Electrical Technician at Guinness Nigeria Plc

Guinness Nigeria Plc - We are Guinness Nigeria, member of Diageo Plc the world's leading premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer categories.

Guinness Nigeria operates a Total Beverage Business (TBB). A key contributor to the success of the GNPLC strategic plan is an effective & flexible field sales force demonstrating industry leadership in both volume driving & brand building activity. We put the customer at the heart of everything we do, and through this, will deliver sustained, mutual growth for our brands, categories, customers and partners. Will you partner with us on this journey?

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Electrical Technician

AutoReqId: 45546BR
Location: Benin
Job Type: Full Time - Exempt
Reports To: Production Services Engineer

Context/Scope

• The Engineering Technicians are responsible for operating, cleaning and maintaining their plant and equipment to meet the increasing volume and quality demands in a reliable and cost efficient manner.
• They are also responsible for participating in all improvement initiatives and Performance Improvement Plans in their department and for their own training and development.

Dimensions
Financial

• Significant impact on raw material, component and utility costs and production, quality, rework and labour costs.
• This is a Key role in operating, cleaning and maintaining plant and equipment, impacts directly on plant availability, asset life cycle cost and asset life/replacement frequency

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Liase with other Brewing, Packaging, Production Services and Maintenance Technicians, Laboratory Technicians, Contractors and Shift Managers to ensure continuity of reliable, quality production.
• Support other team members and develop positive relationships with colleagues.

Purpose of Role:

• To produce Guinness products at customer service levels, quality conformance and within budget and to apply technical, process, continuous improvement and individual/team development skills to optimise overall brewery improvement and plant performance.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide a comprehensive production service on plant and equipment to which they are primarily allocated: operating and cleaning, carrying out maintenance schedules, responding to breakdowns, assessing & monitoring plant performance on an ongoing basis and attending to all other process duties in a timely manner.
• Deliver best possible plant operation by maximising plant availability and efficiency of operation through execution of Planned Preventative Maintenance schedules. Interface with SAP as appropriate.
• Optimise product quality, through continuous observation and attention to detail, delivering Right First Time on quality and control parameters.
• Respond to non-conformances in a timely manner to keep process on track. Apply, record & share learning’s to prevent re-occurrence.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Minimum 2 years’ experience/competence in Operations, Maintenance, Process Control and Performance Measurement in a brewery or drinks or food manufacturing environment.
• Ideally have an appropriate qualification in Brewing, Packaging, Engineering or Utilities (as appropriate) and/or a nationally recognised technical qualification.
• Demonstrate understanding of teamwork principles, continuous improvement, preventative maintenance and problem solving.

Barriers to Success in Role:

• Skill level inadequate to successfully operate and maintain both new and ageing assets and technology.
• Lack of personal flexibility to function in a tightly manned manufacturing environment with volatile production and sales demand.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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