Electrical Technician at British American Tobacco

Role Positioning and Objectives

• In this role you’ll need to ensure the reduction of breakdown on SMD machines and achieve maximum availability and efficiency through effective maintenance and provision of electrical support to all SMD production machineries in line with best practices, at an effective cost, in an hygienic and safe working environment.

What You Will be Accountable For

• Provide in-house training to electro technical staff when the need arises in order to raise the technical skill level.
• Provide technical support to production machines in SMD and other BAT Factories.
• Ensure maximum machine availability and efficiency through effective electrical maintenance
• Implement SMD machines weekly cleaning and monthly electro technical maintenance
• Ensure documentation of weekly cleaning and monthly electro technical maintenance carried out on SMD machines.
• Attend to technical call out request from SMD Cell Managers
• Ensures spares are planned and ready for use according to machine planned and preventative electro technical maintenance schedules.
• Implementation of downtime analysis of SMD machines and uses information to improve maintenance.
• Prepare for and present the learning and development solutions that addresses identified learning needs of individuals or group.
• Lead and attend to all Projects and NPI from electrical areas and deliver all electrical section of initiatives.
• Monitor machine down time, interpret information in order to make decision and reduce month on month
• Keeps Production Engineering Manager abreast of maintenance/technical issues on the floor
• Builds cordial relationships with technical staff & other shop floor operators as an integrated member of both the technical team and Shop floor operations

Essential Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• HND in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering
• Around 8 years of experience in FMCG manufacturing company and knowledge of making and packaging machinery.
• Tobacco industry experience with knowledge of cigarette making, packing machinery, Filter rod making and cut tobacco tipping machine would be a plus.
• Designing and developing control programs for electrical machines and systems, looking for fault diagnostics and performing maintenance as needed and developing and optimizing PLC processes. The role holder must be skilled in the use of programming languages such as C++ and/or Python
• In addition, a high degree of interpersonal skill will be required to establish credentials and to pass on knowledge and experience to newer team members

Salary Range
Competitive salary package + excellent benefits.