Mechanical Engineer Job at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company's flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Mechanical Engineer

Job Location: Iganmu, Lagos

Purpose

• To ensure installation and functionality of machines according to manufacturer’s specifications and oversee maintenance schedule while meeting the organization’s production objectives.

The Job

• Coordinate the activities of supervisors and resolve issues that come up in the course of production
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, servicing and replacement to maintain optimum performance
• Plan and implement proper preventive maintenance scheduled for the packing section.
• Review the shift report and solve outstanding issues to avoid downtimes.
• Assign job to supervisor and resolve issues that come up in the course of production.
• Supervise the calibration and maintenance of packaging equipment to ensure optimum functionality.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, servicing and replacement of all packaging machines and other equipment.
• Get information from store on stock level inventory for spare parts.
• Confirm contractors’ jobs are okay before store accepts it.
• Train members of team and bring them up to speed.

Requirements
Qualification: 

• Minimum requirement: HND / B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• Added advantage: Project Management Certification, Skilled in CMMS/ERP(e.g D365, SAP), CRMp certified and digital maintenance planning.

Experience:

• Minimum: 5 years in similar industry
• Added advantage: Pasta Experience and Application of Root Cause Analysis, FMECA, WCM/Lean practices to sustain improvement.

The Person Must Have:

• Have strong knowledge of mechanical systems, rotating equipment, and industrial machinery design and operation.
• Be skilled in diagnosing faults, performing reliability analysis, and driving preventive and corrective maintenance strategies.
• Demonstrate ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, technical documents, and equipment manuals.
• Possess solid analytical, planning, and project execution skills to support continuous improvement and plant efficiency.
• Exhibit strong commitment to safety, quality, and engineering best practices.
• Work effectively with cross-functional teams, communicating clearly and collaborating to support operations and maintenance goals.
• Proven record improving OEE, MTBF, and MTTR, through structured maintenance systems.
• Experience in project management, equipment overhauls, upgrades and commissioning.