Electrical Technician Job at British American Tobacco (BAT)

British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice - whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion-dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Electrical Technician

Job Number:  30200
Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Function: Operations
Level: Non-management
Grade: NM
Job Type: Permanent
Contractual Legal Entity: BAT Nigeria Limited (NG13)

Job Descrription

• British American Tobacco is looking to hire an Electrical Technician to join our team in Ibadan, Nigeria
• This work involves the controlling, operating, or maintaining of Electrical Engineering/Utilities machines within the Engineering Department in order to support the manufacturing department to manufacture products on time and in full according to specified quality standards and at optimum cost.

Job Responsibilities

• Operate the Utilities/Engineering equipment according to the standard operating procedures in order to continuously make the equipment to be 100% available according to standard maintenance practices in all or multiple equipment layout within the department.
• Check that multiple equipment has a maintenance plan/schedule in conformance to manufacturer’s standards.
• Conduct daily and weekly cleaning maintenance schedule according to prescribed procedures to ensure efficient machine performance.
• Complete relevant documents/checklists as prescribed in order to ensure availability of accurate maintenance data.
• Apply EHS procedures and good housekeeping practices in order to prevent personal injuries and damage to equipment.
• Ensure a prompt end of shift report of all Technical issues preventing the machines in his domain from achieving optimum performance.
• Carry out a comprehensive maintenance job with necessary supervision and controlling of other team members to achieve this aim.
• Carry out a comprehensive maintenance job with necessary supervision and controlling of other team members to achieve this aim.
• Carry out test on process/domestic/boiler water and correct with necessary chemicals
• Ability to pass the technical proficiency test, and also shows a high level of hands on skills and the ability to perform routine maintenance on all available Engineering/Utilities PM&E.
• Ability to perform as part of a team.

Role requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of “hands on” experience in production environment, preferably in an FMCG company
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering with NYSC completed
• Experience in working with high-medium voltage
• Related working experience on National Grid or operating equipment on utilities plant would represent an added advantage
• Ability to develop and effectively coach and train other technicians/ new joiners
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Availability to work in shifts