General Motors East Africa Product Engineer, Industrial Engineer and Health & Safety Specialist Jobs in Kenya

General Motors East Africa Limited the franchise holder for Isuzu and Chevrolet is a subsidiary of General Motors Company, the world leader in Automotive Technology.

Applications are invited for the following vacancies:

Product Engineer

Reporting to the Manager, Product Planning and Engineering the successful candidate will be responsible for the following functions:

Product specifications development and launch process management
Preparing engineering design and specification changes geared towards suitability for local conditions and cost competitiveness
Championing the products technical improvements and issues resolution process
Developing and maintaining products manufacturing Bill of Materials
Managing the products validation processes
Development of vehicle systems and validations processes control procedures

For appointment to this position, the successful candidate must have the following minimum requirements:

Second Class (Hons) degree in Mechanical! Automotive!Production Engineering
Knowledge in Manufacturing Engineering and Quality control processes
Experience in Automotive industry ¡s an added advantage
Strong analytical, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills

Industrial Engineer

Reporting to the Senior Supervisor; Productivity the successful candidate will be responsible for the following functions:

Waste elimination
Process Layout improvements
Line side material presentation
Standardizing the assembly operations
Conducting time measurement
Maintaining and updating the standard hours for any changes in the process
Developing and maintaining work place organization standards

For appointment to this position, the successful candidate must have the following minimum requirements:

Degree in Mechanical or Production Engineering
Minimum one year experience in a manufacturing environment
Knowledge of waste elimination processes, production processes, lean manufacturing and work study
Computer literate
Drive for results, interpersonal savvy

Health & Safety Specialist

Reporting to the Environment, Health & Safety Engineer, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following functions:

Implementing the GM Global & legal Safety requirements and conducting regular self calibrations
Maintaining health and safety metrics and reporting both locally and regionally
Conducting safety orientation for new employees, visitors and contractors
Coordinating Health & Safety incident reporting and investigation
Carrying out risk analysis on machines!operations that pose risks to operators as per the Safe operating practice (SOP) requirements
Conducting regular safety walks and audits (SOT)

For appointment to this position, the successful candidate must have the following minimum requirements:

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Occupational Health & Safety
Three years working experience with at least two years ¡n Health and Safety
Occupational Safety Management, OSHA
Interpersonal, communication, assertive, conflict management, action oriented and monitoring & evaluation skills

If you believe you fit the above profile please submit your Application letter and detailed CV to be received not later than 27th January, 2012 to:

The Recruitment & HR Services Manager,
General Motors East Africa Limited,
Enterprise Road, Industrial Area,
P.O. Box 30527 — 00100, Nairobi

Or Email: info.kenya@gm.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted