New Vacancies at Kilombero Sugar Company November 2026, Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL), is the largest producer of sugar in the country under the strong “Bwana Sukari” brand name.
KSCL is part of the Illovo Sugar Africa Group, Africa’s biggest sugar producer with extensive agricultural and manufacturing operations in six African countries; including South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zambia and Tanzania.
Illovo Sugar Africa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc (ABF), listed on the London Stock Exchange. Located at Kidatu within Kilombero Valley, the Company operates two agricultural estates and sugar mills; Msolwa and Ruembe located in the Districts of Kilombero and Kilosa respectively and separated by the Great Ruaha River, within Morogoro Region.
1: Electrical Maintenance Worker (1 Position)
Job Profile
The successful candidate will be responsible for Looking after all installation, maintenance, repairs of electrical systems and equipment. The role involves troubleshooting issues, performing routine maintenance, and upgrading systems as needed.
Specific Job specific responsibilities:
· Ensuring they operate efficiently and safely.
· Provide technical support and guidance to other team members and departments.
· Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals to understand and solve complex electrical issues.
· Install, maintain, and repair electrical systems, including wiring, circuit breakers, drives, transformers, and other electrical components.
· Conduct regular maintenance checks and preventive maintenance tasks to ensure system reliability.
· Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical breakdown using appropriate testing devices and tools.
· Repair or replace faulty components and wiring, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
· Stay updated on the latest electrical technologies and industry trends to recommend improvements.
· Involvement to ensure the backup system UPS is conducted.
· Ensure safety of people and machines
· Reports defects of electrical equipment.
· Adhere to Illovo safety standards.
· Adhere to Illovo values (Accountability, empowerment, integrity, commitment and inclusiveness)
· Any other duties as may be assigned.
Job Requirement:
· Minimum NTA level 2 /equivalent in Electrical engineering from a recognized Institution.
· Extensive knowledge in Electric circuits reading and interpreting, faults tracing and rectification.
· Minimum 3 years of experience.
2: Laboratory Analyst
Job role
The purpose of this document is to highlight the key responsibilities of the boiler laboratory analyst. It also describes the KPI for the analyst to ensure good performance at the station as well as his/her decision rights.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
- The Laboratory Analyst ensures proper analyzing of boiler water, water treatment and water tower samples by following the procedure of each sample as per Laboratory Manual procedures.
- The Laboratory Analyst ensure proper reagent/chemical used for specific samples and reporting the expired reagent/chemical to laboratory Technician.
- The Laboratory Analyst ensures that the KPI are within their operating range by reporting this to his/her Laboratory technician
- The Laboratory Analyst ensures the specific range data is filled to non-conformance sheet as per working instruction and raise the Incident Report
- The Laboratory Analyst needs to ensure good housekeeping at the laboratory station.
- The Laboratory Analyst is responsible for inspecting the instruments work with and reporting any damage observed.
- The analyst ensures he takes reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other people who may be affected by what you do or do not do.
- The analyst ensures reporting of any incident that may affect his/her health, or which has caused an injury, or impacted on the environment,
- Analyst is responsible to perform all tasks with “awareness” towards the prevention of any forms of pollution to the surrounding and environment.
- The Laboratory Analyst needs to ensure a proper handing over at the end of his/her shift.
Qualifications
- Certificate or Diploma in Laboratory Science or equivalent Laboratory Assistant Course
- Minimum 1year of experience in a similar job
- Experience in sugar laboratory procedures will be an added advantage.
Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Permanent Contract.
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements should apply for the position on or before 10th November 2026
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
3: Maintenance Foreman-Instrumentations (Readvertised)
Job Purpose:
The Successful candidate will be responsible to Plan and supervise the daily work and performance of team member on assigned tasks, organize schedules, and assign work activity to achieve team and company objectives safely.
Specific Job Responsibilities:
• Together with the teams, achieve daily, weekly, monthly and off-crop shutdown targets ensuring that tasks are prioritized and planned in a logical, systematic and cost-effective way to optimize profitability
• Ensure optimal performance of all instrumentation equipment and control system in the plant.
• Provide Control System support to the maintenance teams, regarding repairs to critical equipment and control system upgrades.
• Address production losses caused by inefficient engineering systems by critically analyzing and
maximizing the systems performance
• Maintain designed control systems, power distribution systems, instrumentation layouts, and wiring diagrams.
• Collaborate with contractors and technicians to ensure installations meet design specifications and safety standards.
• Prepare reports on equipment performance, maintenance activities, and project progress.
• Ensure Equipment and BOM information and WOs are captured and managed accurately within SAP
• Safe work rules and practices are understood, implemented, and consistently followed by maintenance section employees and contractors.
• Provide teams with necessary tools and equipment to perform work effectively
• Effectively manage equipment, tools, spares and availability throughout the production line including tarpaulins, electrical portable tools, ladders, hand tools etc.
• Contribute to developing operational/offcrop maintenance budget and manage costs effectively
• Monitor and manage team and individual performance daily against minimum standards and targets foreman.
• Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving work practices, and ensuring that tools and techniques are being applied to deliver high quality products made in a safe and sustainable manner
• Conduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop Engineering best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Responsible for Statutory Risk Requirements as indicated on the site/group procedure.
• Maintain effective engagement with key maintenance & engineering service level providers
• Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any deviation
• Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC)
Job Requirements:
• Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years experience in a manufacturing environment – control and instrumentation with generating experience would be an advantage.
• Continuous improvement knowledge and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a supervision/supervisory role
Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a permanent contract.
All interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should apply for the position on or before 12th November 2026. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
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