Electrical Planner at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge)

Location: Ewekoro, Ogun

About the job

• The Electrical Planner is responsible for assisting with the development of reliability-based maintenance strategy, based on preventive and predictive maintenance, to improve the efficiency and productivity of the Plant workforce, service companies and contractors. 
• This will be accomplished by providing detailed job plans, including technical specifications, machinery history, parts and tools lists, and safety procedures in a very organized fashion.
• The Planner is also responsible for providing all the necessary information to ensure that all work is completed in a safe, efficient and timely manner and in compliance with environmental requirements.

What you'll be doing
The Electrical Planner is responsible for preparing all planned maintenance that has to be carried out by the Electrical Execution team, service companies or contractors. In that role, the Electrical Planner will work closely with the inspectors and the execution team on the following tasks and responsibilities in order to reinforce the day-to-day job preparation & planning:

• Gather pertinent information needed to plan the work orders in the planning stage, improve the content and quality of information on the work orders and eventually put them in progress after the Methods Engineer validates them.
• Add relevant information to the work orders, as required, to facilitate the comprehension of the execution team.
• Define clearly the scope of work to be performed.
• Develop a detailed job plan with all the work sequences involved to complete the repairs adequately, as well as equipment downtime and man-hours required.
• Develop a tool list specific to the job to be performed.
• Provide a parts list with reference numbers and exact location for every work order and ensure that all required parts are in stock before job scheduling.
• Ensure all technical specifications and special instructions are provided on paper to the Supervisor and craftsmen.
• Determine the cost involved for parts and supplies for each work order.
• Inform the section supervisor/engineer when a job is ready for scheduling.
• Establish and maintain with the supervisors and the stores department, a system for proper storage of pre-works and parts for pending work.
• The incumbent will work with the Storeroom supervisor to update and maintain the equipment parts catalogue, and develop parts catalogs for existing equipment that have none as well as develop, equipment tool list for jobs that require such.
• The Electrical Planner will work with the Storeroom Supervisor to review and update parts min-max.
• The Electrical Planner will be responsible for improving and maintaining the equipment files and history (paper and electronic) in conjunction with the draftsman.
• The Electrical Planner will ensure timely delivery of spare parts that are placed on order by working with the Purchasing officers and making use of the HBM tracker database program.
• In collaboration with the Purchasing officers & Storeroom Supervisor, the Electrical Planner will ensure that the inventory and sources of spare parts are consistent with HBM's standards, plant equipment reliability and economic constraints.  He will also ensure materials and parts conformity upon receipt.
• In order to accomplish the prime objective of the position the Electrical Planner must be versed with the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).  The incumbent must have knowledge of the work order tracking system, spare parts catalogue, requisitioning and inventory systems as well as knowledge of the modern software packages available such as Word, Excel, Microsoft Project Scheduler, etc.
• The Electrical Planner will be utilized to supervise some jobs and contractors during annual plant shutdowns.
• Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of integrated management system in the plant.

Requirements

• University degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5/7 years of fieldwork experience in cement industry.

Good communication skills, ability to work with minimal supervision, resistance to stress and ability to lead employees is required.

• Very conversant with cement plant equipment.
• Good definition of technical standards and applications.
• Knowledge of the work order tracking system, spare parts catalogue, requisitioning and inventory systems
• Knowledge of the software packages available such as Word, Excel, Microsoft Project Scheduler
• Knowledge of equipment and corresponding spares specification
• Application of safety regulations to all maintenance.