Maintenance Technician at ReelFruit

ReelFruit’s had its humble beginnings in a small apartment in Surulere, Lagos. In 2012, our founder birthed the idea of a new snack company; A first-of-its-kind that would offer dried fruit snacks, made in Nigeria but sold to the world. With this dream in mind, we launched our first range of dried mango and pineapple in March 2013

Location: Yaba, Lagos

Job Description

• As we increase our processing capacity as well as our global distribution, we seek an experienced Maintenance Technician, based in Lagos, Nigeria to join the company in this exciting phase of its growth to build the first of its kind fruit processing company in Nigeria.
• The Maintenance Technician is responsible forthe maintenance of all the equipment used directly and indirectly for production in the factory.

Responsibilities

• Adequate electrical / mechanical maintenance of machines involving preventive and breakdown maintenance and overhauling of factory machines
• Installing new machinery in cooperation with the maintenance team.
• Replacement and adjustment of a variety of mechanical equipment and parts of mechanical machinery.
• Reduction of machine downtime and production wastage through machine maintenance
• Ensuring all machines are properly maintained to produce high quality products that meet our customers’ expectation and adhere to proper food product safety criteria
• Assist production and quality control/ assurance in maintaining processes, maximizing machine performance, and minimizing quality issues

Educational Qualification / Requirements

• B.Eng or HND Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering.
• 2 years experience in a Manufacturing industry on similar role.
• Able to work effectively with little or no supervision.
• Have experience in industrial machinery maintenance (factories, utilities, generators).
• Possess excellent technical skills and be a computer literate.
• Possess good leadership skills.