Seven Up Bottling Company is one of the largest and oldest beverage manufacturing companies in Nigeria, operating nine automated bottling plants across the country.
We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Maintenance Team Lead
Location: Abia, Kano and Oyo Industry: FMCG
Job Summary
Maintenance Team Lead ensure all machines and equipment are always available for production use through practice of effective maintenance programs that reduce emergency breakdowns to the barest level, and at a minimum cost.
Responsibilities
Identify jobs and allocate same to the technician for execution
Supervises junior associates to ensure that they carry out jobs according to instructions
To ensure that the necessary safety precautions are observed in executing tasks
Logs and documents all maintenance activities in the required logbooks
Ensures optimal spare parts and maintenance materials inventory management
Develops and coaches, and provides feedback to team members for better performance
Establishes and maintains productive relationships with team, internal customers and stakeholders
Learns best practices from outside and shares own best practices within SBC
Promotes process automation and use of technology within the business
Establishes, monitors and reinforces control on maintenance strategy execution in plant
Schedules overhaul of production lines and facilities
Improves efficiencies by increasing preventive maintenance across the plant and to minimise breakdowns and reduce mean time between failures.
Ensures continuous and effective assets management
Evaluates effectiveness of corrective actions using all available data
Maintains effective systems to ensure SBC/PI products and package quality.
Ensures implementation of basic cycle maintenance, lubrication, cleaning and inspection (CIL) and instill these principles to be part of the culture of operators and technicians.
Ensures proper upkeep and prevent loss of the tools and equipment in the engineering department.
Take lead in change management for the engineering/maintenance department related to people structure or role changes, technology enhancement, regulatory and company initiatives on productivity.
Ensures that their key customer – production and management are provided with prompt and reliable service.
Plans and control weekly maintenance spending within the approved budget level. Ensures no overspending without proper approvals.
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
Experience in people management
Knowledge of bottling operation
Coaching direct reports and mentoring others
Ability to build and leverage relationships to improve results
Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things
Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy.
Ability to influence situations without direct control of resources
Good understanding of HQSE modalities and codes
Good understanding of GMP and GHK (5S) standards
Good oral communication, influencing and relationship skills.