Assistant Industrial Services Engineer

About the role

Nestlé Ghana is looking for an Assistant Industrial Services Engineer based in Tema, Ghana. Reporting to the Industrial Services Engineer, you support the IS Engineer across the full utilities scope, combining hands-on operational and maintenance work with a focus on methods, reliability and energy. You work at factory level, from generation and distribution to the process consumers of every plant, supporting the Net Zero carbon journey.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure a stable, uninterrupted and food-safe supply of utilities to production, with target quality, availability and efficiency.
• Own maintenance planning and shop-floor execution: run the weekly preventive plan, prioritize work requests, prepare work orders and keep accurate records in the maintenance management system.
• Act as technical reference for steam and combustion, ammonia refrigeration, water and effluent treatment, potable water, compressed air, hygienic air and heat recovery, and own utilities compliance and audit readiness.
• Lead energy efficiency in industrial services, using monitoring and analytics tools to deliver savings.
• Contribute to the Net Zero carbon roadmap and manage technical improvement and investment projects from specification through commissioning and handover to operations.
• Coach utilities technicians, build multi-skilled competencies and standardize maintenance best practices.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Process or Energy engineering.
• 3+ years in industrial utilities or maintenance, preferably in FMCG or process industry, with exposure to steam, refrigeration, compressed air, water and effluent treatment and hygienic air.
• Interest in or first exposure to managing technical investment projects from specification to handover.
• Strong commitment to safety, including boiler and ammonia safety, statutory compliance and food safety of utilities.

Required skills

• Hands-on use of a computerized maintenance management system (SAP PM preferred).
• Preventive maintenance methodologies (TPM) and root cause analysis.
• Energy management principles (ISO 50001) and energy monitoring tools.
• Ability to coach technicians and work in a multifunctional team and with external contractors.