Utility Engineer Job at Olam International Limited

Olam Agri supplies food, feed and fibre to meet rising demand and a shift to protein-based diets, particularly in Asian and African countries. Headquartered in Singapore and present on all continents, our value chains include farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 2.5 million farmers. Our teams have built leadership positions in many Olam Agri businesses, including rice, flour, animal feed, sesame, cotton, wood, and more. As a purpose-driven company, we aim to contribute positively to the prosperity and well-being of people along our supply chains, the protection and regeneration of our natural resource base, and the fight against climate change.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Utility Engineer

Job Location: Ilorin, Kwara

Role Background

• The Utility Engineer will be responsible for centrally taking care of Utilities installed in Ilorin Feed mill & adjoining Soy Crush plant.
• He will report functionally to the General Manager-Engineering with a dotted line reporting to the Plant Managers of Feed mill & Soy Crush plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilities Engineer will take the ownership of operational management and maintenance of all utility equipment installed at site that includes but not limited to Boilers, DG sets, Air compressors, Fuel farm, WTP, ETP/STP, Fire protection systems etc
• He has to interface effectively with Plant Operation & Maintenance team & agree on Utility KPIs & work towards achieving the same.
• Drive a team comprising of Operators & technicians to maximize the availability and running at optimum efficiency of Utility systems.
• Responsible for Utility Maintenance where he needs to plan, prepare forecast for the total year budget, track and control the spend on monthly basis. Maintain inventory of spares.
• Work closely with the procurement team for establishing annual maintenance contracts to agree on service, delivery timelines, price and performance requirements for those equipment wherever applicable.
• Work with the procurement team for alternate/local vendor development
• Ensure all relevant EHS & statutory standards applicable for Utilities are followed
• Work towards ideation, detailed engineering, approvals & execution of energy efficiency improvement projects.
• Accountable to organize and implement all planned maintenance activities on time for all utilities.
• Ensure breakdowns are attended promptly without and any interruption is duly communicated & aligned with the plant team.
• Set up Utility KPIs, and measurement mechanisms, track the data & find avenues for improvement.
• Leading daily morning meetings and ensure RCAs are done for any downtime that happened on a day today basis.
• Ensure all relevant documentation is maintained such as Equipment layouts, PFDs, P&IDs, KPI trackers, RCAs etc for reference & easy retrieval.

Requirements

• Graduate Mechanical Engineer.
• 10 -12 years of Utility experience with practical experience in handling Agro fuel boiler operations.