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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

• Drive OEE and machine reliability improvement across manufacturing teams by embedding lean culture, 5S, safety and wastage reduction.• Prepare standards and schedules and supervise mechanical maintenance programs or operations and repairs of mechanical plants used for making cigarettes • Lead the scheduling of maintenance work on production equipment• Responsible for production line performance related to machine.• Responsible for capacity and performance management of the technical team.• Responsible for reporting daily performance in machine area as part of daily directional setting.• Creating TSG (trouble shooting guides) and constant review of CIL (cleaning, inspection and lubrication) and CL (centerline) checklist.• Creating daily MP&S (Maintenance planning & scheduling) tasks and inspections for technicians and operators.• Conduct IFA (In-depth failure analysis) to identify root cause of equipment failure and BDE (Break down elimination).• Creating OPL (One point lesson) and coaching of shift technicians and operators on BDE and defect handling and findings.• Lead the loss analysis idea generation forum utilizing loss ideas methodology to identify, manage and track productivity• Own the Breakdown Elimination DMS and drive breakthrough results in Planned and Unplanned Downtime to barest minimum• Execute weekly Health Checks, identifying gaps in system, and implementing appropriate countermeasures.• Responsible for building capability in Operating Teams and Equipment Owners to deliver overall line results supporting the Compelling Business Needs.

Bat Nigeria (Operations)

• Manage the technical team to provide technical support on all cigarette making machines to reduce downtime to a barest minimum, thus ensuring quality cigarettes are produced as well as increase in machine uptime, efficiency, production volume to meet customers’ needs on time and in full (OTIF).• Manage maintenance team to work on machines according to schedule (Machine modules) by focusing on activities to maintain, repair and improve overall equipment efficiency. • Reviews and controls the standardization of materials and spare parts for mechanical equipment and related systems. Reviews stock quantities, usage and consumption to minimize the stock value, whilst ensuring that all spare parts are available for routine, defect and shutdown maintenance.• Coordinate maintenance work on machines according to schedule (machine modules) by focusing on activities to maintain, repair and improve OEE (overall equipment efficiency) of the machines.• Responsible for delivering the PQCDSM – Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale - results necessary to achieve the Compelling Business Need by rigorous application of RTT/ IWS tools• Implementing scheduled maintenance tasks and fixing of identified defects to eliminate breakdown/maintenance related losses• Support execution of personnel systems to grow capability of Technical and Operating Teams (skill blocks, team skill matrix and training plan, monthly assessments, confidentiality of data, time sheets, and time administrator)• Coach Shift Team and support resources to comply with established standards and document standards for improvements made

Ibadan

• Ensure employee safety by making sure all safety guards and locks are adhered to according to EHS and OEM safety procedures.• Support the production team to achieve daily targets and machine reliability.• Carry out on the job coaching for operators.• Carry out maintenance tasks, MP&S inspections on equipment wear and tear to prevent unnecessary downtime and machine breakdown.• Carrying out preventive/corrective maintenance plan and interventions. • Provide technical support on all cigarettes making machines to reduce downtime to the barest minimum thus, ensuring that quality cigarettes are produced as well as to increase machine uptime, efficiency, production volume to meet the required specifications.• Responsible for delivering the PQCDSM – Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale - results necessary to achieve the Compelling Business Need by rigorous application of RTT/ IWS tools

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

• Liaise with production teams on shift basis in the state-of-the-art manufacturing company to meet production target.• Identify skill gaps amongst operators and technicians and put in place on-the- job training program for operational, technical and leadership skills as well as quality assurance training.• Monitor and operate safely and efficiently all production equipment to achieve set production and operational targets. • Lead production team on shift basis in a state-of-the art manufacturing company to meet production target.• To effectively manage and supervise line personnel and also to impart on-the-job operational and technical skills.• Ensures that technical jobs are carried out under strict adherence to EHS procedures• Provide support to the maintenance planner to achieve positive results by ensuring that work orders and weekly orders are reviewed and analyzed to provide economic job results.• Coach and develop Technical and Operating Team • Support execution of personnel systems to grow capability of Technical and Operating Teams (skill blocks, team skill matrix and training plan, monthly assessments, confidentiality of data, time sheets, and time administrator)• Perform monthly performance review with Operating team per defined and agreed scorecard/PAP. • Responsible for driving project delivery and execution within own shift, on Lines and Cell• Support development and lead portions of loss elimination plans using IWS tools

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

• Monitor and operate safely and efficiently all production equipment to achieve set production and operational targets.• Lead production team on shift basis in a state-of-the art manufacturing company to meet production target.• Provide technical support on all cigarettes making machines to reduce downtime to the barest minimum thus, ensuring that quality cigarettes are produced as well as to increase machine uptime, efficiency, production volume to meet the required specifications.• To effectively manage and supervise line personnel and also to impart on-the-job operational and technical skills.• Ensures that technical jobs are carried out under strict adherence to EHS procedures• Provide support to the maintenance planner to achieve positive results by ensuring that work orders and weekly orders are reviewed and analyzed to provide economic job results.

Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria

• Continues to create OPLs to teach others how to help you keep your equipment maintained at standard • Effectively manage resources through proper management of contractors within own jurisdiction to carry out duties and support with general tidiness of work area.• Participate in project delivery and execution • Participate in monthly performance review with Shift team lead and quarterly review with Line lead using scorecard/PAP • Participate in monthly/Quarterly department team meetings/briefings• Participate in Shift Transition Meeting and Planned Stop huddles/critiques, per the Site DDS DMS• Work with other Module equipment owners to maintain cohesive, responsive, flexible organization • Ensure all necessary documentations are completed and applicable company policies are complied with. • Familiarize oneself and complies with all applicable and relevant business processes, procedure and policies• Drives safety defects through completion with a high sense of urgency • Tracks stops daily and continues to drive out STOPS o Uses UPS tools (6W2H, Why-Why) for chronic stops to ELIMINATE them • Maintains procedures for C/O for their equipment current and drives improvements to optimize c/o time • Participates in Breakdown Elimination and leads improvements to eliminate reoccurring BDs • Runs equipment at centreline and can explain deviations • Submits notifications for defects equipment owner is unable to fix and continues to follow-up until defect is repaired

Masters In Business Administration (Mba)

Diploma, Computer Operations And Desktop Publishing

Hnd (Upper Credit), Mechanical Engineering, Upper Credit

Ond, Mechanical Engineering

Waec