Mobile Equipment Planner at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mobile Equipment Planner

Requisition ID: 17130
Location: Sagamu, Ogun

About the Job

• Effective maintenance planning, scheduling & inventory control as well as preparing master schedule and workload balance to ensure that manpower is effectively utilized, plan each significant job and determine safety requirements, job steps (execution job plan), blueprints, materials, special equipment needs, and manpower required to perform necessary work.
• The Mobile Equipment Planner is responsible to prepare all planned maintenance that have to be carried out by the execution team, service companies or contractors.
• In that role, the Mobile Equipment Planner will work closely with the Mobile Equipment Inspector and the execution team on the following tasks and responsibilities in order to reinforce the day-to-day job preparation & planning.

What you'll be doing

• Understand and comply with HSE policies to assume that HSE are the first priority of the business. Actively support key safety initiative at the plant and assist the department as needed to improve HSE performance and results
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas
• Ensures safe working conditions and good safe practices are applied at work.
• Gather pertinent information needed to plan the work orders in the planning stage of SAP Work Order System, improve the content and quality of information on the work orders and eventually put them in progress after Mobile Equipment Manager validates them.
• Add relevant information to the work orders, as required, to facilitate the comprehension of the execution team.
• Define clearly the scope of work to be performed.
• Establish the preparatory work required prior to scheduled equipment down time.
• Develop a detailed job plan with all the work sequences involved to adequately complete the repairs, as well as equipment downtime and man-hours required.
• Develop a tool list specific to the job to be performed.
• Provide a parts list with reference numbers and exact location for every work order and ensure that all required parts are in stock before job scheduling.
• Ensure all technical specifications and special instructions are provided on paper to the Supervisor and craftsmen.
• Determine the cost involved for parts and supplies for each work order.
• Inform the supervisor/engineer when a job is ready for scheduling.
• Establish and maintain with the supervisors and the stores department, a system for proper storage of pre-works and parts for pending work.
• The incumbent will work with the Storeroom supervisor to update and maintain the equipment parts catalogue, and develop parts catalogues for existing equipment that have none as well as develop equipment tool list for jobs that require such.
• The Mobile Equipment Planner will work with the Storeroom Supervisor to review and update parts min-max.
• The Mobile Equipment Planner will be responsible to improve and maintain the equipment files and history (paper and electronic).
• The Mobile Equipment Planner will ensure timely delivery of spare parts that are placed on order by working with the Purchasing officers and making use of the MFA tracker database program.
• In collaboration with the Purchasing officers & Storeroom Supervisor, the Mobile Equipment Planner will ensure that the inventory and sources of spare parts are consistent with the Lafarge standards, plant equipment reliability and economic constraints. He will also ensure materials and parts conformity upon receipt.
• In order to accomplish the prime objective of the position the Mobile Equipment Planner must be versed with the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The incumbent must have knowledge of the work order tracking system, spare parts catalogue, requisitioning and inventory systems as well as knowledge of the modern software packages available such as Word, Excel, Microsoft Project Scheduler, etc.
• The Mobile Equipment Planner will be utilized to supervise some jobs and contractors during annual plant.
• Operates all tools and equipment in a safe manner.
• Attends manufacturer-sponsored product training as requested.

What we are looking for 

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Computer literacy is essential 
• Knowledge of SAP, CMMS.
• Good knowledge of RCA methodology and facilitating skills
• Machine Main System knowledge.
• Auto electrical and mechanical knowledge
• Knowledge of diagnostics tools for vehicle electrical and electronics
• Ability to read electrical and electronic schematics and circuit diagrams
• Ability to carry out/repair electrical wiring in a range of vehicles
• Strong manual skills and precision when carrying out repair and testing
• Organizational skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Problem-solving skills.

Who you'll be working with:

• Reporting:
  • Mobile Equipment manager
• Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:
  • Production team across Lafarge
  • Mobile Equipment Maintenance Team

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online