Utility Technician at Saro Agrosciences Limited

Job Purpose

• The Utility Technician is to take charge of utility equipment and operations, ensure adequate support to the production operation, and ensure that equipment is working optimally.

Duties / Responsibilities

• He/she must be able to take responsibility for utility operations, ensuring smooth running to deliver the right efficiency levels.
• He/she should be able to leverage a combination of troubleshooting skills, along with mechanical, electrical, and general engineering skills, to operate, monitor, maintain, report, and sustain onsite utilities.
• Ability to work, troubleshoot, as well as perform route interventions on process cold water chillers, air compressors, nitrogen generators, extractors, air conditioners, extraction systems, etc., will be a plus.
• Good knowledge and experience working on HVAC, plumbing, extraction/ventilation, and fire suppression systems and operations.
• Should be knowledgeable in the use of MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Must be able to synergize with other departments to achieve set goals.
• Accountability for assigned work, with attention to detail, is a must-have.
• Be a champion of safety for self, others, equipment, and the general workplace.

Education and Experience

• Minimum of HND (Upper Credit) in Engineering (Mechanical, Production, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field).
• 3–5 years of engineering utilities experience in an FMCG/processing plant.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision.
• 28–35 years.

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Team leadership skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Team player.
• Baseline problem analysis and solving skills.
• Creativity and ability to think out of the box.
• Proficiency in the use of office productivity tools.