Maintenance / Utilities Manager at Olam International

Olam Agri supplies food, feed and fiber to meet rising demand and a shift to protein-based diets, particularly in Asian and African countries. Headquartered in Singapore and present on all continents, our value chains include farming, processing, and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 2.5 million farmers. Our teams have built leadership positions in many Olam Agri businesses, including rice, flour, animal feed, sesame, cotton, wood, and more. As a purpose-driven company, we aim to contribute positively to the prosperity and well-being of people along our supply chains, the protection and regeneration of our natural resource base, and the fight against climate change.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Maintenance / Utilities Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment type: Full-time

Job Description

• Ensuring compliance to engineering norms, policies and procedures of the company with the objective of achieving a zero breakdown culture in collaboration with all stakeholders by constantly developing, planning and implementing maintenance best practices and training of plant personnel.

Job Responsibilities
Improve business processes on maintenance & engineering:

• Develop, plan and implement good maintenance practices to ensure effective asset utilization
• Analyze breakdowns and put corrective measures to improve Availability and OEE
• Lead the PM Pillar team in Operational Excellence program and support other pillars on engineering related requirements
• Ensure compliance to Safety and Food Safety requirements from engineering & maintenance function
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements
• Review and monitor operating budgets.

Ensure uninterrupted functioning of plant utilities:

• Responsible for functioning of plant utilities which include captive power generation, water treatment plant, chillers, air compressors and effluent treatment plants
• Maintaining equipment in utilities in good working condition through regular monitoring and asset care
• Coordination with OEM’s/service providers for finalization and execution of maintenance contracts
• Management of fuels including PNG, CNG, Diesel etc to ensue availability at lowest cost
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements
• Review and monitor operating budgets on energy costs.

Key Deliverables
Spares & Cost Management:

• Review requirements of spares and ensure availability
• Review cost of spares and maintenance and energy for adherence to budgets
• Develop alternate vendors to improve performance and cost
• Management of engineering stores with effective 5S and inventory management
• Monitor specific fuel & energy consumption at each stage, review and work towards reduction of consumption & costs.

Risk Management:

• Review and report compliance status for identified risks
• Report all business risk related non-conformances and escalation.
• Report to all concerned stake holders on business risk in this area.
• Liaise with statutory , regulatory and government agencies.

Projects:

• Selection of Capacity, Capability, Appropriate Technology, Energy requirements etc. for Opex and Capex Projects as and when required
• Execute implementation of projects within timelines and cost
• Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects
• Validate engineering aspects during scale up trials and share trial reports to all stakeholders.

Requirements

• BE / B.Tech Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering from a reputed institute
• 10+ years of experience in FMCG companies of repute, preferably food manufacturing with a minimum of 3 years of experience as Head of Maintenance/Engineering department.

Essentials skills & competencies:

• A hands-on experience of implementing TPM or WCM/Manufacturing Excellence is a must. Exposure to Lean or Six Sigma would be an added advantage
• Experience of managing engineering function of a food manufacturing plant
• Hands on experience of managing utilities section
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Good negotiation skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.