Chief Engineer at Olam Nigeria Limited

Sub-Function: Engineering
Functional Area: Manufacturing & Technical Services (MATS)
Reporting to: GM-Engineering 

Job Description

• To organize and control all aspects of the maintenance function of process, utilities & plant infrastructures to the required company standards.
• The incumbent would be responsible for the plant maintenance including Facility & Poultry feed mills belonging to Animal feed business.
• The role requires an individual with excellent leadership abilities to oversee multiple company projects.
• The responsibilities include managing everyday maintenance requirements, guiding and managing the field engineering teams and setting long and short-term project goals.
• You will be required to negotiating with vendors and clients, ensure that projects stay within time and budgetary restraints, and compile required reports for defining action items.
• You are a person who regularly upgrades yourself and keeps abreast of cutting-edge advancements in your field and is dedicated to excellence. Great people skills are always a plus point.
• The incumbent would be responsible for plant maintenance of Ghana, Cameron & Senegal mills.

Key Deliverables

• Set up & run preventive maintenance program for both mills & ensure its effectiveness through adherence checks against schedule to maximize equipment availability
• Ensure breakdowns are duly attended & RCA & CAPA is carried out to prevent re-occurrence
• Drive team capabilities to achieve the maintenance targets through structured problem solving, improvement interventions etc.
• Ensure team is trained & maintained on the EHS standards for all the jobs & processes
• Ensure team follows correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory
• Ensure an effective Engineering spare management through Safety stock reviews & proactive ordering on time
• Regular site inspection and maintaining a training calendar for the team to improve the overall technical capabilities
• Cost-effectively manage external contractors - seek to challenge their costs and performance to ensure cost-effective yet quality service
• Coordinate with direct reports to maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays etc)
• Review maintenance performance through daily, weekly & monthly meetings with team members & relevant stake holders
• Drive team engagement through team building practices, case studies & informal gatherings
• Maintain a Statutory calendar covering all the Statutory inspections for the Plant covering Utilities & Infra
• Review Repair & maintenance expenses & devise strategies to manage the actual costs against the allotted budget
• Initiate ideation process within the team to generate value addition projects on reliability, process, efficiency & safety improvements & make plans for implementation
• Execute minor & major Capex projects for the plant as per the agreed timelines & budget
• Maintain good report & interpersonal connect with all peers & senior stake holders in the business for effective management of the department.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Overall management of all processes that pertain to breakdown, maintenance and performance of the plants.
• Exceeding prescribed standards on hygiene, establishing new benchmarks when it comes to this aspect of maintenance.
• Deep understanding of the regulatory framework and organizational guidelines for the health and safety of all employees of the plants.
• Ensure all functional management are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory.
• Exceed advisory and not just regulatory guidelines on the green initiatives. Ensure production plants produce minimal dust and noise both internally and externally.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Effective resource management to maximise capacity utilization and to deploy processing and quality resources accordingly.
• Process monitoring and optimization to move towards elimination of controllable losses and minimizing the impact of non-controllable losses. 
• A hands-on approach for regular site inspection and a flair for training and keeping the team engaged.

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Sensitizing and training the entire workforce on matters of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the highest standards of safety.
• Work with the team to identify personnel training needs.
• Actively promote training and personal development on-site (Costs to be controlled within agreed budgets).
• Best in class vendor management practices to be central for cost-effective management of external contractors - seek to challenge their costs and performance to ensure quality service at approved costs.
• Coordinate with managers to maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the General Office).
• Robust systems to be deployed along with respective managers to ensure the safekeeping of all company agreements and financial instruments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering. QEHS or GMP / HACCP related certification courses and training will be an added advantage.
• 12 - 15 years of experience in handling plant maintenance, utilities and projects. Minimum 3 years leadership role in Engineering Management is required.
• Relevant certifications for current practices in plant management/maintenance