Ongoing Recruitment in a Cement Company of Northern Nigeria

Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc (CCNN), was founded by the Premier of the then Northern Region, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto. It was incorporated in 1962 and commenced production in 1967 with an initial installed capacity of 100,000 tons per annum at the Kalambaina plant.

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill-in the following vacant positions that exist in the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc, Kalambaina Road, Sokoto.

Position: Confidential Secretary

​QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of First Degree in Law or related field from a reputable tertiary institution
• Minimum of Six (6) years experience as confidential secretary in a law firm or in corporate organization.
• Lack of above can be compensated for by relevant experience.
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Sufficient attention to details
• Excellent business writing and communication skils
• Fluent in hausa language

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reporting to the MD/CE
• Maintains comprehensive calendar including scheduling of appointments. Travel meetings and conferences for and on behalf of the MD/CE and Company Secretary.
• Work With Company Secretary in drafting and vetting legal documents
• Handles all incoming and outgoing correspondence. prioritize in terms of urgency and redirect as necessary for the MD/CE and Company Secretary.
• Assists with the preparation of meeting agendas. taking minutes. circulating minutes prepared and follow up on action points agreed at the meetings.
• Maintains and updates information and data system as necessary within the MD/CE and Company Secretary office including hard copy files system and electronic files.
• Manages the MD/CE and Company Secretary office by ensuring that relevant personnel keep every part including work tables. meeting room clean and safe at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the MD/CE and Company secretary from time to time.

Position: Electrical Engineer​

Location: Kalambaina Road, Sokoto
Reporting to Chief Electrical Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze and review maintenance and production reports to highlight chronic, persistent electrical problem areas and direct corrective action to maximize efficiency and to minimize down time.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, servicing and replacements to maintain optimum performance.
• Ensure electrical safety of the plants.
• Troubleshooting, repairs and maintenance of electrical and electronic equipment.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, servicing and replacement to maintain optimum performance and ensure electrical installations safety of the plant
• Provide required engineering to recommend and implement modifications to existing equipment, including scope, estimate, procurement, construction/installation, and start-up troubleshooting.
• Perform ongoing analyses of equipment and component performance to improve reliability and productivity.
• Participate in quality control of preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance programs to assure the highest quality maintenance of equipment.

Qualification and Work Experience

• Minimum of B. Engineering Degree or its equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Project Management, Professional Certificate will also be an added advantage
• Candidate should have at least 6 years cognate experience in a Cement Manufacturing company.

Competencies and Skills:

• Must be a registered COREN member.
• Must have general knowledge of industrial safety and be able and willing to work shift
• Must be physically fit, agile and healthy
• Complex in problem solving, critical thinker and active listener
• Exceptional leadership skills & capabilities, communication and team work skills

Position: Production Engineer​

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze all samples (in-process/finished) to ensure that parameters/values obtained are within company quality standards and SON specifications
• Monitoring the specific power and fuel consumption on regular basis and making plan to achieve the target and daily production report
• Preparation of production plan on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• lnventory Control of raw materials, intermediate and final products inside and outside the Plant area on a daily basis.
• Trouble shooting the plant operation in co-ordination with the inter department personnel.
• Planning of the yearly shutdown in terms of refractory (bricks and castables) in coordination with Maintenance.
• Comply with quality targets in all productive process.
• Monitoring the pollution control activities in coordination with Safety and Environment Section.
• Propose improvements in the Productive Process in order to optimize costs.

Qualification and Work Experience

• Minimum of B.Engineering Degree or its equivalent in Process or Chemical Engineering.
• Candidate should have at least 6 years cognate experience in a recognized Cement Manufacturing company.

Competencies and Skills:

• Must be a registered COREN member.
• Must have general knowledge of Industrial safety and be able and willing to work shift
• Must be physically fit, agile and healthy
• Complex in problem solving, critical thinker and active listener
• Exceptional leadership skills & capabilities, communication and team work skills

Position: Assistance Manager - Internal Audit

Location: Kalambaina Road, Sokoto
Reporting to the Assistant Director Internal Audit

Duties and Responsibilities

• Auditing of financial transactions such as revenue, expenses, asset management, treasury and financial management, international operations, procurement and inventory management, remuneration and payroll, credit policy. etc.
• Auditing of critical processes or/and departments such as energy optimization, technical production including downtime analysis, plant efficiency, quality control/laboratory, quarry operations, technical maintenance, procurement and inventory, finance, human resources, sales and marketing, order reserves, health, safety and environment, security, etc.
• Investigating reported control lapses and suspected fraudulent/sharp practices across the company and recommend appropriate actions.
• Write Mandatory Standard Audit Report for each completed internal audit or control assignment and coordinate necessary updates.
• Periodically make proposals for the review of company's policies and procedures or for the introduction of new policies.
• Ensure effective implementation of/compliance with the company's control policies and procedures in all areas (financial transactions, operational activities, marketing & sales and IT systems) in the departments, sections, all factory locations, offices, depots and warehouses.
• Identify potential risk areas and internal control flaws during audits and make appropriate recommendations for corrective action.

Qualification and Work Experience

• Minimum of B.Sc Degree in Social Sciences or HND.
• Must be a Chartered Accountant (ACCA, or ACA), ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting or Master's Degree may be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years experience in Internal control, Audit or Finance in a reputable organization.
• Knowledge and understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Internal Control/Internal Audit, Banking Operations and Cement Manufacturing Industry are essential

Competencies and Skills

• International Financial Reporting Standards Skills
• Financial and Analytical Skills
• Tax Planning and Compliance Skills
• Control and Audit Skills
• Report Writing, Verbal and written Communication Skills
• Relationship Management Skills

Position: Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planned mechanical maintenance activities of production machines/equipment and follow up with the procurement team to achieve quick turnaround time of spare parts procurements.
• Participate in quality control of preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance programs to assure the highest quality maintenance of equipment.
• Implement and maintain programs such as root cause failure analysis, vibration analysis, and oil sampling.
• Develop proposals and cost estimates for specific maintenance projects.
• Monitor equipment repairs both in the plant and at vendor locations as to technical specifications, methodology condition, inspection, testing and acceptance of quality,
• Maintains relationships with outside support organizations such as OEM, equipment suppliers, and contractors.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs servicing and replacement to maintain optimum performance and ensure mechanical safety of the plants.
• Provide required engineering to recommend and implement modifications to existing equipment, including scope, estimate, procurement, construction/installation, and start-up troubleshooting.
• Perform ongoing analyses of equipment and component performance to improve reliability and productivity.

Qualification and Work Experience

• Minimum of B. Engineering Degree or its equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
• Proficiency/competency in using AutoCAD for design and modeling systems will be added advantage.
• Project Management Professional Certificate will also be an added advantage
• Candidate should have at least 6 years cognate experience in a recognized Cement Manufacturing company.

Competencies and Skills

• Reporting to Chief Mechanical Engineer
• Must be a registered COREN member.
• Must have general knowledge of industrial safety and be able and willing to work shift
• Must be physically fit, agile and healthy.
• Complex in problem solving, critical thinker and active listener.
• Exceptional leadership skills & capabilities, communication and Learn work skills

How to Apply

All interested candidate should forward their Cv to altine.wali@sokotocement.com  on or before Friday 28,May 2015.you must indicate the position you are applying for as the subject of your mail or at the top of your cv for your application to b considered