National Cement’s Lemi Plant, which recently commenced operations in Lemi alongside the Dire Dawa facility, is presently part of a joint venture established between East African Holding and West International Holding (WIH), a Chinese industrial enterprise listed on the stock market with a valuation in the billions.
With the completion of its Lemi plant in September 2024, National Cement now fulfills over 50% of Ethiopia’s current cement demand. The joint venture partners, National Cement Share Company and West China Cement / West International Holding Co. Ltd, have formalized an agreement for a USD 2.2 billion investment to be executed in various phases.
Position 1: DCS Engineer
Required Qualification: A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university. Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Automation and Control Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering.
Work Experience:Â Above 2 years better to work as DCS specifically in a continuous process industry (Cement, Power, or Steel).
Required competency
- Process Control & Optimization
- System Maintenance & Reliability
- Safety & Interlocking
Salary: Company Scale
Working Station: Amhara Region Ensaro Wereda Lemi Town.
Position 2: Equipment Administrator
- Required Qualification:
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc. / BA) from a recognized university. Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology (with heavy industrial experience),
- Level IV / Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Technology, Industrial,
- Work Experience: A minimum of 4 to 5 years of progressive experience in asset management, maintenance planning, technical documentation, or warehouse/stores administration within an industrial setting.
Required competency
- Equipment Asset Registry & Hierarchy Management
- Technical Documentation & Blueprint Archiving
- Equipment Lifecycle Tracking & Depreciation Compliance
- Statutory Compliance, Licensing & Certification Management
- CMMS & Data Integrity Management
- Familiarity with cement industry technical drawings or basic CAD environments (AutoCAD/SolidWorks) is an added advantage.
Salary: Company Scale
Working Station: Amhara Region Ensaro Wereda Lemi Town.
Position 3: Senior Production & Maintenance Engineer
- Required Qualification: A minimum of a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree from a recognized university Mechanical Engineering, Chemical/Process Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
- Work Experience: A minimum of 6 to 8 years of direct, progressive engineering experience specifically within a cement manufacturing plant.
Required competency
- Pyro-Process & Crushing/Grinding Optimization
- Heavy Machinery Reliability & Heavy-Duty Maintenance
- Energy Efficiency & Alternative Fuel Utilization
- Process Automation, SCADA & CCR Integration
- High-Risk Shutdown Management & HSE Leadership
Salary: Company Scale
Working Station: Amhara Region Ensaro Wereda Lemi Town.
Deadline: July 17, 2026
How to Apply
Interested applicants who fulfill the required criteria can submit or send their CV and non-returnable copies of all necessary documents within 5 working days of this announcement to the following addresses.
Lemi National Cement Head Office Addis Ababa, Thorhayloch near to Awash woyent factory EARED Building 1st floor Human Resource Department’.
By email address:Â recruit@leminationalcementplc.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated.
The company has the right to cancel the post advertised vacancy.