Sohar Aluminium at SQU Career Fair

Muscat- On 26th and 27th March 2006, Sohar Aluminium took part for the first time in an immensely popular annual job & training fair opened by H.E. Sheikh Hilal bin Khalid Al Maawali, Minister of Civil Service.

This annual event attracted large number of students who were visiting the stalls of prospective employers, enquiring about jobs and training, and submitting their CVs. The participants included well known international and local companies, public and private sector firms and businesses enterprises representing a wide range of business activities such as banking, financial services, oil & gas, and manufacturing.

Sohar Aluminium wants to be considered as an employer of choice. The company’s aim over time is to reach the highest levels of Omanisation for its operation. SA is establishing a detailed recruitment and training plan that will provide Omanis with the opportunity to acquire skills and have attractive careers both in its smelter and power plant.

Commenting on the fair, Tony Kinsman CEO of Sohar Aluminium said “There’s no better time than now to explore the possibilities of an attractive career in the Aluminium smelting industry in Oman”.

Mr. Kinsman added, “We are committed to providing opportunities for talented Omani nationals to work and develop their career with us”.

Sohar Aluminium’s shareholders are Oman Oil Company, Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority, and Alcan. The company was established in September 2004 to construct and operate a single AP35 potline aluminium smelter with an associated power plant.

The smelter is targeted to start its first production of hot metal in 2008.