Tooling Technician at Burn Nigeria

BURN is the largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company in the world, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 countries in Africa. We are working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on earth by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves. Our team of 900 people - 51% of whom are women - is on track to produce and sell over 150,000 stoves per month in 2022 at our solar-powered facility in Kenya.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Tooling Engineer

Location: Kano, Nigeria
Job type: Full time

Job Description

• We are pleased to announce the vacant position in the Tooling department within the Operations Division based in Kano, Nigeria. In keeping with our growing business needs, we are looking for someone who meets the criteria below.

Position Summary

• Reporting to the Head of Tooling, the Tooling Technician will ensure that the tools and machinery under operation are in optimal working condition to maximize productivity and minimize downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Routine servicing, repair, and regrinding of engineering tools
• Repair and maintain press tools and perform die repairs.
• Attend breakdowns, identify faults, and problem-solve at the press with minimal downtime to aid production.
• Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage.
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management
• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.
• Ensure company targets are met in respect of the quality of parts produced.
• Support new project tooling from the commissioning stages through to the start of production.
• Assist in tooling buyoffs and trials.
• Manufacture new tooling and ancillary spares to support production activity and customer deadlines.
• Document and update die history and other work records
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Carry out engineering-level changes to tools and modifications.
• Record all relevant data about tooling and record it on the Tool Room database.
• Understand and operate within basic cost/budget measures for tooling.
• Work within 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) methodology to maintain the workplace to a high standard.
• Responsible for sheet metal press tool building, fitting, and assembly. Document and update die history and other work record.

Key Qualifications

• Excellent hands-on skills in using hand tools and bench fitting.
• Ability to operate mechanical workshop machines – Lathe, milling, and surface grinder.
• Strong understanding of machining processes and materials.
• Sound knowledge of Sheet metal tools manufacturing process.
• Strong understanding of production costs, including waste, downtime, scrap, and rework.
• Mechanical aptitude, and ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical issues.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.