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Utilities Engineer

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Ghana , Tema

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Job Description:

The Utilities Engineer is responsible for managing and maintaining total site utility assets and systems to support factory operations. He is to ensure efficient management of chilling, Cooling tower and Effluent system. Also manage the distribution of steam, compressed air, and water to ensure equipment reliability of same through periodic maintenance of Factory site Plant and equipment. The role ensures that all processes led by the engineer are delivered safely within aligned time, cost and the right quality standards in line with Unilever’s business targets and sustainability goal agenda.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage the utility technical crew team on site
  • Lead as the competent technical person for utility systems and programs on site, ensuring that all relevant safety objectives and legal requirements are observed across site
  • Liaises with area engineers and production managers to ensure steam, water, compressed air, cooling tower and chilled water is released to factory on need basis
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in maintaining plant utility systems, such as cooling tower and chilled water systems, heating, ventilating, water supply system, steam generating system, compressing air units, effluent treatment plant, and its related pipe and structural systems
  • Inspect above systems to determine preventative maintenance needs
  • Manages contracts for servicing & maintenance of above systems
  • Schedules, coordinates and provides field supervision of activities and staff responsible for utilities operations functions
  • Determines and keeps inventory of critical parts/items to facilitate maintenance of these systems and related buildings, while keeping stocks value in check
  • Ensures On-site management of third-party service providers/suppliers of relevant services related to steam are kept and payments are affected
  • Leads the preparation of plans, specifications, administration of contracts for the maintenance of utility generation & distribution and wastewater systems
  • Maintain records and prepare reports
  • Responsible for all legal and statutory compliances for utilities systems, due inspections and certifications on time and ensures recommendations raised are closed
  • Coordinates with Governmental organizations like Ghana water, and other service Providers and Kpong Head works to anticipate water shortages, water interruptions, and make provision for water for factory operations to go on without interruption
  • Ensures management of SHE aspects, Risk assessment, Hazards, non-conformances, operational controls, emergency procedures and SHE awareness of Boiler Technicians
  • Track energy consumption of site and plants to control consumption and drive energy reduction projects to annual savings target
  • Leads staff performance evaluation, and employee development
  • participates in employee selection, disciplinary action, and complaint resolution
  • Provide training of assigned personnel in work methods, use of tools and equipment and safety practices

Requirements:

  • Self mastery in electrical/electronics, Mechanical and utility engineering systems
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer literate – Master in Excel and Power Point Presentations
  • Must be conversant with Biomass and Oil Fed Boilers and supervised or operated boilers with at least 4-5-years working experience
  • Risk assessment, Hazop in the boiler house and process safety
  • Water treatment and boilers systems
  • Air compressors and diagnostics systems
  • Practical experience for industrial site utility systems
  • Consistent hands-on experience in manufacturing processes
  • Familiarity with a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures of FMCGs
  • Machinery safety experience
  • Competence in reliability and maintenance engineering
  • Competence in Predictive maintenance
  • Competence in AI/ Machine learning
  • Competence in Failure analysis
  • Competence in Maintenance strategy
  • Age between 25 to 35 years

Nice to have:

  • Strong fundamental knowledge of control and electrical system design and its application in automated industrial designs including specification of vision, power, sensor, inspection, and communications systems
  • Energetic, working in a dynamic environment and good interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills and stakeholder management
  • Team management skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Project management
  • Business awareness and acumen

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 25, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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