Mechanical Engineer, Ewekoro Plant at Lafarge Cement

Ensures the efficient coordination of all mechanical maintenance related execution activities in any designated area in the plant.

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for the execution of maintenance work carried out on mechanical equipment in the plant with proper feedback to the Sectional Engineer
• Develop /follow working methods in his field: defines procedures and ensures that they are implemented
• Ensures proper planning of work and resources with methods and execution of tasks as assigned in CMMS or from Mechanical Maintenance Manager and close out same in SAP
• Supervises the missions and objectives of team assigned to him and carries out their performance reviews, responsible for the quality of the work done at site and motivates his personnel
• Ensures respect of safety rules and regulation by the subordinates at work areas
• Review with Planners weekly, monthly and shut down maintenance task according to the production needs.
• Monitor and review /prepare the spare parts list with the planner
• Responsible for the availability and management of tools required for daily execution of Task as per departmental tools procedure.
• Participate in critical failure root cause analysis within the plant
• Follows policies in his day-to-day work
• Attends departmental meetings regularly, implement management policies with subordinates, and communicates results to the top mechanical Manager.
• Keeps himself informed of general plant practices so as to ensure “on-call” duty
• Ensure the documentation and filing of all Permits, Assessments and Audit related files for tracking and performance indicators

Who you'll be working with 

List of direct reports:

• Mechanical Manager
• Sectional Engineer
• Service Contractors
• Mechanical Technicians
• 3rd party vendors

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

• Methods department for preparation, planning and generation of work orders and third party contractors

What we are looking for 

• 5 years’ hands-on experience in a process industry
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
• Pure and in-depth understanding of mechanics of machines.
• Accuracy in troubleshooting and correction in hydraulic systems.
• Excellent Engineering drawing interpretation
• Knowledge of Failure Root Cause Analysis techniques
• Knowledge of Welding conventions and operation
• Knowledge of Hydraulic and Pneumatic conventions
• Knowledge of various applicable safety standards
• Knowledge of relevant plant equipment and flow
• Knowledge of Critical Path Analysis techniques