Maintenance Team Lead (Utility) at Seven Up Bottling Company

Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the favourite most- loved soft drink brands in the country like; 7up, Pepsi, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Teem, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Maintenance Team Lead (Utility)

Location: Kaduna

Job Summary

• Candidate will be responsible for operating and maintaining equipment at the utility equipment steam boilers, generators, air compressors, power distribution equipment, water treatment plant, effluent treatment plant etc. to ensure quality service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manages Utility equipment like steam boilers, generators, air compressors, power distribution equipment, water treatment plant, effluent treatment plant etc. to ensure quality service delivery
• Carry out equipment monitoring as per checklist, document findings and recommend actions to be taken.
• Write equipment shift operation
• Maintain and give reports on the inventory of spare parts and ensure their availability to minimize equipment downtime.
• Collaborate with the quality control team to address any quality-related issues and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain all utility equipment ensuring availability and reliability minimizing down time.
• Carry out equipment monitoring as per checklist, document findings and recommend actions to be taken. Write equipment shift operation report.
• Lubricate equipment as specified in the lubrication chart and documentation. Clean and wash all stains on equipment after lubrication
• Ensure the compliance to good manufacturing practice, food safety practice, good environmental management system, and occupational Health and Safety practices in all line activities.
• Develop and enforce safety procedures, conduct regular safety audits, and provide training to plant personnel.
• Ensure the implementation of various infrastructure or process optimization projects.
• Ensures optimal spare parts and maintenance materials inventory management
• Evaluates effectiveness of corrective actions using all available data
• Maintains effective systems to ensure SBC/PI products and package

Requirements

• A minimum of Bachelor of Engineering Degree (B.Eng.) or HND in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
• 3– 5 years relevant hands-on FMCG operation and maintenance experience
• Experienced in budgeting and people management
• Knowledge of bottling operations: Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Engineering, Health and Safety
• Operational planning expertise/experience
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions
• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others
• Ability to translate functional strategy into unit/section’s plan
• Ability to lead and manage change setting standards for managing performance.

Application Closing Date
12th April, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@sevenup.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.