Sotik Tea Company LTDAssistant Engineering Manager / Energy Manager - Sotik Tea
Aug. 2014 - Jul. 2024Kericho County, KenyaLed factory-wide engineering diagnostics and improvement initiatives covering maintenance strategy, asset reliability, utilities, and production support systems. Planned, costed, and delivered engineering projects and plant modifications, improving equipment reliability, maintainability, and overall operational efficiency. Engineered targeted machinery modifications and automation improvements to address recurring failures, process instability, and efficiency losses across production assets. Directed electrical, mechanical, and utilities maintenance activities, strengthening execution discipline, compliance, and asset availability in a continuous processing environment. Served as Energy Manager across both factories, in charge of delivery, operation and maintenance of combined 1.7 MW on-site solar power plants and broader energy systems. Led energy audits, performance reporting, and energy efficiency initiatives, translating audit findings into practical projects that improved energy performance and cost control. Chaired cross-functional energy governance forums, aligning engineering, operations, and management teams around energy KPIs and sustainability objectives.