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Engineer for Planning and Inventory control

Date:  27 Jan 2025
Country:  Nigeria
Function:  MATS
Sub-Function:  Procurement/Logistics


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.

Job Description

  1. Perform Plant inspection, Maintenance planning and task scheduling.
  2. Maintenance planning for old and new installation, update task list to maximize availability
  3. Systematic plant restoration using TPM methodology.
  4. Work order closure and reporting
  5. review daily/weekly works schedules with sectional engineer and reduce backlogs.
  6. Manage spare inventory to support maintenance execution.
  7. Track spares from request to delivery.
  8. Ensure all spares GRN is done and vendor payment completed.
  9. Ensure 100% stock accuracy.
  10. Track engineering budget.
  11. Manage engineering workshop and ensure proper 5S at all times.

Strategic Effectiveness

  1. Evaluate and identify specific safety hazards associated with planned work and ensure adherence to safety requirement and procedures.
  2. Manage all plant inspection and condition monitoring activities in plant
  3. Ensure all work orders and maintenance details are accurately captured on SAP and ensure Technical completion of the work.
  4. Obtain and file all associate PM support documentation and in appropriate folders.
  5. Manage and schedule maintenance activities such as inspections, AMV, instruments calibrations and equipment preventive maintenance and validation assessments.
  6. Monitor work order execution rate and ensure quality of work execution in line with standards.
  7. Manage engineering modification work request and ensure Management of Change document update.
  8. Harmonise all plant manuals in a folder for easy retrieval.
  9. Coordinate total plant repair and maintenance expenditure vs budget and deploy to each section.
  10. Other duties not listed herein, but which need to be accomplished to maintain safe and productive day-to-day operations within the plant
  11. Maintain confidentiality of all records and company matters

Key Deliverables

  1. Achieve zero unplanned equipment downtime through effective PM planning and execution
  2. Reduce maintenance cost to budget limit through avoidance of equipment failures
  3. Ensure accurate stock inventory. 
  4. Ensure a simplified PM regime to achieve minimum equipment availability of 95%

Requirements

  1. 10 years’ experience in the manufacturing sector with at least 2 years in maintenance planning
  2. Ability to lead a work group.
  3. Strong organizational and communication skills
  4. Have a goal-oriented mentality
  5. Good knowledge of inventory management
  6. SAP knowledge mandatory
  7. Able to read and interpret vendors manuals and drawings
  8. Ability to write detailed maintenance report
  9. Committed to safety and teamwork
  10. Ability to learn and apply maintenance best practices
  11. Ability to organize and plan tasks
  12. Must be flexible and responsive to the business needs
  13. Harmonize and present all engineering KPI

Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

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