Guysons K+B (GKB) Industries Inc. has started the training needs assessment and administrative process to employ over 40 workers from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo)’s Enmore Sugar Packaging Facility.
This is in keeping with the company’s agreement with the government that it would train and hire those individuals to work at the new US$37.5 million Industrial development site.
The investment will see the creation of a world-class oilfield service and manufacturing facility which will create 500 jobs over the next five years.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GKB, Faizal Khan, along with the company’s human resources, community support and administrative teams, recently visited Enmore and met with the workers to register their details and understand the roles they played previously.
The GKB team also presented to the workers the company’s plans, while both sides shared their enthusiasm about the new venture.
CEO Khan said, “We have agreed to take on the entire Enmore facility team, which guaranteed jobs in the transition from sugar to oilfield. Given that this is a different industry, the current staff will require training. They will be trained by GKB with trainers from America coming to Guyana regularly. The GKB training is going to last a minimum of 90 days and includes health and safety as well as Oilfield Machine Shop Training. We were happy to meet and interact with the people and we look forward to working with them.”
Khan noted that the training is necessary to ensure that the workers can effectively and efficiently transition into the new sector which has very strict health, safety and security standards and requires more technical skills.
“The current staff would have to become used to strict international health and safety standards, which would include proper use of oilfield equipment and safety gear as well as handling of materials, and there would be regular drug and alcohol screenings. The training will take some time, it will take money, but we are committed to making it work and have already started investing into their oilfield training program.”
Thus far, 12 females and 30 males have registered for the transition into the new company which is a joint venture between Guysons Engineering and U.S owned K + B Industries Inc.
GKB is a joint venture made up of Guysons Engineering Ltd, a Guyanese company operating in Guyana for 30 years, and K+B Industries Inc, its American partner established in 1972.
