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Assistant Electrical Manager (Gombe)
About this role
The role is for an Assistant Electrical Manager at a cement processing plant in Gombe, supporting the Electrical Manager to ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective operation of electrical systems. It involves coordinating maintenance, projects and shift teams to minimise downtime and maximise plant availability. The employer, HBM Nigeria Plc (formerly Lafarge Africa Plc), is a Nigerian building solutions company and part of the Huaxin Building Materials Group, listed on the NGX. The job requires supervising safety, coordinating third party contractors, managing spares, planning outages, and driving training and knowledge transfer within the electrical and instrumentation shops.
What you would do
- Set standards for calibration, testing, and refurbishment processes.
- Coordinate rapid troubleshooting and repair to minimise mean time to repair (MTTR).
- Prioritise faults by impact on production areas such as kiln and mills.
- Conduct root cause analysis on repeat failures and feed findings back to operations.
- Assist Electrical Planners with spare parts specifications and monitor stock levels.
- Coordinate and supervise third party contractors.
- Ensure safety rules and regulations are followed by subordinates.
- Support safety improvement plans by auditing electrical equipment and sensors and rectifying where necessary.
- Manage manpower allocation, attendance and discipline in shops.
- Plan and prioritise repair jobs for motors, transformers, switchgear, VFDs, field instruments, control cards and PLCs.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
- Minimum 6 years postgraduate experience.
- Basic knowledge of automation and computer-aided systems for kiln and mill operation.
- Ability to take initiative and solve problems.
- Knowledge of product quality parameters and quality control tests.
- Good knowledge of electrical and instrumentation in an integrated cement manufacturing plant.
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