Maintenance Engineer

Bayer

Role purpose

  • Perform plant asset maintenance jobs in line with BAYER procedures and best practices and thereby assure safety of equipment and people.
  • In liaison with the Plant Engineer, perform plant maintenance and reliability tasks safely, timely and cost effectively and thereby delivering at least 95% plant availability rate annually.
  • The Maintenance Engineer will work closely with other key staff on site to improve production facilities and reduce the incidence of costly breakdowns.

Key responsibilities and tasks

  • Responsible Foster safety culture in plant.
  • In liaison with the Plant Engineer, develop preventive maintenance tools for the site.
  • Carry out routine maintenance activities as prescribed by the Equipment OEM and BAYER asset reliability protocols.
  • Provide Technical and Organizational co-ordination and control of Electrical/Mechanical/Instrumentation repairs and service activities at the plant/site in line with plans developed by Plant Engineer in accordance with Bayer best practices.
  • Have specialist knowledge of:
  • Corn seed processing technology
  • Mechanical equipment maintenance
  • Maintenance planning
  • Reliability engineering
  • Complex faultfinding
  • Strong team leader skills, to ensure multiple activities are executed accurately, to Bayer high standards and in time
  • Timeous completion of allocated tasks

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

  • A degree in BEng Mechanical Engineering/ BEng Industrial Engineering
  • Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
  • Minimum of 3 years hands – on experience in a production facility
  • Strong condition monitoring experience.
  • Experience with CMMS
  • Strong organizational and planning ability
  • Strong teamwork (flexibility to work with cross functional teams and positively influencing others)
  • Good Problem-solving skills
  • Good communication skills and report writing

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status and pregnancy. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

To apply for this job please visit bayerza.my.salesforce-sites.com.

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