Preventive Maintenance Mechanical Engineer
Job reference n°: NGA0751Sector: Distribution & FMCG - Nigeria - Western Africa
Function: Technical
Our client
Adexen Recruitment Agency is mandated by a leading international FMCG Group to recruit an Expatriate Preventive Maintenance Mechanical Engineer for its Nigerian activities.
Job description
The Preventive Maintenance Mechanical Engineer will be in charge of ensuring satisfactory maintenance of plant machinery and production lines so that they are always in proper operational condition and perform at standard capacity and efficiency. He will also ensure that the computerized maintenance program is installed and implemented by the maintenance department.
He supervises the preventive Maintenance engineers, line equipment fitters, greasers and reports to the Plant Manager.
The position is based in Lagos.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this office shall include but is not limited to the following:
- Train and organize engineering staff into well experienced shifts to efficiently handle mechanical and electrical breakdowns and routine maintenance in order to minimize time loss and improve efficiency
- Weekly review of all engineering log books, job cards and other engineering records and ensure they are in good condition for any inspections or Factory Manager reviews
- Analyse and review maintenance and production reports to highlight chronic, persistent mechanical and electrical problem areas and direct corrective action to maximize efficiency and to minimize down time
- Ensure machine performance, inadequacies or malfunctioning is continually improved upon, minimized or eliminated, e.g., bottle breakages, shortfills, unlevels, beverage/syrup losses, etc.
- Arrange teaming with relevant plant Departments/Units in ensuring team building in maintenance and QC processes
- Plan and conduct predictive, routine and preventive maintenance, etc. and maintain programme for all bottling equipment and facilities i.e., air compressors, air conditioners, production lines and utility support services
- Supervise the efficient stocking and usage of spare parts and consumables to minimize cost.
- Control the allocation of repair tools and equipment and ensure that they are all handled properly and kept in good usage conditions
- Ensure the efficient operation and maintenance of all bottling machines, equipment and utilities at set parameters
- Train with other manufacturing section/department in continually improving the working output and performance efficiencies of all machineries e.g. Washers, Fillers. Proportioner, Conveyors, Utilities, Quality Control and Sanitation
- Review and approve requisitions of necessary engineering-related equipment within the limits of the approved budget
Qualifications et experience
- B.Sc/HND in Mechanical Engineering
- At least 5 years experience in engineering maintenance in a similar company/sector(3 years in supervisory capacity)
- Must have excellent knowledge of factory engineering, tool design & maintenance
- Must be computer literate
- Must posses good organizational and analytical skills
- Must be a good team player
- Should have appreciative and emphatic disposition
What is on offer
Attractive expatriate package
If your experience, personal characteristics and qualifications meet the position specifications and your personal objectives are to seek such a challenge, then we would like to hear from you with details of your current earnings, up to date CV and explanation as to why your achievements to date fit you for consideration.
