Job Title: Electrical Foreman
Organisation: Hima Cement Limited
Duty Station: Kasese, Uganda
Vacancy Code: EFX02
Reports to: Electrical Lead
About the Company:
Hima Cement Limited is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of the Sarrai Group, a diversified manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Uganda with subsidiaries in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi.
Job Summary: Ensure compliance with overall electrical safety in your allocated shop benchmarking it with safety standards, ensuring cleanliness and proper housekeeping of all electrical rooms in your area of operation. Plan, review and optimize work order execution, own labor, third party and sub-contracted labor in your area of responsibility. Do routine walk by inspections in electrical rooms, and other associated shop floor electrical installations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintenance Operations
- Carryout robust trouble shooting of Electrical failures in the Plant and repair with high precision of quality.
- Record anomalies observed on the equipment during maintenance or daily checks.
- Conduct analysis of equipment electrical failures and problems, recommending best corrective actions.
- Perform trial of equipment after every maintenance activity.
- Ensure timely readiness to efficiently tackle emergencies or urgent breakdowns as programmed
- Execute weekly work orders according to preventive maintenance plans or scheduled corrective maintenance actions.
- Participate in development of execution Job Plans for all maintenance activities He/She is involved in.
- Propose and execute cost reduction initiatives to extend electrical life of the plant equipment. Perform checks on equipment and generate feedback reports. Cooperate with shift leads in the execution of maintenance actions on Crushers, Ball Mills, Vertical roller mill, Kiln and Cement Packers.
Planning and Cost control
- Support the Electrical team lead in the control of the maintenance budget, ensuring planning and follow-up on key tasks and costs through executing effective solutions to achieve budget and to meet or exceed targets for the assigned equipment.
Standards
- Ensure Compliance with regulations, company goals, rules, local permits, policies and procedures; optimize the internal processes and structures. Respect MAC/MMS standards; follow up weekly MAC target of scheduling compliance
OH&S and Environment
- Ensure compliance with OH&S and environment policies, comply with all health, safety and environment procedures to ensure zero harm and as well contribute to plant cleanliness.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering or equivalent education / experience
- 3-5 years’ experience dealing with production or maintenance.
- Experience in heavy industry experience preferred
- Experience applying FMEA techniques and knowledge of basic problem-solving tools
Other requirements:
- Knowledge of cement production process.
- Strong knowledge of electrical equipment and instrumentation systems.
- Knowledge of control loops and PLC theory
- Strong troubleshooting, analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of material transport equipment
- Knowledge of MMS (Maintenance management system), ACS, PMA, RCFA Solve, Cost
- Knowledge of operating principles of Cement Plant equipment; Crushers, Vertical roller mill, Ball mills, Rotary Kiln, Bag Filters, Conditioning towers & Packing machines, Stackers, Reclaimer
Skills requirement
- Analysis and problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
How to Apply:
Hima cement will offer a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. Candidates that know that they meet the above criteria and have what it takes to excel in the above position, should send their CVs, which should include details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration, Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone contact to the stipulated email address. (Email your application and CV to careers
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Key Notes:
- Hima Cement Limited is a diverse, inclusive and equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate and do not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment.
- Make sure that your application letter, CV and certificates are attached as one document
- Indicate the Vacancy Code as the subject for your email
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
The Human Resource Manager – Hima Plant
Hima Cement Ltd, Plot 838 Namanve Industrial Park
P.O Box 7230 Kampala
Deadline: 18th April 2025