Engineering Supervisor

Job Purpose To lead the plant’s mechanical and electrical/automation maintenance functions, ensuring machinery, utilities and control systems are reliably maintained to maximize uptime, safety and operational efficiency. Key Duties and Responsibilities Develop and implement a preventive and corrective maintenance program covering mechanical, electrical and automation systems. Plan and supervise the daily work of the Mechanical Team and the Electrical and Automation Team. Prioritize and coordinate breakdown response to minimize production downtime. Maintain an up-to-date equipment/asset register and maintenance history for all critical plant machinery. Manage spare parts planning, stock levels and procurement requests in coordination with the Plant Manager. Ensure maintenance work is carried out safely, in line with lock-out/tag-out and electrical safety procedures. Support installation, commissioning and handover of new equipment or plant upgrades. Monitor and control the maintenance budget, including spare parts, tools and contracted services. Analyze recurring breakdowns/failures and drive root-cause corrective and reliability-improvement actions. Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders and technical documentation (drawings, manuals). Train, mentor and evaluate mechanical and electrical/automation technicians. Coordinate with the Process and Operation Supervisor to schedule planned maintenance with minimal production impact. About You Skills and Competencies Strong maintenance planning and asset-management skills (preventive/predictive maintenance). Solid technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical and basic automation/PLC systems. Leadership and team-management ability across multi-disciplinary technical teams. Root-cause analysis and structured troubleshooting skills. Budgeting and spare-parts inventory management. Good command of maintenance documentation and reporting tools. Working Conditions Plant-based role requiring regular shop-floor presence, with availability for urgent breakdown call-outs outside normal hours. Exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards typical of a processing plant, requiring strict PPE and safety-procedure compliance. Qualifications and Experience BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field. Minimum 5–8 years of industrial maintenance experience, ideally in edible oil, food processing or similar manufacturing. At least 2–3 years in a supervisory or team-lead maintenance role. Method of Application Qualified applicants should send an application letter, CV and copies of credentials within 10 working days of this announcement to: Email: [email protected]