Maintenance / Utilities Manager - TP at Olam International

Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to 'Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems', Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Maintenance / Utilities Manager - TP

Location: Amuwo Odofin, Lagos

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.

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 utilitie:

• 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

• B.Eng / B.Tech 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
• 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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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