks to minimize operational risks and ensure achievement of business objectives.
• Effectively communicate across functions and within the department to keep all stakeholders informed and to find solutions for challenges that may arise.
• Identify and take steps in conjunction with management to minimise regulatory and other operational risks.
• Support, implement and achieve the strategic plans and objectives of Operations function in line with the business strategy.
• Effective communication to the business on the relevance and strategic business importance of the area of responsibility of this role.
• Identify new initiatives and proposals in line with the business strategy and values to ensure achievement of business objectives.
• Continuously develop technical and managerial skills as identified and agreed in personal development plan.
• Map out internal and external stakeholders pertinent to areas of responsibility and build those relationships to optimise effectiveness of business.
• Continually optimise and build improved systems and work process to drive efficiency and reduce costs.
• Role model on servant leadership and embed ETHOS behaviours.

Experience Required

• Systems and IT skills (MS Word, MS Excel, SAP-Timekeeping, SRM, SAP)
• IWS knowledge and qualification
• Good communication skills.
• Is discreet and maintains confidentiality.
• Self-starter with the ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Conflict Management
• Problem Solving
• Ability to priorities
• Organising and Controlling
• Good organisational skills.
• A good knowledge of environment, health and safety legislative regulations and standards.
• Well-developed inter-personal skills, attentive to detail.
• People Leadership and strategic leadership skills
• The jobholder has to operate within the following operational requirements and has a personal responsibility to adhere to:
• Company and Departmental policies, procedures and rules.
• EHS standards, ISO standards, BAT EHS policy
• B.Eng. Degree or B Tech diploma in Mechanical, Industrial or Process Engineering,
• Project management experience and/or a government certificate of competence preferred
• 5-6 Years engineering experience