Lafarge Africa Plc, one of the key players in the construction industry in Nigeria is recruiting for a Mechanical Planner.
We are dedicated to innovation, safety and operational reliability. Join a team where Quality, Performance and Growth matter.
Details about eligibility criteria, job responsibilities, and mode of application for this role is given in subsequent sections of this post.
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Quick Summary of Lafarge Africa Plc Recruiting For A Mechanical Planner
| Company | Lafarge Africa Plc |
| Category | Job |
| Job Type | Full time |
| Title | Mechanical Planner |
| Location | Sagamu, Ogun, Nigeria |
| Experience level | 5+ years |
| Application End Date: | Not Stated |
About Lafarge Africa Plc
Lafarge Africa Plc is a significant Sub-Saharan Africa building solutions provider and a member of the Holcim group, the global leader in innovative and sustainable construction.
The company is a key player in Nigeria’s cement sector and is known for its flagship products like the popular “Lafarge Cement” and “Supaset.”
Lafarge Africa is also significantly involved in circular building and sustainability, reducing its environmental footprint beyond cement through the use of alternative energies and waste recovery.
The company offers the key materials for infrastructure and housing projects around the country and through its operations promotes local development, safety standards and eco-efficient innovations in the building materials sector.
About the Job
The Mechanical Planner is accountable for the preparation of all scheduled maintenance that must be executed by the Mechanical Execution team, service companies, or contractors.
The Mechanical Planner will collaborate closely with the execution team and inspectors to reinforce the day-to-day job preparation and planning in this position.
The following tasks and responsibilities will be assigned to the Mechanical Planner.
What you will be doing
- Planning and scheduling of all preventive maintenance routines in SAP/DMS together with the specific execution responsible. Generation and optimization of the 48/96 weeks workload balancing sheet by department/specialty/technic targeting a good balance during the days of the year. Generates the weekly and 13 weeks planning. Prioritizes the notifications coming from condition monitoring or others and generates corrective work orders in agreement with the requester.
- Leads the preparation and consolidation of the shutdown planning (personal, third parties services, materials, spare parts, equipment, tools, time, critical path) with coordination meetings using MAC guidelines and tools.
- Generates purchase orders as well as third party services contracts for mayor shutdown, assure that spares and services will be delivered on time. Control of expenses during planning as well during the execution vs budget and control the inventory level vs guide value
- Assure that special and repetitive jobs come with a standard work order. Lead the weekly KPI revision meeting as well as the work planning confirmation for the next week
- Takes care of his own development needs and trains the maintenance teams on planning requirements
- Assure that all work orders have the required H&S information, and that all legal requirements (safety, environmental, maintenance) are in the yearly preventive maintenance plan and are executed.
- Monitor the realization of the plans. Follow-up tasks defined in mayor shut-downs in a daily frequency
- Leads After Action Review for shutdown or mayor repairs
- The Mechanical Planner will be utilized to supervise some jobs and contractors
- The list is not exhaustive as planners may be required to perform other functions as may be assigned by the manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- CMRP certification
- Good knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling in a manufacturing setting.
- Knowledge of gearboxes, transmissions, hydraulic, pneumatic, welding techniques, lubrication, and mechanical non-destructive testing.
- Adequate Knowledge related to equipment function & maintenance (Crusher, Stacker, Reclaimer, Raw mill, Belt Conveyors & Aux. Equipment).
- Good knowledge of Machinery Condition Monitoring technologies and maintenance philosophies.
- Ability to trouble shoots the problem and proposed corrective actions.
- Excellent knowledge of vibration analysis, oil analysis, wear measurement, thermography, liquid penetrant, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, radiography, etc.
- Knowledge of CMMS and ERP; SAP.
- Good knowledge of RCA methodology and facilitating skills.
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Mechanical Engineering, including rotating machines. Equipment maintenance, condition monitoring, in cement manufacturing company, refinery, power or heavy process plant
Benefits
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.
Method of Application
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