Olam International was established in 1989 with 1 product in 1 country, trading cashew from Nigeria into India. Today we are a leading agri-business operating from seed to shelf in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 13,800 customers worldwide. Our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including cocoa, coffee, cashew, rice and cotton. We have 44 different products across 16 platforms.
Olam is committed to responsible growth, and believes that it is only by doing business in a sustainable way that long-term value for all stakeholders can be delivered. Olam is revolutionising seed to shelf supply chains through the Olam Sustainability Standard. Each step of Olam’s value chain is being examined to identify and implement measures to sustainably deliver products across all of its geographies by 2020.
Olam’s initiatives in rural communities are one aspect of this, and in 2010 The Olam Livelihood Charter (OLC) was launched to set a benchmark for projects that incorporate all eight charter Principles of finance, improved yield, labour practices, market access, quality, traceability, social investment and environmental impact. Today we manage 30 OLC initiatives and another 160 beyond the programme, from rural electrification and water facilities to building health centres and schools.Job Description
Responsible for establishing & implementing effective maintenance program for all IFP assets – Poultry feed at Kaduna & Ilorin, Fish feed at Ilorin and Day-old-chick farms & hatchery at Kaduna and Soya Crush Solvent Extraction Operation at Ilorin
Responsible for all IFP greenfield & brownfield capex projects.
Responsible for utilities operations across the Plants
Responsible for R&M budget preparation and control
Lead Cost Efficiency improvement initiatives, e.g. OEE enhancement, Utilities (power/steam) cost reduction etc.
Key Deliverables
Effective Maintenance strategy for the Plants and operations within the BU
Capex and Opex budgeting and implementation adherence
Lead design, planning and implementation of expansion projects within timeframe, and cost
Lead cost saving ideation and initiative implementation to deliver cost efficient maintenance programs.
Strategic Effectiveness
Ability to coordinate multiple teams concurrently and deliver key business priorities.
Strong stakeholder management skill. Managing both Internal and External stakeholders for key business results.
Versatile technical knowledge across various operations and technologies in Feed Mill, Hatchery operation and Solvent Extraction plants.
Possesses strong communication skill and collaborates with functions within the business to deliver top departmental results.
Ability to manage complex projects and ensure post-project integration.
Requirements
BE/B-tech in mechanical engineering (Masters degree would be an added advantage)
Minimum 15 years experience in FMCG in the Engineering field, of which 5 years minimum must have been in Engineering leadership role.
Must have managed the engineering function for a multi-site operation (at least 3 plants) or a very large single site.
Must have managed project of >$10Mn
Experience in multiple processes / large operation