Senior Deputy General Manager Instrumentation Engineer - Nigeria

• Overall responsibility for the management and implementation of instrumentation engineering and maintenance policies, strategies and programmes in accordance with company policies and procedures to ensure optimal plant availability for production.

• Develop and oversee the implementation of an instrumentation strategy to accomplish the overall objectives of the organisation.
• Initiate, implement and manage the plant instrumentation maintenance programmes based on best practices in the cement industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
• Oversee the preparation of division/department capital and operating budgets.
• Ensure that instrumentation engineers and technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated to ensure that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Coordinate and direct the activities of the instrumentation staff to ensure that the reliability and availability of plant systems and equipment.
• Oversee the maintenance of existing plant instrumentation facilities and equipment; replacement and adjustments to plant facilities where necessary.
• Ensure cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures and manpower and initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
• Track, analyse and improve key maintenance parameters such as asset utilisation, maintenance cost, schedule compliance, etc.
• Direct, maintain and enforce the safety program for the maintenance department; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance engineers and technicians.
• Coordinate activities and communicate with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
• Review plant instrumentation equipment maintenance projections and schedules.
• Ensure that equipment preventive maintenance programmes are implemented as per agreed schedule.
• Monitor the effectiveness of the programmes, maintenance reworks and makes recommendations.
• Enforce standards and safe work procedures for the plant and ensure regulations relating to the instrumentation department are met at all times.
• Provide training, development and leadership to plant instrumentation personnel.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Deputy Plant Director (Operations & Maintenance).

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Mechanical or Instrument/Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum of twenty-four (24) years demonstrated operating experience in maintenance practices.

Skills and Competencies

• In-depth knowledge of instrumentation operations and maintenance.
• Commercial acumen and experience regarding how to maximise the financial returns of the project including the ability to manage contracts effectively and to compile and manage budgets and operating costs.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Commitment to implemented safety and environment regulations
• Good data gathering and analysis skills.
• Baseline problem analysis and solving skills.
• Creativity and an ability to think out of the box.