Assistant Electrical/ Instrumentation Manager at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge)

About the job

• Support the Electrical Manager in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of all electrical systems and equipment in the plant. Coordinate maintenance activities, projects, and shift teams to minimize downtime and maximize plant availability.

What You Will Be Doing

• Support the plant in the implementation of plant safety improvement plans by auditing all electrical safety equipment and sensors and rectify where necessary
• Ensures respect of safety rules and regulation by the subordinates.
• Plan and prioritize repair jobs for motors, transformers, switch gear, VFDs, field instruments, control cards, and PLCs coming from all plant sections.
• Ensure turnaround time for repairs meets production needs and minimizes external repair costs.
• Coordinate with production and maintenance planners to schedule shop work during planned stoppage activities.
• Ensures the regular update of personal skills. develops and implements a training plan for the team.
• Prepare forecasts budgets (Electrical consumables) yearly, monthly, adjust as appropriate with Electrical Manager.
• Coordinate with Electrical Manager, the programs of maintenance and shutdowns according to the production needs across, Quarry, VRM, Kiln and the Packing Plant.
• Support Electrical Planners in specifications for purchase of spares and monitors the stock of spares to achieve acceptable level of cost.
• Ensures compliance with Environmental & Quality system programs in the department monitor and document all electrical waste.
• Set standards for calibration, testing, and refurbishment processes.
• Conduct root cause analysis on repeat failures and feedback findings to operations to prevent recurrence.
• Organize training on new equipment, testing methods, calibration standards, and safety practices.
• Manage manpower allocation, attendance, and discipline in the shops.
• Drive knowledge transfer so skills aren’t lost when senior staff leave.
• Co-ordinate and supervise Third Party Contractors
• Coordinate rapid troubleshooting and repair to minimize MTTR. Prioritize faults based on impact to production areas like kiln, raw mill, cement mill.
• Manage spare parts and consumables for E&I shops. Control stock levels and avoid shortages.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years’ postgraduate experience
• Graduate in Electrical Engineering
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Able to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email applications.
• Experience of researching and preparing complex worldwide travel arrangements and itineraries.
• Knowledge of calendar/planning/scheduling tools.
• Familiarity with ERP platforms.
• Ability to prioritize with excellent time management skills.
• Ability to think outside of the box with a sense of urgency and proactive problem solving
• Detail-oriented/strong attention to detail
• Able to respect/manage confidential information