Making Specialist at British American Tobacco

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British American TobaccoNigeria has an exciting opportunity for a Making Specialist in Ibadan

The making specialist will strategically prevent equipment (GD 121 and Ancillaries) forced deterioration, reducing maintenance cost, and develop operating teams’ capability to ensure that equipment is always maintained at base condition following all the SWP enshrined in IWS.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure that all making machines on the floor runs optimally and consistently all the time.
• Develop database of tracking spares consumption and ensure that there is availability of necessary spares to keep making machine running all the time thereby reducing downtime associated with stock out of spares.
• Support in deploying sound maintenance practices, ensuring that inventory is maintained at a very low level, product quality and waste is at the right standards.
• Lead and attend to all maker Projects and NPI and deliver all related initiatives.
• Lead all maker training and assessment for both operators and technician and also involved in the technical coaching & development of maker technicians.
• Work with Maintenance Leads and other stake holders to provide innovative solution to all making Machine problems.

What are we looking for?

• At least 8 years of experience in running and maintaining 121 cigarette making machines – mandatory.
• Minimum Engineering degree or HND is required with 2nd class upper or upper credit respectively – mandatory.
• SAP knowledge represents an advantage.
• Strong technical and maintenance skills.
• Communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.