Job Title: Logistics Assistant
Organisation: Hima Cement
Duty Station: Kasese, Uganda
Vacancy Code: LAX01
About Organisation:
Hima Cement Limited is a cement manufacturer in Uganda. It is a subsidiary of the Sarrai Group, a diversified manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Uganda with subsidiaries in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure an effective, efficient and accurate weigh, inbound and outbound trucks, as well the movement of weighed trucks from weighbridge to stock pile / warehouse and truck operations / and within the yard.
- Ensures weighbridge documentation corresponds 100% to physical items being carried on weighing truck and aligned to Hima Cement internal controls and safety requirements.
- Ensures the truck yard is compliant at all times by adopting and implementing Health and Safety standards, statutory, OSHA requirements and other recognised and applicable safety requirements.
- Ensures smooth and safe movement of trucks and people within the yard and that standards are maintained so as to achieve YIGO / GIGO targets.
- Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure accountability for weighbridge operations, verify weighbridge / supplier documents correspond 100% to physical deliveries. Weigh all dispatches and deliveries of cement / bulk material at exit / entry to the shipping.
- Ensure adherence to Hima Cement Health, Safety & Environment policies in the warehouse, weighbridge, materials and yard operations (including contract works).
- Support adherence to laid down procedures for weighbridge, stockpile and truck yard so that all in/out bound truck operations are aligned to the laid down procedures.
- Update daily / monthly weighbridge, truck yard and stock-pile reports and resolve variances immediately.
- Verify documents to ensure accuracy of supplier and HCL documentation. Tally documents from YARD IN to YARD OUT.
- Reconcile physical stocks with ERP stocks and ensure tallied information is entered in operating standard template.
- Support in the day-to-day inventory movement in / out of the warehouse as well as stockpiles.
- Support in periodic stock takes for cement & bulk materials in partnership with Finance.
- Coordinates inbound and outbound traffic within the plant, ensuring safe operations, and smooth traffic flows.
- Responsible for accurate weighing of all trucks in and out of the dispatch point.
- Monitors proper functioning of the weighbridge and equipment (calibration) to avoid any
- inefficiencies, reports any malfunction immediately it’s noted as per the escalation procedure and follow up on closure.
- Supervise proper housekeeping in the truck yard, bulk shed.
- Report to the N+1 all order balances from time to time when warned by Weighbridge Solution system immediately and follow up for closure.
- Support in new drivers’ and visitors’ site safety induction and training programs. Aid in coordination of any road safety promotional events.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics or equivalent.
- SAP knowledge is added advantage.
- MS Office Proficiency (Excel and Word)
- Good computer knowledge.
- Basic reporting skills.
- Financial awareness.
Profile & Personal Qualities
- Team work and flexibility
- Organizing and prioritizing
- Innovation and passion for excellence
- Problem solving and communication skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Confidentiality and judgement.
- Stress management skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Time management and Conflict management
- Leadership skills
- Willingness to work wherever assigned within our different sites.
How to Apply:
Hima cement will offer a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. Candidates that know that they meet the above criteria and have what it takes to excel in the above position, should send their CVs, which should include details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration,
Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone contact to the stipulated email address not later than 19th December, 2025. (Email your application and CV to [email protected] and let’s save the environment).
Deadline: 19th December 2025
Key Notes:
- Hima Cement Limited is a diverse, inclusive and equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate and do not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment.
- Make sure that your application letter, CV and certificates are attached as one document
- Indicate the Vacancy Code as the subject for your email
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
The Human Resource Manager – Kasese Plant Hima Cement Ltd,
P.O Box 37 Kasese
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required