Construction Plant Maintenance Engineer at George Houston Resources Limited

A large size regional contractor with an annual turnover in the region of N5billion is looking for experienced and committed CONSTRUCTION PLANT MAINTENANCE MANAGER to join its existing team to work on new and existing Highway construction projects.

Locations: Jos, Plateau State, North Central Nigeria

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall administrative supervision to the Plant Maintenance department and control of a plant maintenance workforce.
• Coordination and short-term planning, trouble shooting and the day-to-day supervision and directly supervise shop and field maintenance activities.
• Parts ordering for future and current tasks
• Training of employees in fault finding including the reading of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic schematics.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and to instill and nurture a safe working environment within the maintenance department.
• Training of front line supervisors

Requirement:

• Mechanical trade qualifications
• A minimum of 10 years post trade experience on repair and maintenance of heavy duty earthmoving equipment
• A minimum of 10 years supervisory experience
• Well developed knowledge of mobile equipment, planned maintenance systems, familiarity with computer diagnostics in mobile equipment trouble shooting
• Extensive experience in maintenance of diesel engines, Mercedes tipping trucks lorries, asphalt pavers
• Extensive experience in the maintenance of a modern fleet of heavy earthwork equipment
• e.g. CAT wheel loaders, D8R dozers, motor graders, excavators, scrapers and mobile cranes
• Knowledge and experience of the maintenance of quarry and asphalt plants and Atlas Copco drilling rigs would be a distinct advantage.

Salary:  Very attractive + Medical + accommodation + Allowances + Car