Head of Engineering at Olam Nigeria Limited

Olam Nigeria Limited is located in Lagos, Nigeria and is part of the Farm Support Services Industry. Olam Nigeria Limited has 3,000 employees at this location and generates $222.01 million in sales (USD).

With offices and operational units across all geopolitical zones of the Nigerian Federation, Olam has a wide and growing network of farmers, suppliers, wholesalers, local buying agents (LBAs), customers and service providers. Today, these networks encompass approximately 500,000 farmers and have created tens of thousands of jobs in indirect employment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Engineering

Location: Ilorin, Kwara

Job Description

• Responsible for establishing & implementing effective maintenance program for all IFP assets - Poultry feed at Kaduna & Ilorin, Fish feed at Ilorin and Day-old-chick farms & hatchery at Kaduna and Soya Crush Solvent Extraction Operation at Ilorin
• Responsible for all IFP greenfield & brownfield capex projects.
• Responsible for utilities operations across the Plants
• Responsible for R&M budget preparation and control
• Lead Cost Efficiency improvement initiatives, e.g. OEE enhancement, Utilities (power/steam) cost reduction etc.

Key Deliverables

• Effective Maintenance strategy for the Plants and operations within the BU
• Capex and Opex budgeting and implementation adherence
• Lead design, planning and implementation of expansion projects within timeframe, and cost
• Lead cost saving ideation and initiative implementation to deliver cost efficient maintenance programs.

Requirements

• BE/B-tech in mechanical engineering (Masters degree would be an added advantage)
• Minimum 15 years experience in FMCG in the Engineering field, of which 5 years minimum must have been in Engineering leadership role.
• Must have managed the engineering function for a multi-site operation (at least 3 plants) or a very large single site.
• Must have managed project of >$10Mn
• Experience in multiple processes / large operation.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Ability to coordinate multiple teams concurrently and deliver key business priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management skill. Managing both Internal and External stakeholders for key business results.
• Versatile technical knowledge across various operations and technologies in Feed Mill, Hatchery operation and Solvent Extraction plants.
• Possesses strong communication skill and collaborates with functions within the business to deliver top departmental results.
• Ability to manage complex projects and ensure post-project integration.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.