Plant engineers/ maintenance manager (ref: Code pe/mm 002)

Our client is a multinational company and a major player in the beverage industry with factories spread across Nigeria, manufacturing the leading brands of product range. As a result of business growth and expansion, requires the services of Plant Engineers/ Maintenance Manager.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The incumbent will be required to plan, direct, and supervise all maintenance activities associated with the day – to day running of the Production Plant.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
•Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
•Good written and oral communication skills in English.
•Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with and supervise a multi-discipline team.
•Ability to work in a multinational environment, with wide exposure to various cultures and customs.

EXPERIENCE
•Minimum 12 years maintenance experience Minimum 3 years managerial level experience will be an advantage.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•Ensures that department employees, facilities and equipment meet all company, national and local policies and regulations.
•Manages the cost of leaded operation through detailed budget planning and control. Reviews it throughout the year and submits required monthly rolling estimates.
•Optimizes working time, controls current costs of plant operation and follows changes in production requirements to take right action towards cost minimization
•Works out plans and coordinates manufacturing processes and administration of plant operation to ensure quality of products meets specifications
•Resolves technical, organizational and personal problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
•Monitors maintenance schedules to ensure adequate preventive maintenance is conducted.
•Initiate and coordinate work of multifunctional process improvement teams to eliminate waste and improve quality
•Recommends capital expenditure projects necessary to fulfill planned objectives. Facilitates and actively participates during new projects implementation.
•Represents company to local authorities in matters related to standard plant operation
•Communicates department objectives and results to employees.
•Establishes and updates job descriptions for all positions within the department. Recommends selection of employees based on job requirements.
•Constantly reviews designs, production and quality assurance methods within own company and subcontractors’ workplace to optimize throughput of 100% the right product.
•Make recommendations on replacement, addition, or deletion of plant assets, when needed and/or don’t meet quality and safety standards.
•Establish Operations Department budget.
•Approves operational spending according to the Purchase Approval Authority
•Take appropriate action to respond to department anomalies
•Recognize team members value differences to obtain optimum performance from the group
•Other duties or responsibilities specified by the superior, resulting from the actual and specific requirements of the job in a given location.
•Takes responsibility for employees health and safety during working hours and reduces work risk through adherence to health and safety requirements and continues risk assessment and hazards elimination.

Qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and CV as an attachment in MS Word or PDF format to: [email protected], stating the position and the job reference code as the subject of the e-mail address. Not later than two weeks from the date of this publication