Production Engineer Job at Ultimum Limited

Ultimum Limited is a fast-growing alcoholic & non-alcoholic Beverage’s manufacturing company and Nigerian-based subsidiary of Union Camerounaise de Brasseries – a leading Total Beverages Manufacturer with over 50 years presence and tremendous success in Cameroon; also, a proud sponsor of the 2024 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Abidjan. Ivory Coast. We are committed to developing quality products that satisfy all aspirations of our customers, and constantly innovating on ways to improve our products and deliver quality and special experience for our customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Production Engineer

Job Location: Abia
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Job Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the execution of the preventive maintenance plan and regularly updating the plan according to the machine condition and history.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and control system issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure minimal breakdowns by implementing initiatives to reduce response time and reach the optimum solution in minimum time.
• Ensure spare parts availability by collaborating with Procurement team to purchase all needed spare parts and maintenance consumables.
• Utilize relevant software tools or ERP module for managing Preventive Maintenance programs and extracting relevant reports.
• Ensure achievement of the plants KPIs and the units performance measures.
• Manage, lead and motivate a team of multi-skilled technicians, ensuring full engagement of team members, to meet company requirement regarding safety and quality.
• Ensure timely completion of all corrective and preventive actions to avoid repeats of Service and Quality defects, and all audit non-conformances.
• Take responsibility for Performance Management of team members, establishing clear objectives and continuously reviewing to ensure execution.
• Provide training to production and maintenance team on proper use and maintenance of production equipment.

Experience & Academic Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a plant maintenance role, preferably in the food and beverage industry.
• Preventive and predictive maintenance skills with ability to read blueprints.
• On call 24 hours a day for emergency situations with Weekend work required as needed.
• Electrical Engineering or Controls Engineering experience.
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience working proactively as a member of a project team or organization.
• Skilled at explaining technical processes to audience with varying levels of technical acumen.
• Possess a great degree of flexibility resulting from ever changing business conditions.
• Strong MS Office Suite experience.

Key Competency Requirements:

• Excellent management skills
• Effective planning & organizing
• Results orientation
• Ability to work under challenging conditions
• Manufacturing Excellence
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Analytical, reporting and communication
• Coaching and mentorship.