Engineering Manager Job at Olam Nigeria Limited

Olam Nigeria is a leading company in the Agricultural and Packaged Foods sector in Nigeria and has been the leading exporter in Nigeria's non-oil sector in the last several years.

At Olam manufacturing has become an essential part of our growth story & Manufacturing, Innovation & Procurement Services (MIPS) as a function plays a critical role globally. MIPS manages a network of 210 manufacturing plants and 2 Development centers across 10 Business units in 19 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Engineering Manager
Job Location: Lagos

Role

• Engineering Manager will be responsible for the overall Engineering, Maintenance activities of the factory including improvement Projects.
• He will accountable for overall performance of all Process & Utility equipments including  with high level OEE with ensuring the effective spares part management system and vendors relationship , he will have to drive health and safety policies within the system.

Essential Duties

• Generate &  implement  a comprehensive engineering plan for the Factory.
• Implement preventive & corrective maintenance system for all the equipment.
• Generate drawings for new modification / improvement plan
• Monitor daily records of Energy and down time
• Trouble shooting with good team building
• Prove hands-on skill and train junior team for repair of different equipment
• Monitor performance of packaging m/c’s for Technical efficiency 
• Maintain high level of OEE for overall Plant
• Down time analysis
• Spare parts inventory management (Maintain adequate level of spares part as cost effective system)
• Vendors relationship for services and spares for timely back-up
• Process optimization
• Safety   Policies implementation and develop strong culture of Safety practices.
• Handle govt agencies for environmental issues
• Generate and adhere to R& M budget & CAPEX proposals
• Generate daily /weekly/monthly engineering reports
• Maintain equipment history cards
• Contract Management
• Strong follow-up for LT/HT Electrical Installations ( existing ) for proper maintenance.
• Monitoring of Gen Sets, boilers , chillers , Air compressors , WTP , ETP on daily basis for energy efficient operation.
• Identify training needs and provide on-job /internal training.

Requirements
What we seek:

• 10-20 years’ hands-on practical experience   preferably in medium /large food processing  industry in Engineering & Maintenance , last 5 yrs as head of the department
• Work experience with  Dairy/ Beverage Plant with APV /Tetra Pak processing system is essential
• Strong Knowledge of Utilities is must
• Knowledge of PLC is added advantage
• You should possess strong team and analytical skills, strategic thinking & leadership abilities
• An enthusiasm to work in an unstructured environment will always add value
• Your ability to communicate effectively will be an enhancer for this role especially as part of a team
• You should be able to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise