Engineering Supervisor at Nestle Foods

Position Summary:

• We are Nestlé Nigeria Plc. and are proud to be the largest operating market of Nestlé Central West Africa Region. Our passionate, collaborative and entrepreneurial-minded team work together to achieve our objectives while fostering an atmosphere that promotes individual growth, wellness and inclusiveness.
• Nestlé Nigeria is currently looking for a suitable candidate for the Engineering Supervisor role, who will provide support on Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Electricity and Automation (E&A) professional and technical in the Factory for operational activities and during participation in CAPEX projects; doing so in line with corporate guidelines, enforcing that all MES-E&A activities enhance business objectives, product quality and plant operation/performance while ensuring that people health and safety, product safety, and environment are never compromised.

A day in a Life

• Project Management: Participates in Capital Investments projects in the factory ensuring that the technical solution follows corporate and market standards and is delivered with the expected quality, being on time and in budget. Responsibilities include: the preparation of the user and technical specifications, coordinating the requirements of the main users (production, quality, etc.), the follow up of the solution development, the pre-test, implementation and training of operators and maintenance crews. Must fully understand the technical details of the MES-E&A solutions in all projects.
• Full Compliance: Ensure Process & Equipment safety for people, products and environment and that one exhibits an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations. Ensure that the Change Management is in place to appropriately manage modifications in the MES-E&A solutions. Ensure the application of the market and local MES-E&A related legislation (i.e. electrical, calibration, etc).
• Product and Process Mastership: MES-E&A engineers play a key role in the continuous improvement of our factories through mastering the process and product characteristics. The MES-E&A engineer must have a deep insight of the processes, and continuously strive for the improvement of quality, safety or efficiency while protecting the technological know how and competitive advantage.
• Operational Support: Participates in the implementation of engineering tools at site level (i.e. NSAT, NEST, AMM, etc.). Ensures that all MES-E&A installations comply with market and corporate safety, health, environment, product safety and product quality standards. Ensures that the key MES-E&A documentation is up to date and in place (i.e. SLD, URS, FDS, Calibration procedures, etc.). Participates in the M&I activities in the factory.

What Will Make You Successful?

To be successful in this position you must have a

• B.Sc., HND in Electrical/Electronics, Instrumentation/Automation Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years Automation and/or Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Electrical experience.
• Experience in personnel supervision (of technical teams, contractors or other 3rd parties).
• Participation in the development of engineering projects as part of a multidisciplinary team (preferably including different products and technologies in Electrical and Automation areas)
• Self-Management following defined KPIs/Objectives, and proactively tracking them.
• Exposure to TPM, preventive maintenance planning and/or maintenance execution desired but not a must.
• Detailed knowledge of PC, PLC, Database and SCADA systems.
• Proven experience with Siemens PLC.
• Experience with the development of Wonderware InTouch.