Exciting Career Opportunity.

Bakhresa Grain Milling (U) Ltd

Bakhresa Grain Milling (U) Ltd is the largest and leading wheat milling plant in Uganda. Located in the suburbs of Kampala, the company has been in operation since 1998 with a 250 ton per day capacity which has now increased over 1,500 ton per day. We have recently heavily invested in several assets as means to making our operations meet the ever increasing demand for our products.

We are seeking for an accomplished Tracking/Fleet Manager to manage and organize our transportation activities.

Overview of role:

The postholder will be responsible for ensuring Bakhresa’s vehicle fleet is managed and maintained in such a manner as to support operations in the most efficient way possible. The primary responsibilities of the job are: a. tracking and maintenance of vehicles, b.management of drivers, and is equally involved in speed, fuel, and safety management,c. ensuring effective and timely maintenance, servicing and repair of Bakhresa’s vehicles in order to minimize down time b. Developing, implementing and enforcing vehicle management best practices, policies and procedures. c. Delivery of training to national staff in order to strengthen capacity to conduct maintenance and repairs of vehicles. Thus, they help in improving the efficiency and managing the quality by identifying factors that can reduce the staff and transportation cost for the organization.

Primary Responsibilities:

·         administer and monitor the maintenance, repair, replacement and logistics of company vehicles Ensure preventive maintenance programs are carried out as per schedule and monitor post repair performance.

·         Supervise and if necessary undertake the timely repair and servicing of damaged vehicles in order to minimize downtime Manage the inventory of spares parts for vehicles, in coordination with the Logistics Manager, in order to ensure an adequate supply of spares Conduct analysis of vehicle status and make recommendations for timely replacement, including type of vehicles, spares etc.

·         in order to improve cost-efficiency Control transfer and movement of vehicles between project locations as required by operations Provide recommendations for lowering vehicle-operating expenses and reduce idle time of vehicles Ensure all vehicle operation policies and systems are up to date and enforced within field operations.

·         Assist in the recruitment, training and assessment of relevant national staff

·         Deputize for the Operations Support Manager when required.

Essential Skills:

The successful candidate should have a combination of the following skills:

·         Ability to supervise, coordinate and direct the work of subordinates.

·         Communicate effectively, both written and orally.

·         Maintain effective working relationship with subordinate employees.

·         Analyze the requirements of the situation and to take effective and corrective action.

·         Work with minimum supervision, meet the scheduled time lines, and to plan and organize the work accordingly.

·         Proficiency in computer is required to generate relate work reports.

·         Should have excellent problem solving skills.

Educational Skills:

The minimum educational criteria required for this post is a bachelor’s degree in technical field, science and marketing. A master’s degree will be an added advantageous.

Work Hours:

The daily work schedule of the fleet manager will require him/her to work for thirty five to forty five hours per week. Occasionally, he/she may be required to work overtime, in case there is an overload.

Remuneration:

An attractive level for entry, will vary depending on the skills possessed. 

If you are interested, send your application to the HR Director to reach him not later than Wednesday 14^th, June 2017 on the address below:

Bakhresa Grain Milling (U) Limited

Bweyogerere, Jinja Rd.

P. O Box 22844, Kampala

UGANDA

Phone: +256 41 22 3917

Fax: +256 41 28 6333

Email: azamuganda@gmail.com