Mechanical Technician

Description

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

• SSCE + 10 yrs experience

• Trade Test I in Mechanical related Trade with 8 years relevant work experience.

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

• OND Mechanical Engineering with 2 years relevant work 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