Westbridge Industries Limited is committed to establishing itself as the leading provider of Lubricants, Cargo transportation, Dredging operations, and Agro Products throughout the West African sub-region and across the African continent.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Maintenance Engineer
Location: Mowe, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the efficient operation, reliability, and safety of all manufacturing equipment, machinery, utilities, and facilities.
- This role involves planning and executing preventive and corrective maintenance activities, troubleshooting equipment failures, improving machine performance, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to minimize downtime and maximize production efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and monitor preventive and predictive maintenance routine on factory equipment.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation system faults for rectification.
- Coordinate and supervise maintenance activities to ensure minimal disruption to production operations.
- Monitor equipment performance and analyze maintenance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure timely repair and maintenance of production machinery, utilities, and facility infrastructure.
- Collaborate with production, quality, and health and safety teams to optimize equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, equipment history, and spare parts inventory.
- Support equipment installation, commissioning, upgrades, and modification.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and workplace health and safety standards.
- Conduct root cause analysis for equipment failures and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Manage relationships with external contractors, suppliers, and service providers.
- Recommend and implement cost-saving initiatives and continuous improvement on machines and equipment.
- Assist in preparing maintenance budgets and controlling maintenance expenses.
- Train operators and maintenance technicians on proper equipment operation and basic maintenance procedures.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelors’ degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Masters’ Degree is an added advantage.
- 5 - 10 years of Engineering Maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
- Engineering Professional Certification is an added advantage.
- Must be Male between the ages of 30 – 47 years old
- Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
- Experience with manufacturing equipment, industrial automation systems, and utility systems.
- Understanding of health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Required Skills and Competencies:
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting abilities.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
- Attention to detail and commitment to safety.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and maintenance software.
- Equipment uptime and availability.
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).
- Mean Time to Repair (MTTR).
- Preventive maintenance compliance rate.
- Maintenance cost as a percentage of production cost.
- Spare parts inventory accuracy.
- Reduction in unplanned downtime.
- Safety incident rate.
Application Closing Date
17th July, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidtaes should send their CVs to: admin@westbridgeindustries.com using the position as the subject of the mail.
Note: Candidate must reside around Mowe, Ibafo and its environs.
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