Ongoing Recruitment at British American Tobacco Plc

Job purpose and key deliverables    

To implement strategies for carrying out effective maintenance activities with a team of technicians on power system facilities and Factory Electrical installations. This includes supervision, deployment and co-ordination of all Electrical technicians in the power systems facilities of the factory located in Ibadan

The successful candidate would report to the Engineering Support Services Manager and manage 1 Maintenance Technician and 2 Electricians as Direct reports.

Business Responsibilities

• Ensure Services Equipment planned maintenance is implemented in line with the approved program in a timely and cost effective manner and optimization of their Availability and Reliability.
• To organise maintenance schedules for Services Equipment for long / short term maintenance so as to enhance smooth supply of the utilities to Manufacturing areas and Houses.
• To carry out break down repairs/maintenance on machineries, so as to ensure minimal loss in production time.
• Advice on spares requirements for planned maintenance activities and breakdown repairs on a periodical basis.
• Ensure wastage of materials are  monitored and driven down to minimal, by instituting a get it right at first attempt to the execution of maintenance works

People Responsibilities

• Ensure Maintenance Technicians are properly coordinated for efficient service delivery.
• Ensure training / coaching of subordinates for improved productivity, and multi-skilling within teams.
• Coordination of maintenance works with Team members to ensure strict compliance with the company Environment, Health and Safety regulations.
• Generate ideas and proposals that seek to improve on continuous basis the processes and systems that will add value to maintenance activities in the factory.
• Relate with store to inspect the brought-in parts and to ensure that right specifications and good quality standards are met, shift utilities operating teams - for timely maintenance of utilities equipments to guarantee availability of utilities services, production staff - for prompt maintenance or repair works in production areas and external contractors - for timely delivery of outsourced maintenance contract.

Essential requirements    

• HND/B.Sc or Equivalents in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in the maintenance of electromechanical Systems.
• Sound understanding of Standard code of practice as it relates to Electrical supply services.
• Ability to read Civil/Mechanical/Electrical drawings and schematics as it relates to engineering services.
• Good grasp of Basic principles of fluid mechanics as it relates to Electromechanical Systems.
• Understanding of Quality Inspection and Certification of Mechanical/Electrical systems.
• Basic Knowledge of Costing would be a strong advantage.

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Job purpose and key deliverables    

To supervise and coordinate operational activities of utilities sector of engineering department whose main duties are the supply of qualitative, quantitative and timely utilities services (power, steam, compressed air, vacuum, water etc.)  to the manufacturing and housing areas in the Factory located in Ibadan. This includes organizing for resources required at all times, to ensure there are no production losses, attributable to utilities failure.

The successful candidate would  report to the Engineering Utilities Manager and manage 4 Technicians and 1 Operator as direct reports.

Business Responsibilities

• On a shift basis, supervise utilities activities ensuring that utilities supplies to manufacturing processes are delivered in the right quantity, quality and on time.
• Diagnose systems operational faults and notify the shift manager to either resolve or direct the problem to the appropriate technical resources, supervising such resources to a successful conclusion.
• Ensure that all operational activities in his shift are executed, to the right quality and within specified budgetary constraints
• Supervise the usage of materials and consumables for utilities operations.
• Ensure shift operations are properly covered, and that multi-skilling concept is developed among technical operators.
• Generate ideas and proposals that seek to improve on continuous basis, the processes and systems that will add values to the utilities supplies to the factory.
• Ensure that each plant keeps a register for shift operation activities carried out.

People Responsibilities

• To ensure that utilities personnel are properly organised for efficient utilities services delivery to the end users.
• Ensure strict compliance with EHS rules and regulations by Technical operators working on machineries/systems in his shift
• Ensure training / coaching of subordinates for improved productivity, and multi-skilling within teams.
• Conduct periodic appraisal to determine the skill mix and knowledge gap  of utilities personnel, for appropriate development programme.
• Relate with Spare parts logistics Team and Production staff.

Essential requirements    

• The candidate must possess B.Sc. /HND or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Production Engineering, with minimum of 3 years experience in a supervisory capability in a FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of Electromechanical engineering systems (Air compressors, Boilers, Air-conditioning plant, Generators) is essential.
• Excellent analytical mind for operational fault findings and rectifications
• Effective Communications skills are essential, both written and oral.
• Excellent interpersonal skill and a good team playing.
• Sound knowledge of Environment, Health and Safety procedure is essential.
• Ability to prioritize own work and works of others
• Must be innovative and pro-active in solving problems
• Must be able to develop upskilling content for both old and new Technicians to keep up with current technology.