CO-GENERATION SUGAR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

Unique Opportunity (EAST AFRICA)

My Client is a leading international professionally-managed industrial and services conglomerate, engaged in diverse operations in East Africa. One of its flagship company is in the business of cultivating sugar cane and production of Sugar, alcohol, and Electricity. It has a 7,500 TCD Sugar Factory with two milling tandems, producing 180,000 tons of sugar, 50 MW electricity, and 65 KLPD distilleries.

The company is certified for ISO 9001 / 14001 / 18001. The Sugar company is currently crushing 2.2 million tons of sugar cane annually which is supplied from their estate of 14,000 ha plus out-growers are 26,000 ha with 9,000 farmers. The Company has ambitious plans to expand its sugar business in Africa in the next two years through acquisitions and Greenfield projects as well as expansion In preparation for its expansion plans, the Group seeks to recruit the following senior sugar industry professional:

CO-GENERATION - MANAGER

Reporting to the Factory GM / Works Manager the incumbent is the head of the Co-Generation unit and will be responsible for:

• Day-to-day management of the co-generation unit, both operations, and maintenance.
• budgeting and monitoring the production volumes and R&M expenses and adhere to the budgets.
• Maximizing power generation and export to the grid while ensuring sufficient LP steam is sent to the process house.
• Optimal operation of 3 high pressure boilers (2 x45kgcm-2, 1x 67kgcm-2) and 2 TA’s (1x30MW, 1x21MW)
• Grid synchronization.
• Plan preventive and productive maintenance of boilers and turbines.
• Spares management.
• Continuous improvement of efficiency parameters.
• Maintain high safety standards
• Train & develop staff, particularly the development of national employees.
• Monitoring and controlling HP boiler water treatment

The candidate should be Mechanical Engineering Graduate, with a minimum of 15 years’ experience in a similar industry out of which at least 5 years as head of the co-generation unit.

Candidates interested should apply by e-mail to gordon@zjr.co.za . ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY