Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities across a diversified range of business lines span the entire value chain, from origination to distribution, helping to feed and clothe up to 500 million people every year. Our strong values, rich heritage, and clear vision for a safe and sustainable future guide us in our work to contribute to the global effort of providing sustenance for a growing population.
CAPEX, Projects Engineer at Louis Dreyfus Company
Job Description
Company Description
Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of
agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to
fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and
extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world.
Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten
platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs
approximately 19,000 people globally.
Your main responsibilities:
Capex & Project Lifecycle Management
- Project
Execution: Initiate and deliver Capex projects (Asset
Improvement, SHE, Maintenance, Discretionary) up to $5M annually. Ensure
full compliance with LDC internal gate reviews (Platform, Engineering,
Procurement, SHE/PSM, Risk, IT, Legal) and regulatory frameworks.
- Contractor
& Stakeholder Leadership: Serve as the primary liaison
between contractors, consultants, and internal teams during design,
construction, and commissioning.
- Benefits
Realization & Handover: Oversee seamless project handovers to
Operations and Maintenance while tracking initial assumptions, cost
savings, and ROI with Commercial and Finance teams.
Strategic Procurement & Sourcing
- End-to-End
Sourcing: Manage market research, supplier pre-qualification
(KYC), TCO-based RFP/RFQ evaluations, contract negotiations, and vendor
performance monitoring for over 100 suppliers.
- Procure-to-Pay
Governance: Oversee purchase requisitions, material receipts,
contract completion certificates, and claims management while partnering
with Finance and Control.
Operations, Maintenance & Asset Integrity
- Preventative
& Corrective Maintenance: Drive high operational
availability, yield, and safety for critical assets (boilers,
weighbridges, utilities, and electro-mechanical systems).
- Workshop
& Infrastructure Setup: Establish a standard
electromechanical workshop and manage asset life cycles, including the
disposal of obsolete equipment.
- Inventory
Control: Monitor maintenance stores, spare part reorder
thresholds, and fuel/water utility levels to ensure complete inventory
accuracy.
Safety, Energy & Budgetary Compliance
- Financial
Oversight: Manage annual Capex/Opex maintenance budgets, control
KPIs (committed vs. spent, overruns), and execute
cost-saving/waste-elimination strategies.
- SHE,
PSM & Energy Leadership: Serve as Asset Energy Officer to
lead annual energy audits and drive sustainability goals. Actively enforce
safety regulations, risk assessments, and incident prevention.
People Management & Continuous Improvement
- Team
Leadership: Supervise, schedule, and evaluate maintenance staff
(including janitorial teams), enforce training, and manage overtime.
- Process
Optimization: Implement QMS standards, best-practice maintenance
frameworks, and data-driven root-cause analyses to resolve system losses
and boost overall plant reliability.
Qualifications
Your profile:
- Experience: 5-8
years experience in a bulk storage terminal or warehouse, port operations,
processing plant or similar experience.
- Knowledge:
good background in food industry, construction, maintenance and projects
management in a manufacturing or logistics environment, import/export port
operations, continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis,
managing teams.
Education:
- Degree
certificate in Electrical/Mechanical/Civil/Industrial Engineering,
Projects Management or a relevant field. Master’s certificate will be an
added advantage. Additional certification such as Certified Energy
Manager, Project Management Professional is highly desired.
Languages: English / Kiswahili
- Systems
/ Applications: Terminal Management Automation and Control Systems, MS
Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Power, Water, MEP, Project Management
and Scheduling Systems, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems,
Design Systems (AutoCAD, Solid Works)
Technical / Functional skills:
- Tertiary
qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety and comprehensive
knowledge in the regulations and code of practice
- Knowledge
of Hazard Management principles
- Accident
investigation skills and preparation of comprehensive report with
recommendations
- Aptitude
for understanding the risks and precautions associated with the equipment
in their area of responsibility
- Proven
management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and
development
- Highly
skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good
relationships internally and externally
- Strong
interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
- Proven
analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
- Strong
planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects through to
completion and to manage competing priorities
- Project
management skills
- Conflict
management skills
- Commercial
and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in
terms of business cost, production schedules and customer order fulfilment
- Excellent
attention to details
- Strong
proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Familiarity
with ISO procedures such as ISO 9001 and how to internally audit processed
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