Chief Engineer - Olam Agri



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Olam Agri ~ A differentiated, and market leading global agri-business focused on high-growth end consumption markets.

Our food, feed, fibre, agri-industrials & ag-services capabilities span 30+ countries, and we participate in global food and agri-trade flows, working with farmers and customers to connect local origins and global destinations. With a global origination footprint and processing capabilities, we transform food, feed and fibre to create value for customers and enable farming communities to prosper sustainably, to meet the changing consumption, food security and sustainability needs shaping the global food and agricultural landscape.

Overview of Position

To organize and control all aspects of the maintenance function maintaining all processes, utilities, power plant and Project Management


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Key Performance Matrices include

  • Optimize utilization of processing and quality resources in the country to derive maximum capacity utilization and efficiencies and to eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses.
  • Project Management – Managing a team of various OEM’s, local contractors, coordination between all stake holders, knowledge of various project management tools etc.
  • Manage external contractors in a cost-effective manner - seek to challenge their costs and performance to ensure cost effective yet quality service.
  • Through managers, maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the General Office).
  • Maintain and monitor processes in respect of breakdown and performance. (Running hours; kW/t; capacity per hour against set targets. (KPI) React to variances.
  • Ensure hygiene standards in all areas are maintained to the highest standards at a minimum above those required by BRC.
  • Through respective managers, ensure the safe keeping of all company agreements, financial instruments etc.
  • Ensure the Health and Safety of all subordinates within Company guidelines and current legislation.
  • Ensure all functional management are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory, that govern accepted standards of safe operation at all premises. Ensure production plant causes the minimum of dust and noise both internally and externally.
  • By regular site inspection and training, ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards. (ongoing exercise)
  • Through managers identify personnel training needs. Actively promote training and personal development on site. (Costs to be controlled within agreed budgets).
  • Monitor the power plant efficiency and control on the power generation cost.
  • Compliance with all process certifications (FSSC, ISO, NAFDAC, HACCP etc.)
  • Maintaining R & M expenses within the budget.
  • On time completion of Minor CAPEX and within budget

Requirements

  • Minimum bachelor's degree in mechanical / electrical and Electronics engineering. QEHS, HACCP and Project Management related certification will be an added advantage.
  • 8 + years’ experience of handling maintenance, utilities and projects in several jobs as Mechanical/Electrical engineer and project related management. Preferably flour milling, pasta processing or any FMCG.


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