Maintenance/Utilities Manager at Olam Agri
About Olam Agri
Olam Agri supplies food, feed and fiber to meet rising demand and a shift to protein-based diets, particularly in Asian and African countries. Headquartered in Singapore and present on all continents, our value chains include farming, processing, and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 2.5 million farmers. Our teams have built leadership positions in many Olam Agri businesses, including rice, flour, animal feed, sesame, cotton, wood, and more. As a purpose-driven company, we aim to contribute positively to the prosperity and well-being of people along our supply chains, the protection and regeneration of our natural resource base, and the fight against climate change.
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Summary
- Company: Olam Agri
- Job Title: Maintenance/Utilities Manager
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Nigeria
- Deadline: Not Specified
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Job Title: Maintenance/Utilities Manager
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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.
Job Responsibilities:
- 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 utilities
- 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
- BE/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
Essentials skills & competencies
- 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
- Good communication skills
- Good negotiation skills
Method of Application
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