Services Team Leader (Electrical) at British American Tobacco

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.