Maintenance Engineer Job at Fadac Resources and Services

Fadac Resources and Services Limited - Our client is a privately held start-up and progressive upstream Minerals exploration company with several exploration and mining licenses located in the Benue region of south-central Nigeria

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Maintenance Engineer

Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Responsible for ensuring that the heavy types of equipment are in safe operating condition by conducting routine maintenance and scheduling needed repairs.
• Accountable for Planning & execution of day-to-day maintenance activities of heavy industrial equipment.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate and schedule the maintenance of all plant heavy equipment to ensure identification and elimination of equipment breakdowns.
• Perform routine check on raising equipment for proper performance and inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunctions
• Test repaired raising equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers' specifications.
• Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on raising equipment.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Section Head, HEMM Maintenance from time to time.
• To ensure sustained availability of equipment for mines operation with minimum operating costs.
• To ensure proper housekeeping at all times i.e. before and after any maintenance works.
• Liaise with OEM service engineers/representatives as in equipment commissioning, warranty, product support and technical manpower development.
• Perform all performance appraisal of staff/intending staff for proper upgrading/selection.
• It is the responsibility of the dumper sectional to ensure safety of men working with him in accordance with the company’s safety practices/guidelines and also the safety of equipment working under his control. Any near misses/accidents is to be immediately reported to the superiors for timely actions to be taken.

Requirements

• Minimum qualification of B.Sc or its equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 3 years of proven experience in maintenance of heavy industrial equipment.
• Knowledge of repair and maintenance of plant heavy equipment.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good networking and teaming skills.
• Good data gathering and analysis skills.
• Baseline problem analysis and solving skills.
• Creativity and an ability to think out of the box.
• Proficiency in the use of office productivity tools