Security Officers Job: Lafarge Zambia
Lafarge Zambia Plc is the leading supplier of building materials and construction solutions provider in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It’s a member of the Lafarge Holcim Group, the world leader in the building materials industry with a well-balanced presence in 90 countries with 100,000 employees and a focus on cement, aggregates and concrete.
Lafarge Zambia has a total production capacity of 1.4 million tonnes per annum. This enables the Company to cater for the ever-growing demands of the Zambian and regional markets. Joining Lafarge Zambia means being part of a successful international Group that builds its business strategy around product innovation for the benefit of our
customers. For Lafarge Holcim, People Development is an investment in the future. Training and skills development means employees can take control of their own careers; everyone builds their own rich and diversified career portfolio. You hold the keys to your success and we are here to help.
Security Officer x 2
Position Location: Ndola & Chilanga
Overall Job Purpose
To supervise security operations around the designated Plant and adjoining business sites, ensuring occupants (employees, contractors and visitors), property, products and other company valuables are secure and accounted for.
Main Activities/Responsibilities:
- Collate and manage databases for security incidents to aid management reporting, trend analysis, emergency evacuations and incident management.
- Investigate matters of security breaches, emergencies, crime and Staff defalcation affecting the Plant timely ensuring that losses are kept at a minimum.
- Maintain physical security equipment inventories and manage the frequency of preventative and corrective maintenance having due regard to cost effectiveness and efficiency.
- Supervise subordinates and contracted Guards deployed at the Plant and ensure an acceptable level and quality of response to security related incidents.
- Design, draft, issue and review Standard Operating Procedures, site instructions and Service Level Agreements for contracted security service providers.
- Identify and accord sufficient oversight to high risk operations, events and locations within the plant.
- Manage security issues related to travel risk of international visitors and Group executives.
- Coordinate the implementation of security processes and infrastructure improvement within acceptable cost structures and in compliance with Group and regulatory standards.
- Establish and maintain rapport with law enforcement wings and industry partners to ensure emerging security risks with potential to affect the business are identified early and managed.
- Conduct risk assessments on new business procedures and processes to account for security risk.
- Track, monitor, authorize and manage physical security costs for contracted physical security service providers.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience/Skills
- Full Grade 12 Certificate.
- Degree or Diploma in relevant field.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in law enforcement or in a corporate security environment.
- Corporate Security, Law enforcement or equivalent training.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Computer literate.
- Report writing skills.
- Knowledge of criminal law.
- Knowledge of court procedures.
Applicants may send their application letters and curriculum vitae to the under listed, not later than 10th November 2016. Applicants do not need to send copies of their qualifications at this stage.
Applicants should ensure that the position they are applying for is clearly written in the subject of the email. Only emailed applications will be accepted and should be sent to:
Additional information about LafargeHolcim Group available on the website at: wwwlafargeholcim.com.