Maintenance Engineer Job at Truss Ugavi

Truss Ugavi is a Supply Chain Advisory Firm that provides solutions to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as well as Large organizations towards ensuring end-to-end business growth and profitability by developing the capacity to implement supply chain strategies or strengthen business processes, identifying and recruiting talents, promoting a culture of cost accountability, and continuous process improvement, while driving partnership and collaborations to drive sustainable business growth.

Our vision is to become a leading supply chain advisory firm, and to be the preferred choice for organizations across all industries, embodying efficiency, effectiveness and inventiveness in innovation needed for improved supply chain operations with a long-term goal of becoming a rating agency that vets business suitability to doing more business within the supply chain.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Maintenance Engineer
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job

• A plastics manufacturing company in Lagos is recruiting for the role of Maintenance Engineer who will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of the production machinery and equipment.
• The primary responsibility will be to provide technical expertise and oversight to the maintenance operations, focusing on safety, productivity, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine maintenance and repairs on production machinery and equipment.
• Implement a preventive maintenance program to minimize downtime and maximize equipment reliability.
• Identify and diagnose equipment malfunctions, addressing issues promptly to minimize production disruptions.
• Collaborate with the production team to optimize machinery performance and efficiency.
• Train and mentor maintenance technicians, ensuring they adhere to best practices and safety protocols.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, cost reduction, and waste minimization within the maintenance department.
• Implement innovative solutions to enhance equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Lead the integration of Lean Six Sigma principles and methodologies into maintenance operations, aiming to enhance efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Identify opportunities for waste reduction, cost savings, and process improvement using Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to define, prioritize, and execute improvement projects, applying the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) approach.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and company policies.
• Conduct regular safety audits and inspections, identifying and resolving potential hazards.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment history, and inventory levels.
• Create reports on equipment performance and maintenance metrics.
• Implement statistical process control (SPC) and other relevant Six Sigma tools to monitor and analyze maintenance processes, identifying root causes of issues and implementing corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in maintenance engineering, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• COREN certification is compulsory.
• Familiarity with safety regulations, environmental standards, and quality control processes.
• Experience in Production of Plastic injection mould machines and Maintenance of HAITAN machines.
• Experience in maintaining Recycling machines like:
  • Washing line – Grace Machine
  • Extrusion line – Grace and Technova Machine
  • Fitter line – Grace Machine
  • Grinding Machine.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitmentsolutions@trussugavi.site using "Maintenance Engineer" as the subject of the mail.