Job Purpose:

To ensure efficient implementation and coordination of all site instrumentation services that will optimize operation strategies in improving productivity, improving product quality, reducing downtime, reducing waste and developing people’s skills.

Dimensions: Team Size Other

• Team comprises 6 technicians all are direct reports

Reporting Relationships:

• Responsible to: Reports to the Engineering Manager, the Group Instrumentation Manager.
• Peer Relationships: Peer Relationships: Production Managers, Maintenance Managers, Engineering Managers
• Direct Reports are: Site Instrumentation technicians

Internal & External Relationships:

• Identify the most significant ones
• Attach a preferred suppliers list if available
• Detail which networks the jobholder will be part of e.g. finance, category
• Work with OEM during commissioning of new equipment or installation upgrade.
• Work with OEM for Special Intervention on all automated packaging equipment.
• Effective monitoring of weighbridge systems at PZ Cussons Aba and PZ Cussons Port Harcourt tank farm as well as coordinating the activities of the external contractors during calibration
• Takes responsibility for compliance with all EMS related activities in the department in order to prevent, reduce or control environmental pollution arising from environmental aspects identified in the department as documented in the EMS Manual, Departmental Aspect and Impacts register, EMS related SOPs and other relevant documents.

Job Context & Special Features:

• Explain any special features or context in which the job operates - English Language
• Detail any language or mobility requirements - English Language

Principal Accountabilities:

• The key outputs of the job
• List in priority order if possible, typically 8-10. NOT a task list
• Any requirement for organizing & planning including own work and the allocation of resources
• Typical decisions made and if they are advisory or directly responsible for the outcome

Operational:

• Ensures critical instrumentation systems and processes operate effectively, efficiently and safely.
• Ensures that maintenance cost is tracked and gradual reduction is noticed.
• Ensures that machines operate with minimal downtime
• Ensures reliability and maintainability of equipment.

Leadership:

• Assess technical competence of team and develop plans to address areas of improvement.
• Lead team by example.
• Plan human and material resources for execution of planned maintenance jobs.
• Ensure training/coaching of team for improved productivity and multi-skilling.
• Ensure team adheres strictly to HSE rules and regulations.
• To ensure the effectiveness of the Quality Management System QMS and improve on the system.

Innovations

• Undertake continuous improvement activities to improve uptime, quality and reduce operational cost.

Key Accountability:

Key Activities: To consistently and visibly demonstrate their personal commitment to an involvement in occupational Health and Safety issues at all times.

Performance Indicators: Employees, contractors/suppliers and visitor Knowledge and awareness of site policies

Key Activities: Ensures instrumentation systems and processes operate effectively, efficiently and safely.

Performance Indicators: Documented calibration schedules.

Periodic overhauling of equipment.

Availability of spares.

Key Activities: Ensures that machines operate with minimal downtime.

Performance Indicators: Improved uptime

Key Activities: Takes responsibility for compliance with all EMS related activities in the department.

To prevent, reduce or control environmental pollution arising from environmental aspects identified in the department as documented in the EMS Manual, Departmental Aspect and Impacts register, EMS related SOPs and other relevant documents.

Monitor and prepare environmental performance reports relating to the extent of compliance with EMS requirements

Performance Indicators:

Prepare environmental performance reports in compliance to EMS requirements

Key Activities: To drive and maintain a high performance in Occupational, Health & Safety and Environmental Care standard/practise

• To consistently and visibly demonstrate their personal commitment to an involvement in occupational Health and Safety issues at all times.
• Ensuring that all incident involving and/ or potentially involving, injury to persons, to property or environment are reported immediately
• Ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental issues are fully considered and successfully resolved during the design, installation and commissioning of all building/process/ procedural modifications and that an appropriate HSE Audit has been successfully completed before modification is handed over to operational management.
• To maintain procedures to enable a quick response to emergency situation if it occurs and minimise its impact on the Health & Safety of employees, contractors, stakeholder and Environmental
• To heighten employees' HSE awareness and provide appropriate training for employees, emphasising individual responsibility for sound HSE management.
• To be aware of the hazards in the workplace under his control and control measures to reduce the risk presented by those hazards.
• To develop and maintain appropriate two-way communication and training programmes on HSE matters.

Performance Indicators:

• Employees, contractors/suppliers and visitor Knowledge and awareness of site policies
• Reduction in number of factory incidents
• Number of Management of change
• Response and recovery time
• Training Hour recorded and Reduction in number of incidents
• Reduction in number of incidents
• Training Hour recorded

Key Accountability: To coordinate Good manufacturing Practice activities on site in line with agreed GMP standards PZC GMP Standard/NAFDAC GMP requirements.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed:

Required Qualifications: B.Sc. / BEng.   Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Required Experience:

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite
• Excellent Analytical and Numerical skills
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and control systems, programmable logic controller
• Ability to work under pressure
• Sound knowledge of electrical circuit diagram interpretation.
• Ability to handle electronic equipment and tools.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills with a good eye for details.
• Excellent planning and scheduling skills.
• Good communication skills