Mechanical Technician

Job Summary

• We are seeking a skilled and hands-on Mechanical Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve production and utility equipment in a food manufacturing environment.
• The successful candidate will ensure maximum equipment availability, minimum downtime, safe operations, and compliance with food safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production and utility equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair conveyors, mixers, pumps, packaging machines, gearboxes, motors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and other mechanical equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures and respond promptly to breakdowns to minimize production downtime.
• Install, dismantle, align, calibrate, and modify machinery and equipment.
• Perform basic welding, fabrication, fitting, and mechanical workshop activities.
• Identify recurring equipment problems and recommend solutions to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Maintain accurate PM records, work orders, breakdown reports, and spare-parts records.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Train operators on basic equipment care and troubleshooting.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with GMP, HACCP, health, safety, hygiene, and applicable ISO requirements.
• Participate in major breakdowns, equipment improvement projects, audits, and other maintenance activities as assigned.

Key Performance Indicators

• Equipment availability and reliability
• Reduction in unplanned breakdowns
• MTTR (Mean Time to Repair)
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
• Preventive maintenance completion rate
• Timely completion of maintenance work orders
• Effective resolution of recurring equipment failures
• Safety and GMP/HACCP compliance
• Contribution to equipment improvement projects
• Teamwork, responsiveness, and time management
• Ideal Candidate
• The ideal candidate is technically strong, hands-on, safety-conscious, proactive, and able to work effectively under pressure. Candidates with proven experience maintaining industrial production machinery, particularly in food, beverage, FMCG, or packaging environments, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Key Requirements

• HND/B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 2 – 5 years of hands-on mechanical maintenance experience, preferably in food manufacturing, FMCG, beverage, or a similar industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, bearings, belts, chains, and drive systems.
• Practical experience in preventive maintenance and mechanical troubleshooting.
• Welding/fabrication skills are an advantage.
• Basic electrical knowledge is an advantage.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and use maintenance tools and measuring instruments.
• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work shifts, weekends, and in cold/humid manufacturing environments.

Salary
N250,000 - N300,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: [email protected] . using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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