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Maintenance Section Head - Poultry Farms (Electrical)
About this role
The role is for a Maintenance Section Head with a focus on electrical systems in poultry farm operations. It targets candidates with strong electrical engineering background and at least eight years of maintenance management experience, preferably in poultry farming, agribusiness, or industrial settings. The employer, Sayed Farms Limited, operates in the poultry sector and frozen food distribution in Nigeria. The position is a full-time role based in Ibadan, Oyo, with responsibilities spanning electrical maintenance, utilities management, budgeting, and leadership of maintenance staff to minimise downtime.
What you would do
- Manage maintenance budgets and monitor expenditure
- Plan CAPEX and OPEX requirements and implement cost-control measures
- Coordinate with farm management and other departments to schedule maintenance
- Develop and implement preventive and corrective maintenance programmes
- Oversee electrical systems and utilities including power generation, distribution, generators, control panels, pumps and ventilation
- Monitor KPIs, spare parts usage, equipment performance and utility consumption while ensuring safety standards
- Supervise maintenance technicians and allocate duties
- Troubleshoot electrical faults in feeding and drinking systems, ventilation, automation, sensors and farm machinery
- Supervise installation, inspection, servicing and repair of electrical systems across farms
- Ensure timely completion of maintenance activities
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum of eight years' experience in maintenance management
- Experience in maintenance budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX planning and cost control
- Extensive knowledge of farm utilities and electrical systems
- Strong leadership, analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
- Experience in poultry farming, agribusiness or industrial operations preferred
- Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance and troubleshooting
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