Head of Engineering at Amel International Services Limited

Reports To: Head, Supply Chain

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Mechanical, Electrical and Automation Engineering functions.
• Provide technical leadership for plant machinery, production equipment, utilities and engineering infrastructure.
• Oversee preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance to ensure equipment availability and minimize downtime.
• Lead troubleshooting and repairs of milling, grinding, sieving, conveying, mixing, packaging and other process equipment.
• Manage electrical systems including motors, control panels, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, power distribution and automation systems.
• Lead mechanical maintenance involving gearboxes, bearings, pumps, compressors, conveyors, shafts and rotating equipment.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), MTBF, MTTR and equipment reliability improvement.
• Support machinery installation, commissioning and integration 
• Ensure maintenance planning, critical spare-parts availability and engineering cost control.
• Build, develop and manage a competent Engineering team.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• B.Sc./B.Eng./HND in Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years’ relevant industrial/manufacturing engineering experience, with leadership responsibility.
• Strong experience in FMCG, food processing, milling, sugar, salt, flour or related manufacturing.
• Proven ability to manage mechanical and electrical engineering functions.
• Practical experience with milling/process machinery and production equipment.
• Strong knowledge of PLC, HMI, VFD, automation and industrial electrical systems.
• Experience with conveyors, pumps, compressors, gearboxes, rotating machinery and production-line equipment.
• Experience in equipment installation, commissioning, maintenance and plant expansion projects.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving and team leadership skills.
• Knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance systems and engineering KPIs.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Candidates from milling, sugar, salt, flour or process/manufacturing plants with strong mechanical, electrical and automation expertise are encouraged to apply.