Maintenance Engineer - Finishing Plant at PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc

PZ Cussons is a dynamic consumer products group and innovator of some of the world's best known and loved brands. Calling on over 130 years of expertise, we operate internationally in carefully selected developed and emerging markets that present the greatest strategic potential for future growth. Our world-class supply chain and distribution networks enable us to meet our global consumer needs and deliver quality brands that add value and enhance everyday lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer - Finishing Plant

Job Requisition ID: JR000679
Location: Aba Factory, Abia
Job Type: Full time
Job Grade: G6
Department: Manufacturing
Report to: the Chief Engineer

Department Strategic Objectives

• To improve and sustain equipment reliability for increased and sustained productivity
• Efficient and effective management of local and imported resources
• To achieve and sustain world-class factory standard
• To improve constantly factory systems, processes and people.

Job Purpose

• To coordinate the finishing engineering team for effective and efficient maintenance of machines, respond to machine breakdowns timely to reduce downtimes and to keep track of spare parts for the overall performance in production and quality

Dimensions:

• Turnover of unit
• Budget responsibility
• Team Size Other.

Direct Reports are:

• Technicians
• Operators.

Internal & External Relationships:

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• Close relationship with the production team
• With the stores
• Purchasing department

Job Context & Special Features:

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Principal Accountability:

• The key outputs of the job
• List in priority order if possible, typically 8-10. NOT a task list
• Any requirement for organizing & planning including own work and the allocation of resources
• Manage spare parts for finishing plant machines.
• To drive and maintain a high performance in Occupational, Health & Safety and Environmental Care standard/practice
• To manage team and individual performance through regular reviews, monitoring objectives and ensuring development needs are identified and actioned
• Typical decisions made and if they are advisory or directly responsible for the outcome
• Ensuring PPM and overhauling activities are performed according to schedules.
• To investigate and analyse the root cause of breakdown to manage and prevent re-occurrence.

Key Accountability: Ensuring PPM and overhauling activities are performed according to schedules

Key Activities:

• Maintain up-to-date schedules for the regular maintenance of all plants and machinery including preventive maintenance on weekly basis
• Ensure regular plant maintenance in accordance with approved maintenance schedules in conjunction with production programs from time to time
• Design and modify mechanical equipment for better industrial engineering leading to high qualitative productivity and cost savings

Performance Indicators:

•  Feasible updated maintenance schedules
• Timely preventive maintenance
• Effective delivery of production targets.
• Timely repair of plants and equipment as per feedback from production floor 

Key Accountability: To investigate and analyse the root cause of breakdown to manage and prevent reoccurrence

Key Activities:

• Prompt intervention on machine breakdown and proper investigation of the cause of the failure
• Ensure breakdowns and other repair work are promptly attended to minimize loss of production hours
• Design and modify mechanical processes and equipment for better industrial engineering leading to high qualitative productivity and cost savings

Performance Indicators:

• Root cause analysis within the 24 hrs of the failure
• Elimination of downtime due to machine break down
• Top performance of finishing plants machines

Key Accountability: Manage spare parts for finishing plant machines

Key Activities:

• Raise orders and payment certificates as at when due
• Liaise with purchasing section in planning and ordering for mechanical spare parts
• To maintain accurate stock record and ensure periodic reconciliation
• Manage workshop resources efficiently to reduce cost of maintenance and increase machinery lifespan
• Make available standards of operations and procedures as related to spares inventory management

Performance Indicators:

• Reduced downtime of production machinery
• Effective planning
• Timely and accurate stock taking and reconciliation
• Up to date standards of operations and procedures
• Efficient management of workshop resources, staff, time, spares and budget

Key Accountability: To drive and maintain a high performance in Occupational, Health & Safety and Environmental Care standard/practise

Key Activities:

• To consistently and visibly demonstrate their personal commitment to an involvement in occupational Health and Safety issues at all times.
• Ensuring that all incident involving and/ or potentially involving, injury to persons, to property or environment are reported immediately
• Ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental issues are fully considered and successfully resolved during the design, installation and commissioning of all building/process/ procedural modifications and that an appropriate HSE Audit has been successfully completed before modification is handed over to operational management.
• To heighten employees' HSE awareness and provide appropriate training for employees, emphasizing individual responsibility for sound HSE management.
• To be aware of the hazards in the workplace under his control and control measures to reduce the risk presented by those hazards.
• To develop and maintain appropriate two-way communication and training programmes on HSE matters.
• To maintain procedures to enable a quick response to emergency situation if it occurs and minimize its impact on the Health & Safety of employees, contractors, stakeholder and Environmental

Performance Indicators:

• Employees, contractors/suppliers and visitor Knowledge and awareness of site policies
• Reduction in number of factory incidents
• Number of Management of change
• Response and recovery time
• Training Hour recorded and Reduction in number of incidents
• Reduction in number of incidents
• Training Hour recorded

Key Accountability: To manage team and individual performance through regular reviews, monitoring objectives and ensuring development needs are identified and actioned

Key Activities:

• Complete as a minimum, bi-annual reviews of individual performance with monthly informal reviews
• Set realistic yet challenging SMART objectives throughout the year for both the team and each individual
• Motivate the team to achieve success
• Ensure each team member is aware of the part they play in the achievement of business objectives
• Coach individual team members to support their development
• Identify skills gap and recommend for training (on-the-job)
• Discuss shortfalls and strengths in performance in a timely manner and use feedback method
• Ensure each individual has an active development plan which is reviewed as a minimum, on a bi-annual basis

Performance Indicators:

• Completion of performance review documentation
• List of current SMART objectives for all individuals
• Succession within the department
• Regular departmental meeting
• Recruit only candidates with required skills
• Staff able to answer questions about the key business objectives
• Involvement of HR regarding high fliers and poor performers
• Development plans in place for each team member and Clear career path within the department

Key Accountability: To coordinate Good manufacturing Practice activities on site in line with agreed GMP standards (PZC GMP Standard/NAFDAC GMP requirements).

Key Activities:

• Train personnel on the concept of Quality/GMP
• Create System for assessment of Quality/GMP activities
• Follow up on closing of identified Quality/ GMP gaps
• Improve on the GMP score of audited area.

Performance Indicators:

• Timely training of personnel
• Provision of GMP Checklist
• Circulation of GMP Follow-up report
• Sharing of GMP information

Required Qualifications

• B.Eng / B.Sc / HND in Mechanical Engineering.

Required Experience:

• 3 - 5 years minimum work experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint)
• Good knowledge of machine design
• Excellent Knowledge of engineering drawing and ability to use AutoCAD or other drafting packages.
• English Language

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed:

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Required Competences:

• Coordinates and ensures Planning and Organising of activities to achieve goals
• Takes into account a broad range of issues in Formulating strategies and vision for the future
• Shows appreciation/encouragement while Working with People rather than apportioning blame
• Embraces Innovation and Change to move the business forward
• Establishes Interacting and Communicating networks links within and outside the organisation
• Demonstrates Personal Qualities – Drive and Resilience for achieving agreed objectives
• Able to identify how to turn subordinate’s weaknesses into strength whilst Managing People
• Focuses on high quality standards when Delivering Results and Customer Expectations.
• Gives full commitment to the Principles and values of the organisation
• Has Commercial Orientation and an understanding of business issues
• Thinks more broadly about impact of actions - Analysis and Decision Making

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