Electrical Engineer - HPW Fresh and Dry

HPW Fresh and Dry Ltd is a fruit processing company. HPW is synonymous with fresh from harvest fruit, crisp and crunchy vegetables from Africa and Asia. We develop stand-alone products for our customers that meet the most exacting quality standards and offer maximum availability - for wholesalers and retailers, as well as for the food industry.

Job Description

• Department: Technical
• Reports to: Technical Manager
• Directly supervises: Facility Maintenance team
• Location: Onsite at HPW Fresh and Dry Ghana, Adeiso, E/R, Ghana

Job Purpose

Designing, maintaining, implementing, or improving electrical installations within the facilities and on equipment.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, develop, install, and maintain the facilities including electrical systems
• Management of the daily facility maintenance operations
• Provide technical leadership to the facility maintenance team
• Troubleshoot and diagnose complex electrical failures within the facility
• Implement maintenance and testing programs for all installations
• Advice management when procuring new machines and installations
• Implement strict work management systems for efficiency
• Implement strong performance evaluation systems for productivity  
• Implement inventory management of all maintenance materials
• A liaison between operations and maintenance for effective communication
• Use of onsite maintenance software for all maintenance activities
• Proper documentation of maintenance activities
• Use of analytical tools for maintenance optimization
• Research and development of maintenance processes for efficiency
• Supervise external contractors
• Training and development of maintenance technicians
• Adherence to food safety protocols
• Adherence to health and safety protocols
• Submission of reports

Departamental relations: maintains contact with all departmental heads and other line managers/staff

External relations: 3rd party contractors related to maintenance works

Equipment/Tools to be used: Computer, toolboxes

Compliance:

• Responsible for the compliance of the following clauses related to BRC and IFS Standards.
• prerequisite programs
• Maintenance programs for equipment and buildings
• External standards
• Site security and food defence
• Layout, product flow and segregation
• Building fabric
• Utilities – water, ice, air and other gases
• Equipment
• Maintenance
• Plant layout and process flow
• Production premises
• Foreign material risk mitigation & Waste Disposal

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum of Degree in Electrical Engineering

Technical and Personality Competencies:

• Ability to use manual and power tools
• Good communication skills
• Good knowledge of quality and health and safety standards
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organization and time-management skills
• A team player with leadership abilities
• Strong troubleshooting skills

Physical Requirements:  walking, standing, squatting, sitting, and lifting of materials required on the job