Electrical – Automation Manager Golden Penny Foods at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc was incorporated in September 1960 as a private limited liability company, and commenced operations in 1962 with an installed capacity of 600 metric tons per day. The Company was converted to a public limited liability company in 1978, and its shares were subsequently listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange. In its 54 year history, Flour Mills has remained at the forefront of wheat milling in Nigeria. The Company’s flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria. Flour Mills has invested over N25billion in milling infrastructure over the last seven years, to maintain its competitive advantage. Today, Flour Mills has a rated milling capacity of over 8,000 metric tons per day, making it one of the largest single site mills in the world. The Company’s flagship mill located in Apapa, Lagos comprises of 10 integrated mills. Each mill was designed as a multilevel operation in order to optimize the use of gravity in the sifting process, thereby reducing the energy requirements. In addition, the Company maintains dedicated mills to the processing of different wheat varieties to produce different flour types. This has ensured consistent quality of its products for 50 years. The Apapa Mill also boasts of modern silos with a storage capacity to 191,000 metric tons. Flour Mills has also made significant investments in power generation. The Company has 11 General Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas generators at its Apapa Mills, with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts. This has enabled the company to reduce the occurrence of production stoppages. In addition, the Company has a 30megawatt diesel plant at the same site to act as a backup in the event of any shortage of feedstock to the gas generators.
PURPOSE ​
To manage the distribution of power systems, all electrical and automated instrumentation process and functionality of all machines to achieve production efficiency
THE JOB​
To repair all electrical/automation faults in Machines with minimum down time as well as carryout RCA where necessary
To resolve all PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), VFD, and SCADA issues
Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, servicing and replacement of electrical/automation parts to maintain optimum performance
Manages all the automated systems and industrial communication protocol such as Profibus and ethernet in the factory to ensure optimum performance
Assign and supervise jobs by the electrical supervisors and electricians
To install and maintain electrical/automation machines with high technical standard
Keep track of engineering Key Performance Indicators (Availability, Downtime, MTBF, MTTR, OEE, Specific power consumption, etc.)
Good knowledge of utility equipment compressors, electric pumps, valves and fire hydrant systems
Ensure compliance with HSE rules and regulation and complete all CAPA related project
Ensure adherence to QMS and FSMS standards
THE PERSON MUST HAVE
Demonstrate effective communication and teamwork skills.
Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Be hands-on with a strong electrical and technical aptitude.
Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Ability to interpret electrical pneumatic diagrams
Knowledge of frequency control inverters
QUALIFICATIONS​
BSC/HND in Electrical Engineering.
Certification in Programming Logic Controllers.
EXPERIENCE​
Minimum requirement: Five (5) years cognate experience
Added Advantage: Automated Mills experience and COREN Membership