Technical Services Manager at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Services Manager

Job Requisition ID: 30093821
Location: Sagamu, Ogun 
Job type: Full-time

Description

• Are you ready to take full strategic ownership of the engineering domain within a high-performing brewery?
• We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader to set the direction, elevate asset care standards, and drive operational excellence across Brewing, Packaging and Utilities. This is a critical leadership role responsible for engineering governance, plant reliability, maintenance strategy and long-term capability building.
• This role requires a technically strong, commercially astute leader who thrives in complexity and knows how to translate strategy into disciplined execution.

Responsibilties
Strategic Engineering Leadership:

• Own and lead the Engineering Domain strategy for the Brewery
• Drive equipment and system integrity through adherence to corporate standards and legislation
• Lead strategic initiatives and capital projects to improve reliability and efficiency
• Establish and build a high-performing engineering capability.

Asset Care & Maintenance Excellence (VPO-Aligned):

• Lead maintenance strategy in line with VPO principles
• Optimize planned maintenance systems and failure analysis processes
• Implement spares optimization strategies
• Drive plant reliability across Brewing, Utilities and Packaging
• Deliver maintenance cost per HL in line with benchmarks.

Governance, Risk & Compliance:

• Lead risk management programs including OHS and environmental compliance
• Ensure full compliance with legal and engineering standards
• Maintain system integrity, instrumentation calibration and change control
• Drive GMP / 5S and audit excellence.

Financial & Project Management:

• Own ZBB Maintenance and CAPEX budgeting processes
• Manage plant asset care budgets and departmental cost control
• Deliver site projects on time and within budget
• Review and drive financial performance.

People & Capability Leadership:

• Build, develop and cross-skill a high-performing engineering team
• Lead structured goal setting and review processes
• Conduct training needs analyses and drive SCAP progress
• Foster a culture of ownership, empowerment and accountability
• Maintain a healthy industrial relations climate.

What Success Looks Like

• Improved Brewing, Utilities & Packaging reliability
• Optimized maintenance cost per HL
• Efficient spares stockholding
• Strong PLC, software and instrumentation capability onsite
• Clear glide path progress against agreed performance targets
• Safe, healthy and risk-free working environment.

What We’re Looking For
Qualifications:

• Minimum of a BSc / HND in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (MSc advantageous)
• 5 –10 Years experience as a Packaging or Brewing & Utilities Engineer manufacturing environment)
• COREN membership will be advantageous.

Experience & Skills:

• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Deep technical knowledge of manufacturing systems and instrumentation
• Proven leadership capability in engineering environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Experience managing maintenance systems (e.g. Coswin)
• Solid PLC and software skills
• Experience implementing HR processes to lead and develop teams.

The Ideal Candidate
You are:

• Resilient and comfortable operating in high-pressure environments
• Detail-oriented with uncompromising quality standards
• A persuasive, assertive and innovative thinker
• A strategic planner with strong organisational skills
• Able to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

Application Closing Date
26th February, 2026.