Electrical / Automation Team Lead

Job Summary

• Responsible for services needed by the plants in terms of the troubleshooting, electrical & automation requirements and spare parts needed to ensure continuous operation and better performance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine condition monitoring for all the automation equipment in the plant.
• Carry out regular update of all user program backup for all automation equipment in the plant.
• Ensure availability and regular update of electrical documentation for all equipment in the plant.
• Conduct routine audit of all electrical controls of all equipment in the plant.
• Regularly generate lists of critical automation spare parts that should be available to prevent stoppages of the production lines/utility.
• Ensure compliance to the maintenance program for all instrumentation and electronics.
• Schedule and carry out automation maintenance on all equipment
• Improve equipment productivity through modifying certain functions.
• Facilitate/conduct calibration of all electronic instruments in the plant.
• Carry out regular inspection and maintenance of all special electronic equipment in the company such as electronic bottle inspectors, fill height detectors, mixers, ozone generators, coding machines, etc.
• Effectively communicate to management any critical actions needed to restore the condition of the equipment to 100% reliability.
• Execution of annual maintenance and cleaning program of all electronics and automation equipment.
• Carry out basic cycle maintenance, cleaning and inspection and instill these principles to be part of the SBC culture.

Requirements

• A minimum of Bachelor of Engineering Degree B.Eng. or HND in Electronics/Electrical Engineering.
• 3– 5 years relevant hands-in FMCG operation and Electrical/Automation experience Knowledge of bottling operations
• Experience in people management
• Coaching direct reports and mentoring others
• Ability to build and leverage relationships to improve results
• Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things
• Ability to disseminate and enforce safety, health & environment policy.
• Ability to influence situations without direct control of resources.
• Good understanding of HQSE modalities and codes.
• Good understanding of GMP and GHK 5S standards
• Good oral communication, influencing and relationship skills.