Dangote Sugar Vacancies

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, an indigenous sugar refinery in Nigeria, undergoing an expansion project is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates to fill the under listed positions in its Nigerian and Algerian Sugar Refineries.
 CHEMISTS - Ref 001
Key Responsibilities
Control and coordinate all shift activities to achieve assigned product quality targets 
Responsible for motivating and coordinating laboratory attendants in a range of tasks 
Supervise routine laboratory analysis and guide operation in progress towards the attainment of best practical result 
Responsible for ensuring that all staff on the shift meet the stated output/target 
Assist the Chief Chemist in the day to day administration of the team on shift 
Prepare technical reports and perform related duties as assigned 
Qualification/Experience
First degree or its equivalent in chemistry, biochemistry or Microbiology with a minimum of two (2) years experience in food and beverage industry. 
Skills & Competencies 
Knowledge of Sugar Technology 
Computer Literate (Lab. information system) 
Strong basic science background
Resourceful and Result oriented 
Familiar with Quality Management System 
Supervisory Skills 
The successful candidates will be required to work shifts.

 ANALYSTS -Ref 002 
Key Responsibilities.
Analysis of raw materials, intermediate materials, finished products for key control parameters 
Conduct routine /miscellaneous analysis and give prompt feedback for effective process control 
Maintain proper quality assurance/work safety procedures Maintain accurate records 
Qualification/Experience
OND in Science Laboratory Technology or related field with a minimum of two (2) years work experience in Food & Beverage industry
Skills & Competencies 
Knowledge of Laboratory technology 
Sound basic science background 
Dexterity and result oriented 

 BILINGUAL (ENGLISH AND FRENCH) PA to MD/CEO-Ref 015 
Key Responsibilities
Update the MD's daily schedules 
Plan and review the MD/CEO's itinerary 
Supervise the sorting and distribution of all correspondences 
Translate and interpret letters, reports, memos etc (French to English) 
Maintain inventory of office supplies and order supplies as needed 
Responsible for all staff in the MD/CEO's office 
Perform general office duties as required 
Keep custody of various files and reports as needed 
Supervise the general maintenance/custodial function 
Attend and take minutes of meetings with the MD/CEO 
Qualification/Experience
A BA degree in French and diploma advance an langue francaise (an advance diploma in French), with a minimum of 5 years experience as a Personal Assistant to a top Executive of a reputable organization. French translation capabilities and qualifications in secretarial practice are prerequisites for the job.
Skills and Competencies
Good Working knowledge of French language 
People Management 
Integrity and Confidentiality 
Attention to Details 
Good communication skills 
Organisational Skills 
Resourcefulness 
Administrative/Secretarial skills 
Proficiency in the use of office suites 

 END USER SUPPORT ADMINISTRATORS - Ref 016
Key Responsibilities
Manages the internal user help desk applications- track user complains and ensure timely resolution. 
Responsible as a liaison between the IT department and the end user departments 
Provides first level support on hardware problems 
Monitors technical developments on office productivity systems and notifies users of impacts and action plans 
Plan and execute IT awareness training for the users 
Installs new workstations 
Deploy desk top applications (i.e. MS office) 
Manages knowledge management support for the internal customer 
Design and administer internal customer satisfaction survey 
Qualification/Experience
BSC Computer Science and MCSE 2000 Certification with minimum of two years experience 
Skills and Competencies 
Good knowledge of the Personal Computer environment (i.e., components, configurations and workings) 
Sound knowledge of standard desktop and help desk management software 
Sound knowledge on office productivity systems (i.e. Spreadsheets, Word Processor, groupware/messaging system) 
Good knowledge of training methods 
Good knowledge of survey design 
Analytical skill 
Good communications and interpersonal skills 

 PROGRAMMERS - Ref 017 
Key Responsibilities
Deve!ops assignment brief: justifications and user requirements 
Designs and develops software programs and customised reports to meet user needs 
Provides end user support, upgrades and change requests to the ERP and other business applications 
Maintain database 
Manages user accounts at the business application level 
Monitors database usage and performance statistics
Database fine tuning. 
Ensures proper documentation of development and maintenance activities according to the standards.
Qualification/Experience
Minimum of first degree or equivalent in (Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Electronics) with minimum of 5 years working experience. 
Skills and Competencies
Knowledge of the business processes that the application supports understanding of an industry standard ERP functionalities 
Sound knowledge in programming and applications support, systems analysis and web applications design 
Report writing and presentation skill 
Internal customer focused and open minded 
Ability to program/operate in any of these listed below is an advantage: 
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 / 2003/2005 ( .Net)
Microsoft Visual Studio .Net, C, C++, Java 
Microsoft NT/2003 Server 
Crystal Report 5,6,7.8 and 9/ MS Data Report/ Access Reporting 
Macromedia Studio 8.0 
MS SOL Server 2000, MS Access 97-2003, Dbase 3-5 Win, FoxPro, FoxBASE, MySql and Excel 
ASP,ASP.NET, JavaScript, VB Script, HTML, DHTML, XML 
APPLICATION 
Suitably qualified candidates should forward their updated Resume, quoting Job Reference on top left corner of envelope not later than October 9, 2008 to 
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc 
P.O. Box 3677, Apapa, Lagos 
or email 
recruitment-dsr@dangote-group.com  
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.