Machinist I 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: Machinist I

Requisition ID: 12881
Location: Ewekoro, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job 

• To execute maintenance schedules; Carryout repairs of plant equipment and to ensure maximum contribution towards the achievement of the required equipment reliability and availability so as to meet the required Maintenance KPI targets for the Plant. 

What You'll Be Doing
Execute scheduled maintenance

• Maintenance System is followed resulting in high plant availability
• Maintenance planned to occur within given time frames
• Equipment defects identified and reported through notification process
• Relevant data and maintenance history is recorded in Maintenance system.

Repairs in breakdown situations:

• Fault identification and timely repair with minimum production stoppage 
• Effective Root cause analysis problem solving minimising recurring problems
• Necessary resources coordinated to executive breakdown repair
• Compliance to post repair procedure
• Quality and standard of outsourced work monitored

Apply technical knowledge to support continuous improvement initiatives:

• Regular inspections to determine the condition of all plant
• Opportunities to improve plant functionality identified
• Non scheduled repairs actioned
• Plant modifications executed to meet project requirements

Ensure safe work practices:

• Work is executed in accordance with company safety policies.
• Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided and used
• Equipment is maintained to operate safely
• Equipment is used in a safe manner
• All maintenance is done safely by internal and external persons
• All lockouts and work permits are adhered to
• Maintenance practices comply with all OHS&E legal requirements

Who you'll be working with:

• Maintenance Manager
• Production operatives
• Projects Dept
• Administration Dept
• Procurement
• Safety Dept.

Requirements
What we are looking for:

• Qualified with technical qualification (HND, OND, OTHER Technical Qualifications
• Minimum of 3 years’ cognate experience in Mechanical Maintenance and Breakdown repairs of mechanical equipment with a good HSE knowledge. 
• The Use of SAP and MS office packages
• Knowledge of Cement plant equipment technical specifications and maintenance requirements
• Knowledge in workshop Machines eg, Lathes, Shapers, Millers, drilling machines, Band saws.
• Knowledge in precision measurements.
• Very good knowledge on precision machining.
• Basic knowledge of electric motors.
• Readymix and /or aggregate operating processes and quality product issues
• Maintenance procedures and rotating machine safety.
• Technical drawings interpretation and tolerance fits.
• Good working knowledge of OHS&E procedures and relevant legislation

Behavioural Competencies:

• Pride in doing work to a high standard
• Good interpersonal skills to gain co-operation in achieving high maintenance and safety standards
• An ability to plan and organize work to keep to promised deadline

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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