Lafarge Africa Plc

Mechanical Execution Coordinator, Ashaka

Lafarge Africa Plc  •  Federal Republic of Nigeria / Republic of Niger (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description


About the Job

The Mechanical Execution Coordinator is responsible for ensuring high-quality, safe, and cost-effective execution of mechanical maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and availability. Support and improve preventive and predictive maintenance practices to enhance plant performance and operational efficiency.

What you'll be doing

  • Coordinate daily, weekly, and shutdown
    maintenance activities to ensure all mechanical jobs are executed efficiently
    with execution quality mindset to minimize disruption to production across all
    shop equipment in the plant.

  • Drive technical initiatives that will ensure
    100% equipment reliability through proactive maintenance, condition monitoring,
    and timely intervention.

  • Review daily inspection feedback from
    patrollers/inspectors, prioritize schedule work orders from the CMMS weekly and
    ensure all tasks are clearly executed weekly to achieve a target of above 90%.

  • Ensure availability of manpower, tools,
    spares, and consumables for the team before job execution and optimization
    resource utilization across all shops in the plant to avoid idle time.

  • Plan and coordinate major shutdowns, ensuring
    all mechanical activities are scoped, resourced, and completed within schedule
    and within budget.

  • Ensure strict adherence to preventive
    maintenance schedules weekly in Quarry, Raw Mill, Kiln, Alternative Fuel, Coal,
    Cement Mill, packing plant, utility shop and continuously improve PM strategies
    in the plant.

  • Lead rapid response to mechanical breakdowns,
    ensuring root causes are addressed and eliminate recurrence.

  • Collaborate with stores and the Mechanical
    manager to maintain minimum inventory levels on critical spares and eliminate
    stock-outs

  • Coordinate and supervise external
    contractors, ensuring compliance with scope, safety standards, and expectations
    tasks execution quality.

  • Ensure all mechanical activities comply with
    Huaxin HSE standards, including permit-to-work systems, risk assessments, and
    safe execution practices daily.

  • Provide hands-on support and guidance for
    complex mechanical issues Quarry, Raw Mill, Kiln, Alternative Fuel, Coal,
    Cement Mill, Packing plant, utility shop daily.

  • Identify improvement opportunities using
    reliability tools Parento, RCA to enhance equipment performance and reduce
    downtime.

  • Track and report key maintenance KPIs such as
    MTBF, NAI, NSFI, Schedule compliance and Work order backlog.

  • Work closely with mechanical planners across
    all shops and production coordinators to align maintenance schedules with
    operational requirements and minimize production losses.

  • Ensure all jobs are executed based on
    approved maintenance procedures.

  • Work closely daily with all shop sectional
    engineer daily and assigned resources on areas of maintenance needs and
    supervise technicians, craftsmen and ensuring competency, productivity, and
    continuous team skill development.

  • Ensure all required tools, lifting equipment,
    and special devices are available, inspected, and fit for purpose before
    execution.

  • Monitor maintenance costs, control
    expenditures on maintenance services, and implement cost-saving initiatives
    without compromising on equipment reliability.

  • Maintain detailed records of maintenance
    activities, failures, and improvements to support audits and continuous
    learning.

  • Communicate clearly on information relating to potentially dangerous
    situations and get confirmation that they are correctly understood.

  • Ensure the use of Personal Protective Equipment among the team.

  • Check for safety and cleanness across plant


Requirements


  • Good
    knowledge of cement manufacturing processes.

  • Good
    knowledge of safety laws and regulations.

  • Good written
    and verbal communications skills

  • Excellent
    leadership and administrative skills

  • Good
    knowledge of Reliability based maintenance practices.

  • Good problem-solving skills
    through the root cause failure analysis.

  • Minimum
    5 years’ postgraduate experience in execution (Mechanical)

  • Proficiency in the use of
    maintenance tools like SAP etc.


Benefits


Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

Your Lafarge Experience:

At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you are in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives that we can build the world we all want to live in.
Lafarge Africa Plc

About Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc, the leading building solutions company in Nigeria is a member of Huaxin Cement, one of the top 10 cement groups in the world.

We value health and safety, environmental protection, corporate governance (ethics) and social responsibility (in the areas of education, health, youth empowerment, and shelter) in our business.

Most importantly, Lafarge Africa Plc endeavors to create more value for our customers, providing them with innovative and high quality products and solutions. Our well-known brands - Ashaka Portland Limestone Cement, Ecoplanet Elephant Cement, Powermax Cement, Supaset Cement, EcoPlanet UniCem Cement as well as Readymix Concrete and Aggregates - all stand for quality, consistency, and long term strength which help deliver solutions that contribute to more housing for people, more compact buildings, better-connected communities, more beautiful structures, and more durable construction.

Industry
Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
, OO
Year Founded
Unknown
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