The Kenya Petroleum
Refineries Ltd operates the regions only Petroleum refinery, located in
Mombasa, Kenya.
It is a private limited
company whose main activity is to refine crude oil into the various petroleum
products that drive the economies of the country and East African region as a
whole.
While looking towards a
horizon of significant growth in its business in the coming months KPRL is
looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following position at its Changamwe
plant:
General Manager / Chief
Operating Officer
Reporting to the Chief
Executive officer the General Manger/Chief Operating officer occupies a key
management and leadership position at KPRL.
With overall operational
control his key role will be to manage and conduct the business of the refinery
and ensure that the company meets its short and long term business objectives
through the development, implementation and review of appropriate strategies
and objectives.
He will also be responsible
for the coordination of feasibility studies for various ongoing projects and
prepare the annual business plan which includes both the capital and operating
expenditure proposals.
The General Manager will
ensure that production is carried out optimally and safely within the set
standards and ensure that the plant is mechanically sound.
He will oversee all the
commercial aspects of the companies operations including merchant operations
and other revenue generating initiatives and deputize for the Chief Executive
Officer.
Externally he will interact
closely with the company’s customers, regulators and government bodies.
Requirements
- University
graduate in an Engineering discipline.
- A minimum of
20 years’ refinery technical and operations experience, with at least 10
years at Senior Leadership level with people and budgetary
responsibilities.
- Firm
understanding of HSE, Asset Management systems, Hydrocarbons Management
systems and oil products supply chain dynamics.
- Awareness of
Finance, and IT systems.
If you meet the above criteria and are seriously interested in
pursuing this exciting opportunity in a particularly vibrant and challenging
business environment, please send your application with detailed curriculum
vitae with three references and day time telephone contact preferably cell
phone to the email address below not later than 29th February 2013.
refinery@kprl.co.ke
For detailed job
specification visit... www.kprl.co.ke/careers
