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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