Electrical Foreman - Tema

  • Greater Accra
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
  • Apply easily
JOB PURPOSE:This position will support operations at the company and Agricare by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing and optimizing all manufacturing equipment and facilities in a safe and orderly fashion as directed by the Maintenance Manager. This position creates value for the facility/Mills by performing predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance leading to increased uptime and reliability (reduce downtimes), thus helping the Mills to meet their production and quality goals.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  • Must be a holder of BSc Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing sector.
  • Or HND in Electrical and Electronics engineering with a minimum of 6 years’ experience in the manufacturing sector.
  • Must have strong Electrical repair/troubleshooting working skills.
  • Must be able to satisfactorily demonstrate proficiency in industrial Machine troubleshooting and Repairs.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of the organization both written and verbal; includes building relationships with team lead and department Manager.
  • Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem solving skills with focus on attention to detail
  • Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, job related internet research and ability to learn new maintenance software for daily usage
  • Be able and willing to work in non-ideal environments such as: confined spaces, working at heights, dusty/dirty and around chemicals.
  • Understand, practice and enforce safe work practices related to the following: respiratory protection, elevated work platforms, fall protection, control of hazardous energy (Lockout/Tag out procedure), fire protection systems, electrical safety, forklift/hoist operation, welding, cutting, brazing, confined space entry, PPE and employee Right to Know.
  • Must be familiar with conveyor and elevator systems
  • Must be able to install and program AC drives, work efficiently on PLCs and HMI
  • Must be able to build new circuits and wire new panels.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
  • Identify, troubleshoot and repair all electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and simple electrical problems on plant facilities and production equipment (Flour and Feed Milling equipment)
  • Performs preventative maintenance per defined interval/schedule in a timely manner and document maintenance concerns/resolutions; providing action plans and status reports as needed.
  • Recognizes and corrects potential equipment failure or unsafe conditions and communicates this to Maintenance Manager
  • Supervises all electrical activities by leading the electrical team. Must have an in-depth manufacturing industrial electrical experience.
  • Perform periodic calibration of weighing equipment. Eg scales.
  • Troubleshooting electrical, electronic, instrumentation and pneumatic problems in production equipment using schematic diagrams.
  • Ensure electrical safety operations, standards and controls are maintained at high quality
  • Show expertise in working with team and independently.
  • Must ensure very good lighting system in the mills and all offices.
  • Must be responsible for the maintenance of all electrical equipment in the mills and the facility.
  • Develop daily electrical maintenance plan for mills
  • Responsible for the daily reading and recordings of energy consumptions and other utilities in the mills and the facilities.
  • Train and develop electrical staff to standard.
  • Ensure reliability of production equipment for consistent productivity
  • Supervise all electrical shift employees and ensure housekeeping standards both in the workshop, panel rooms and in the plants before and after maintenance activities
  • Utilizes appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including, but not limited to, safety glasses, face shields, hearing protection, safety shoes, gloves and aprons.
  • Responsible for providing coverage in the absence of other electrical Technicians.
  • Prepare daily and or periodic maintenance report on executed tasks.
  • Good knowledge of Air-conditioning system
  • Any other duties as assigned by the Operations manager, Maintenance manager, etc.
KEY RESULTS
  • Low unscheduled downtimes
COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:Internal:Functional Leads, Department Heads and their Supervisors and Internal management teamExternal:Consultants

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