Electrical Technician at British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN)

British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice - whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Electrical Technician

Job Number: 33350
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Seniority Level: Non-Management
Function: Operations
Reports to: Electrical Maintenance Lead
Geographic Scope: Ibadan

Role Positioning and Objectives

• The role is responsible to own and drive root cause analysis within a team of Equipment Owners/Operating teams for an Operating Line, Lines, or Operation.
• The Electrical Technician by his role supports the Shift Team Lead in delivering the PQCDSM – Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale - results necessary to achieve the Compelling Business Need by rigorous application of RTT/ IWS tools.
• He is responsible, in conjunction with the Equipment Owner at ensuring their equipment is operated and maintained at base conditions and improvements required to reach goals are executed. 95% of individual’s time will be spent on the Operating Floor working with the team. Individual is member of Operating (Autonomous) Team.

What You Will Be Accountable For

• Supports the Shift Team Lead in delivering the PQCDSM – Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale
• Flow to the work as needed to meet the business need
• Collaborate across lines and cell with other technicians as required to maintain cohesive, responsive, flexible organization
• Participate in Shift Transition Meeting and Planned Stop huddles/critiques, per the Site DDS (Daily Direction Setting) DMS (Daily Management system)
• Participate in monthly performance review with Shift team lead and quarterly review with Line lead using scorecard/PAP (Personal Action Plan)
• Participate in monthly/quarterly department team meetings/briefings
• Actively participate in project delivery and execution
• Support resources to align with established standards and document standards for improvements made
• Familiarize and align with all applicable and relevant business processes, procedure and policies
• Ensures that defects are found and fixed daily on assigned equipment, most especially around high loss areas
• Fixes defects found, submits notifications for defects equipment owner is unable to fix and continues to follow-up until defect is repaired
• Key driver for analysing all safety risks and driving out losses associated with those risks.
• Implement all required and recommended actions/responsibilities to support
• Operating teams through the IWS (Integrated Work System) Phase Journey.

Essential Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• Minimum of 3 years of “hands on” experience in production environment, preferably in an FMCG company
• Academic background (Bachelor’s Degree, National Diploma or Higher National Diploma) in Electrical Engineering
• NYSC Completed
• Sound knowledge of PLC and Siemens S7.
• Ability to develop and effectively mentor and train other technicians/ new joiners.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Continuous improvement attitude.
• Availability to work in shifts.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.