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Job Purpose
A successful candidate will be responsible for Safely and efficient maintenance, repair and installation of all Mechanical systems and Machinery within the packaging plant operations.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct routine maintenance of Machines mechanical equipment’s and material conveying systems.
• Conduct routine maintenance of overhead cranes
• Carries out planned plant machinery maintenance.
• Conduct daily checklist on all mechanical equipment’s.
• Install, maintain, and repair mechanical systems, including gearbox, hydraulic power-park. conveyors, bucket elevator, overhead gantry crane and vibrating screen
• Ensure working tools are in good working condition and neat.
• Communicate to the status of spares and requirement for your section.
• Overhauls and refurbish mechanical parts (conveyor runner, gears, hydraulic cylinder etc.)
• Overhauls and repair mechatronic equipment (valve, actuator, cylinder etc)
• Conduct inspection of all machinery and plan for preventive maintenance
• Ensure proper lubrication of the machine moving parts.
• Maintain the stock level of mechanical critical spares
• Maintain the overhead cranes and hoist mechanically.
• Maintain and modify PFD and Machine drawing to improve the process.
• Report any breakdown feedback and status of machine to maintenance Engineer and Packing foreman
• 5s standards maintained and Food safety procedure adhered at station area.
• Continually work towards achieving maximum machine efficiency (the machine operating at its full capacity) and eliminate waste where possible.
• Ensures that all operations are carried out as per the ISO 9001/ISO 22000 to achieve quality and food safety standards.
• Contribute to problem solving during CI meetings by identifying areas for improvement and making suggestions.
• 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).
• Ensure that work is done to the relevant safety standards.
• 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.
• Adhere to Illovo values (Accountability, empowerment, integrity, commitment, and inclusiveness).

Qualifications And Experience

• Diploma in Mechatronics/ Mechanical / NTA level 6 in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized Institution or relevant qualifications.
• Proven Extensive knowledge in Mechanical systems/equipment maintenance, Material Conveying systems, Hydraulic circuits reading and interpreting Mechanical Drawing, and defect rectification.
• Minimum 3 years of experience

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

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should apply for the position on or before 17th August 2025. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. 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.
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 in order 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.
• Support the implementation of the “Illovo Way of Maintenance” (iAMP) to ensure Illovo is the best-in-class sugar & downstream producer.
• 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 Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Job Requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3 years’ experience in maintenance and/or 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 17th August 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 manage, distribute and close section work orders using computer program.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide data capture service and general CMMS administration to section planners.
• Generate maintenance reports on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Monitors work orders by putting work plan on board and marking progress after getting information from responsible personnel.
• Prepares off-crop schedule by collecting work list from responsible users and captures them in system.
• Use, enter and maintain job plans is CMMS job plan library.
• Accurately describe spares requirements to enable material resources planning by inventory team.
• Monitor spares availability to scheduled dates and adjust plans & schedules as required.
• Escalate potential schedule breakers to allow for appropriate intervention.
• Support the implementation of the “Illovo Way of Maintenance” (iAMP) to ensure Illovo is the best-in-class sugar & downstream producer
• Ensures that all operations are carried out as per the ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management System at Kilombero Sugar to achieve the quality standards.
• Performs all tasks according to Kilombero Sugar’s Quality, Safety, Health and Environment policies and procedures.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Certificate or Diploma in Records Management or equivalent
• 1 year work experiences in planning, stores or equivalent
• Computer Literacy
• Good Communication skills
• Good report writing 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 17th August 2025.

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

Job Purpose

To ensure proper control of Packing materials, reconciliation of packing materials, packing materials data and documentation at the packing station.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure proper handling, control and documentation of packing materials as recommended to reduce running costs.
• Ensure availability of packing materials per demand/SKU.
• Drawing of packing materials at stores i.e. drawing of packing materials shall depend on daily pack plan and on Friday drawing shall depend on weekend pack plan for easy stock control.
• To organize packing material truck for collection at stores
• Weighing of packing materials at stores i.e. all reels must be weighed at stores before shifted to packing station store. Capturing of reels weight must be done after getting total weight measured from store.
• Record issued packing material per SKU i.e. proper issuing and maintain minimum stock of materials at production line for easy stock control. All materials(reels) when issued to be weighed and data recorded for end shift reconciliation.
• Proper handling of reject packing materials by recording reasons for deviation and filing forms for reject return process in weekly basis.
• physical counting of bags during drawing to verify bags quantity.
• Capture received packing material data on receiving book.
• Packing material reconciliation in 8hrs and weekly every Friday morning.
• Arrange packing materials per SKU’s.
• Maintain proper Housekeeping and 5s with food safety and quality standard at packing material storage area.
• 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 plant.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement or related.

• 1+year of working experience in data capture or records management
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP)

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

All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should apply for the position on or before 17th August 2025. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. 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
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and supervising production activities to ensure quality and activity targets are achieved.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of each employee on assigned shift, organize schedules, and assign work activity to achieve team and company objectives safely in the Boilers, powerhouse, water treatment and air compressors.
• Together with the teams, achieve shift, daily, weekly, monthly performance targets for respective area by ensuring that tasks are prioritised and planned in a logical, systematic and cost-effective way to optimise profitability.
• Together with Production team leads, develop budget for power plant section with factory Manager, finance business partner and manage costs effectively.
• Monitor performance and support and advise teams in solving problems and/or taking corrective action in the power plant section which include boilers, powerhouse, water treatment and air compressors.
• Monitor standards for setting, operating and maintaining equipment and ensure instructions are adhered to. Make sure logbooks and log sheets are filled hourly and interpreted to achieve desired parameters.
• Provide technical and process guidance to steam and power generation teams.
• Ensure continuous improvement for steam and power generation by implementing functional best practices and conducting physical inspections.
• Inspect critical equipment and ensure adherence to minimum standards.
• Supervise factory maintenance needs.
• Work with optimization and maintenance teams to solve problems and promote cross functional engagement & teamwork.
• Promote and adhere to Kilombero Sugar Co Ltd procedures, policies and guidelines, including without limitation, those relating to Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality (SHERQ).

Job Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma Mechanical engineering from a recognized Institution.
• 3+ years post experience in a heavy industry environment with at least 2 years in the sugar industry.
• Computer literacy.
• Good communication skills in English.

Terms of Service:The successful candidate will be engaged on permanent terms.
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, please apply for the position on or before 16th August 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
The successful candidate will be responsible for Supervising maintenance employees in respective discipline to achieve maximum plant availability and equipment capacity (Maintenance Excellence). Hold teams accountable to the highest standards of maintenance, ensuring compliance to minimum operating standards.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Together with the teams, achieve shift, daily, weekly, monthly, and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritized and planned in a logical, systematic and cost-effective way to optimize profitability.
• Ensure implementation of preventative / reactive maintenance initiatives and plans to reduce costs and downtime.
• Manage iAMP policy adherence to practices amongst maintenance teams.
• Manage work quality to reduce rework and increase plant reliability.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and reliability for respective area and ensure maintenance plans are aligned to achieve this.
• Identify areas where equipment performance and quality management can be improved and manage the implementation of systems and processes to make improvements.
• Ensure technical and maintenance reporting (Via SAP S4/HANA) is compliant with company policy and procedures.
• Monitor performance and take corrective action where required.
• Ensure equipment maintenance and reliability for respective area and ensure maintenance plans are aligned to achieve this.
• Identify areas where equipment performance and quality management can be improved and manage the implementation of systems and processes to make improvements.

     Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized Institution.
• 3+ years post experience in a heavy industry environment with at least 2 years in the sugar industry will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy.
• Good communication skills in Swahili and English.
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others.
• Ability to plan, organize, lead and control.
• Creative, innovative and team working skills.

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 16th August 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
The successful candidate will be responsible to provide accurate, relevant and timeous management reporting that enables appropriate business decision making, provide value adding and analytical insights and coordinate the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycles to facilitate strong financial performance.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate, timely and insightful management reporting and forecasts.
• Engage with budget holders to understand key drivers of costs and revenues for relevant activities and use the drivers to forecast appropriately costs and revenues.
• Prepare cost dashboards to track costs and financial KPIs.
• Attend monthly meetings with relevant budget holders and ensure that costs are controlled within budget.
• Review phasing of budget versus actual expenditure and revenue and assist budget holders with queries.
• Liaise with budget holders with regards to estimates and other changes and ensure major. variances are investigated and support appropriate corrective actions to get back on track.
• Execute all day-to-day activities around administration of fuel token, monthly allocation of fuel costs and preparation of accurate and timely fuel reports.
• Raising of periodic purchase requisitions for various big costs elements like fuel, electricity, cane haulage and plant hire costs.
• Embrace self-development and lifelong learning to stimulate continuous personal growth.
• Timely preparation and submission of month end journals to ensure appropriate financial reporting within relevant sections.

  Job Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce or other equivalent and relevant degree from a reputable institution.
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience.
• Progress in obtaining professional qualification such as CPA/ACCA is an added advantage.
• Positive attitude, open minded and willing learner.
• Strong and effective communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Creative, innovative and team working skills.
• Honest, Obedient, Smart, Trustworthy and attentive to detail.
• Good problem solving and decision making skills.

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 11th August 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
The successful candidate will be responsible to operate the Mobile Crane safely and efficiently according to standard operating procedures to ensure safety and performance requirements are met.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform daily and weekly inspection, maintenance and cleaning procedures on the crane, chain, sling and pads and report any deviations to the Foreman.
• Assist in breakdown or maintenance work as required.
• Ensure a proper handing over to ensure effective and safe operations.
• Park the machine in a safe position.
• Work with supervisor and customer in determining the work to be completed.
• Work with a Rigger Technician to complete work on a safe and acceptable standard.
• Following the SOP and participate in Risk Assessment before attending any task.
• 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.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Certificate of Lifting Operation Course from a recognized Institution
• Valid Driver’s License (Class G & F)
• Ordinary Level Certificate
• 1- 3 years of hands-on experience operating cranes or heavy machinery
• Ability to operate specific crane types (e.g. Mobile Crane)
• Good communication skills

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 11th August 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
The successful candidate will oversee onsite inventory to ensure both financial and operational efficiency, lead local procurement in alignment with contract buying strategies, and leverage data driven insights to optimize stock levels and accurately forecast demand.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for optimal onsite Inventory stock holding from both a financial and operational perspective.
• Responsible for effective Group procurement and continuous optimization to support the strategy of increased contract buying. 
• Use analytical data and insights to partner with various stakeholders in optimizing stock holding, forecasting demand & delivering on category supply plans.
• Lead, manage and develop capability in the Procurement and Inventory teams.
• Ensure compliance to standardized procurement and Inventory management policies, strategy, processes and guidelines, considering customer requirements.
• Reports on and monitors continuous improvement practises within Inventory and manages implementation of these initiatives where applicable.
• Champion the implementation of Group Inventory strategy and objectives which include leading & managing inventory changes/projects/events at operations.
• Check and ensure that accurate data is entered in the system for reliable reporting and analysis.
• Implement and monitor continuous improvement practises.
• Uses data to drive opportunities to consolidate orders which will lead to logistical cost savings.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Commerce, Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Procurement &/or Inventory would be advantageous
• 3 years in a management role
• Proven track record in managing and developing teams
• Procurement professional accreditation preferred

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 6th August 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
The successful candidate will actively manage and drive effective local procurement and continuous optimization to support the strategy of increased contract buying.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day buying by validating, coding, and assigning purchase requisitions to the appropriate buyer.
• Ensure all purchase requisitions be purchased through the catalogue and inform end-users of the correct procurement process.
• Respond to and implement findings from analytical data and reports to drive efficiencies and identify opportunities for optimization of contract buying or improved inventory management.
• Implement agreed best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology, and enablers.
• Intimately understand and know the MID catalogue to ensure compliance to this as far as possible.
• Enter accurate data into the system to enable reliable reporting and analysis - Implement and monitor continuous improvement practises - Report where there are opportunities for more contract buying (i.e. repeat purchases that can be contracted).
• Validate all purchase requisitions requests against the catalogue and assign to buyer.
• Assign the appropriate sub-group code for each purchase requisition.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics Management or equivalent
• 3 years Procurement / Purchasing / Supply chain management experience would be advantageous
• Technical knowledge and understanding of Procurement processes and supply chain management
• Ability to engage/manage/partner with stakeholders                                                                                                                                                                                

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 6th August 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 05th August 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
The successful candidate will provide expert Industrial Relations (IR) support to HR Department and Senior management, fostering positive workplace relationships, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring procedures and policies comply with laws.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Advise and coach managers and HR on complex IR matters.
• Ensure managers, employees and shop stewards are made aware of policy changes related to legislative and regulatory changes.
• Maintain and update all IR policies and procedures, ensuring the enforcement and adherence of these policies and procedures.
• Manage and maintain positive stakeholder relationships (internally and externally) through ensuring
• IR committees are in place and effectively managed.
• Manage and enhance relationships between trade unions and management.
• Monitor IR trends within the company in order to diagnose, develop and implement suitable solutions/program.
• Provide professional advice to the HR Team and Line Managers in relation to IR to identify IR training needs for managers, employees and shop stewards and provide suitable solutions.
• Provide guidance for managing IR unrest (picketing, strikes, sit in, etc.) at sites.
• Manage IR elements of the HR budget.
• Support and guide wage negotiations processes.
• Manage the integration of Recognition & Substantive Agreements and conditions of employment in line with business strategy.
• Ensure IR master data accuracy.
• Partner with the Legal Counsel in strengthening the IR portfolio
• Support the investigations for Internal Audit Call Reports related to HR policy/procedures/process deviations and IR related litigation.
• Provide support to management and employees in managing performance and assist in the analysis of plans to resolve any identified performance problems.
• Represent the Company on   labour disputes and other litigations where employees are involved s (e.g. CMA) and manage interaction with third party service providers e.g. attorneys/consultants to provide specialist advice.
• Promote and adhere to ABF’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 Law, Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and Admitted Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania.
• Experience in Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or Equivalent is an added advantage.
• 5-7 years relevant experience with impressive, demonstrable track record of skills/experience gained within a similar position(s).

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 6th August 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
The Estate Agriculture Director will be responsible for developing the country’s estate agriculture strategy with a focus on long-term growth, development, and sustainability. The candidate must ensure that estate agriculture operations are managed within budget and deliver cost synergies. The role also requires optimizing estate agriculture performance by upholding the highest standards of asset management, cane quality (production), and farming productivity, while achieving the required cane crop volume at optimal levels.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and review the Estate Agriculture strategy and long-term yield forecasts, ensuring appropriate initiatives are in place to deliver on strategic goals.
• Prepare annual agriculture operations plans covering crop establishment, husbandry, removal, and implementation of innovations and sustainable practices.
• Build a strong Estate Agriculture leadership team and talent pipeline through continuous coaching, mentoring, and guidance.
• Lead operational excellence by making informed tradeoffs to maximize yields at optimal cost and quality levels.
• Ensure minimum standards and processes are adopted across Crop Production, Agronomy, Engineering, Harvesting, and Haulage.
• Oversee the provision of technical expertise to Grower Agriculture operations.
• Drive cross-functional synergies by partnering with one center counterparts to identify, share, and embed optimization opportunities.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders and third-party suppliers effectively.
• Report Estate Agriculture performance and key developments to the Country Executive and one center Agriculture teams.
• Develop business cases for key agricultural capital projects and ensure delivery of intended outcomes.
• Coordinate sharing of best practices, frameworks, and standards within the function using one center platforms to support problem-solving and knowledge sharing.
• Drive effective performance and talent management within the agriculture function, focusing on developing future leaders, rewarding high performance, and ensuring accountability for critical behaviours.
• Promote and ensure adherence to SHERQ procedures, policies, and guidelines.
• Ensure enabling systems and processes are in place to support operational success.
• Identify, monitor, and act on key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and address issues.
• Ensure compliance with ABFS’s policies and procedures, including SHERQ, Competition Law, and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture / Agricultural Engineering / Agricultural development or equivalent.
• 15 years’ experience in sugar cane agriculture, at least 10 years in a senior agricultural operations position responsible for greater than 3,000 ha.
• Proven track record of effectively developing and implementing strategies through managing budgets, people and resources to meet business KPIs.
• Good business acumen and agricultural expertise, with ability to anticipate, interpret and respond to changes impacting on functional area.
• A formal business/commercial qualification would be an advantage.
• Strong agriculture 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 8th August 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