Mechanical Technician - Apapa, Lagos

Job Summary

• Perform a variety of tasks pertaining to fabrication, installation, maintenance, repair, and service of mechanical equipment, instruments and structures used within the plant.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with the Shift Technicians to identify problematic equipment/machines in the plant and effect repairs promptly.
• Implement SOP’s for maintenance.
• Execute corrective maintenance on all assigned equipment/ machines in a timely manner.
• Assist to ensure safety precautions are observed and personal protection equipment are worn during repairs or scheduled maintenance.
• Take inventory of working tools weekly to ensure that it matches the original tool list provided.
• Perform work order repairs, inspections, and adjustments.
• Replace minor fixtures in the plant machines.
• Participate in plant safety, health, and environmental programs.
• Enter data into ERP system (e.g., SAP) for spares and consumables.
• Technicians should personally clean operating equipment for effective performance
• Technicians should maintain the tools and tackle properly
• Ensures quality maintenance as per PM schedule
• Reports any break down or stoppages more than 30mins to sectional engineers.
• Carry out briefly- analysis of break down jobs
• Ensure no break down on groups taken for maintenance until next PM schedule date.
• Attends to any breaks down within the shortest possible time.
• Fill the checklist against the job carried out daily and file it properly
• Ensure to remove all scrap after maintenance
• Identify potential environmental and OHS hazards

Requirements

Education and Work Experience

• Trade Test I in Mechanical related Trade with 16 years relevant work experience.
• Trade Test II in Mechanical related Trade with 24 years relevant work experience.

• OND Mechanical Engineering with 5 years experience.

Skills and Competencies

• Basic knowledge of cement production process
• In-depth knowledge of the cement packing machines/ functions and procedures
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair equipment with accuracy and speed
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Good relationship management skills

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training and Development