Electrical Engineering Manager

Large-Scale Sugar Manufacturing & Co-Generation Operation | Uganda

An exceptional senior engineering opportunity for an accomplished Electrical Engineering professional with major industrial maintenance experience.

Our client is a large, established and highly integrated sugar manufacturing and agro-industrial operation in Uganda, supported by a substantial sugar milling and processing facility and a major bagasse-based power co-generation operation.

We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Electrical Engineering Manager to provide senior leadership across the factory's electrical engineering and maintenance function.

This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering leadership appointment where electrical maintenance, plant reliability, breakdown reduction and continuous improvement will be central to the role.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The successful candidate will take responsibility for ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the factory's complete electrical infrastructure, with particular emphasis on:

• Electrical Maintenance & Plant Reliability

• High-Voltage & Low-Voltage Systems

• Industrial Power Distribution

• Motors, MCCs, Switchgear & Transformers

• Electrical Fault-Finding & Breakdown Management

• Preventative & Predictive Maintenance

• Co-Generation & Power Generation

• Factory Shutdowns & Off-Crop Maintenance

• Electrical Projects & Plant Upgrades

• Maintenance Planning & CMMS

• Electrical Safety & Compliance

• Engineering Team Leadership

• Reliability Improvement & Cost Optimisation

This is not a purely administrative management role. The successful candidate must be a technically credible engineering leader who is comfortable being directly involved in complex electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, reliability improvement and major plant interventions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Electrical Engineering Manager will:

• Lead the complete electrical engineering and maintenance function.

• Drive electrical plant availability and reliability.

• Develop and implement preventative and predictive maintenance strategies.

• Lead major electrical breakdown investigations and Root Cause Failure Analysis.

• Oversee HT/LT systems, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, MCCs, motors, VFDs and industrial electrical infrastructure.

• Provide electrical engineering support across the sugar milling and processing plant.

• Support the reliable operation of the bagasse-based co-generation and power-generation systems.

• Lead annual off-crop maintenance programmes and major factory shutdowns.

• Manage electrical engineering projects, plant upgrades and capital expenditure.

• Develop critical spares strategies and maintenance plans.

• Analyse electrical-related production losses and implement corrective action.

• Lead, mentor and develop a large electrical engineering and maintenance team.

• Drive world-class electrical safety, LOTO and permit-to-work standards.

• Establish and monitor engineering KPIs including MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability and preventative maintenance compliance.

• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime, maintenance costs and energy losses.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering professional with:

Essential:

• Degree / BTech in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

• 10+ years' relevant industrial electrical engineering experience.

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior electrical engineering / maintenance management position.

• Strong industrial electrical maintenance background.

• Extensive experience with HT/LT systems, MCCs, motors, transformers, switchgear and electrical protection.

• Proven experience managing electrical breakdowns and plant reliability.

• Strong preventative and predictive maintenance experience.

• Proven experience leading engineering teams.

Highly advantageous:

• Sugar manufacturing / sugar milling experience.

• Bagasse-based co-generation experience.

• Power-generation / turbine-generator experience.

• Large-scale continuous-process manufacturing experience.

• Major plant shutdown / off-crop maintenance experience.

• Previous East African industrial experience.

INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES WELCOME

Indian Nationals with strong and demonstrable East African industrial experience are particularly encouraged to apply.

Candidates who have previously worked successfully in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia or other East African industrial environments will be viewed favourably.

The successful candidate should be comfortable working within a multicultural, technically demanding African industrial environment and should possess the leadership maturity required to manage and develop a diverse engineering workforce.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

This appointment requires an individual who is:

Technically strong | Hands-on | Safety-focused | Reliability-driven | Commercially astute | Decisive | Analytical | Results-oriented | An exceptional people leader

You should be the type of engineering professional who can move seamlessly from strategic maintenance planning and budgeting to diagnosing a critical electrical plant failure on the factory floor.

REMUNERATION

A highly competitive executive remuneration package will be offered, commensurate with qualifications, experience and overall suitability for the position.

The final package will be negotiated with the successful candidate and will reflect the seniority and strategic importance of this appointment.

WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY?

This is an opportunity to join a major East African industrial operation and play a pivotal role in the reliability, efficiency and continued development of a large-scale sugar manufacturing and power-generation facility.

For the right engineering leader, this appointment offers the opportunity to make a measurable operational impact, lead a substantial technical function and work within a sophisticated continuous-production environment.

APPLICATIONS

If you meet the essential criteria and believe you have the technical expertise, leadership capability and industrial experience required for this appointment, we would welcome your application.

Applications must be sent directly to:

Butch Mollett

Email: gordon@zjr.co.za

Please include your detailed CV and a brief indication of your current / most recent remuneration and availability.

Reference: Electrical Engineering Manager – Uganda

Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements and relevant industrial experience will be considered.