Chief Engineer at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Requirements:

• Overseeing, advising, planning, coordinating, controlling, and directing all Engineering and maintenance functions.
• Ensure maximum plant, equipment, building and services/utilities availability, reliability, and efficiency for optimum production.
• Develop and coordinate focused and effective maintenance team.
• Budgeting, budgetary control and preparation of estimates/costing.
• Identify and formulate safe operating procedures and instructions of Plant & Equipment.
• Diagnosis of faults interactive systems and interpretation of legislation and Act relating to factories and immediately pay attention to breakdown or malfunctioning of machines
• Establish and coordinate the plant & equipment utilization tracking database
• Recommend purchase of essential spares – establish minimum/maximum levels of spares, and see to their correct storage, handling, and control.
• Ensure that all safety gadgets on machines are maintained and checked regularly.
• Assist Production to repair or clear any problem or obstacle to meet the frozen production outputs and recommend solutions to achieve greater productivity and efficiency.
• Observe consumption of electricity and steam. Recommend solution to preserve powers and steam consumption.
• Provide Records on Furnace oil and electric consumption on a weekly basis.
• Check Ph value of the water – used in the Estate and Factory and keep records.
• Maintain machine and equipment inventories and sign monthly returns on the spare part stock.
• Prepare a reasonable Budget and work to agreed financial estimates.
• Advise employees on the use of personal protective equipment i.e. masks, goggles etc. and enforce the use of the same.
• Ensure that all operations in your workshop/factory are carried out in a healthy and safe environment and all recommendations are fully implemented and complied with.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with adequate knowledge in Electrical Engineering
• Master’s Degree will be an added advantage
• 15 Years with at least 5 years as a Chief Engineer in a Manufacturing Set-up
• A sound understanding of Engineering Principles
• Excellent planning and project management skills
• Knowledge of online marketing and excellent understanding of major marketing channels and trends