Mechanical Planner, Maintenance and Spares (HEMM) at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mechanical Planner, Maintenance and Spares (HEMM)

Location: Obajana, Kogi
Category: DCP - Operations
Job type: Full time

Job Summary

• Responsible for planning and scheduling of routine maintenance and shutdown activities.
• Effectively plan and forecast the need for spares and manage inventory in order to ensure optimum stock levels at all times.
• Responsible for the maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Maintenance Planning:

• Plan and schedule maintenance work based on demand, workload, skill sets, and available parts.
• Coordinate activities between mines operations and maintenance and with other departments/units as required.
• Build short-term and multi-month plans and schedules that minimize equipment downtimes and maximize safe/efficient/effective use of resources.
• Perform inspections at work locations and equipment to determine the work to be performed.
• Identify potential constraints/deficiencies that could impact the schedule and recommend corrective actions.
• Stay abreast of the activities of engineering projects within the plant and use this information in planning and scheduling work.
• Assist in developing technical specifications for outside services.
• Work with the relevant units to develop and recommend changes to mines preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Assist in the development of a store plan for mine parts, supplies, materials, and recommended inventory levels.
• Assist in identifying and recommending training needs, equipment, specifications, and standards to help maintain consistent maintenance practices throughout the mines.
• Recommend data gathering activities and report formats; determine reporting and analysis needs, and set up and prepare special and periodic reports of maintenance activities; produce weekly schedules, charts, and backlog reports for maintenance supervisors, and conduct weekly meetings for planning, scheduling, and coordinating.
• Track all equipment information, including spare parts and documentation

Materials Planning:

• Establish efficient and effective materials planning procedures, methods and parameter applicable to different types and categories of materials in order to maintain cost effective and optimum levels.
• Maintain materials inventory by checking inventory levels and anticipating needed supplies.
• Ensure timely replenishment of spares and material through proper use of an inventory system in order to support maintenance.
• Liaise with procurement department to place orders for required material.
• Establish reports and measure item level analysis and take corrective/preventive actions in order to achieve and maintain desired service levels.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Head, Mines from time to time.

Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of (7) years of demonstrated operating experience in mining operations and maintenance practices.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good knowledge of: the methods, practices, tools, equipment, material and safety procedures used in the repair and maintenance of mechanical, electrical and instrument equipment cement plants.
• Good knowledge of preventive maintenance principles and practices; planning methods and tools, including planning and scheduling software.
• Good knowledge of inventory systems & models and principles of forecasting and materials management.
• Good knowledge of applicable codes, standards, specifications and regulation within cement manufacturing industry.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, drawing, piping and instrumentation diagram.
• Very good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Very good communication skills.
• Good people management skills.
• Good data gathering and analysis skills.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.