VACANCY: Various positions in Alfred & Victoria Associates. 225 views

Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution-based companies. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer’s needs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mechatronics Technician
Location: Nigeria
Reports To: Head, Project Services

Job Summary & Purpose

• We are currently sourcing for a Mechatronics Technician to join our team and support the strategic roadmap of our Operations Department.
• The responsibilities of this role include carrying out maintenance, mechanical repair, machine repair, and interpreting mechanical and electrical drawings of assigned engineering projects at the customers’ facility to ensure optimum performance of equipment and little or no downtime.
• To be successful in this role, you should have solid field equipment and pipeworks installation, construction, electrical and mechanical skills and be familiar with mechanical and electrical components required in the manufacturing industry or industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Project Engineers.
• Carry out feasibility studies of mechanical-related projects.
• Site supervision of mechanical projects.
• Manage workshop equipment and tools.
• Recognizes and corrects potential equipment failure or unsafe conditions and communicates appropriately.
• Perform machine shop work operating various machines such as drill presses, grinders, MIG/TIG/stick welders, plasma torches, cutting equipment (i.e., chop saw), pneumatic tools, and electric/manual hand tools
• Responsible for proper care/cleaning of all project tools, parts, materials, and work area.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and simple electrical problems on plant facilities and production equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance per defined interval/schedule in a timely manner and documents maintenance concerns/resolutions in an electronic database; providing action plans and status reports as needed.

Education / Professional Qualifications

• OND, NABTEB, and Trade Test in Mechatronics, Mechanical / Production Engineering, or other relevant courses

Experience:

• At least 3 years of proven work experience as maintenance, project, or installation technician in production, industrial maintenance, or construction environment.
• Functional knowledge of mechanical components and implementation methods and practices.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• MS Office proficiency – Words / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook / Projects.
• Intermediate proficiency in the use of AutoCAD and other mechanical engineering software applications (Mathcad, etc.).
• Line layout sketch capability.
• Strong mechanical repair/troubleshooting and metalworking skills.
• Proficiency in machine repair, machine tool operations, pipefitting, and welding.
• Functional knowledge of mechanical components (valves, pipe fittings, bearings, motors, gearboxes, etc.).
• Ability to read and/or interpret mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic blueprints or schematics.
• Creative and innovative.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to deliver quality service always.
• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving abilities.
• Willing to travel locally and internationally.
• Proactive, attentive to detail, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Energetic, independent, and self-driven.
• Time management skills.

Salary

Very Attractive.

Application Deadline  28th February 2022.

Job Title: Project Engineer

Location: Nigeria
Reports to: Head, Project Services.

Job Summary & Purpose

• We are currently sourcing for a Project Engineer to join our team and support the strategic roadmap of our Operations Department.
• The responsibilities of this role include carrying out project preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring assigned engineering projects at the customers’ facility to ensure optimum performance of equipment and little or no downtime.
• To be successful in this role, you should have solid project management, electrical and mechanical skills and be familiar with the production and manufacturing industry, specifically food and beverage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, schedule, coordinate, and monitor assigned engineering projects.
• Plan and lead pre-startup checks on completed projects at customer sites, manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) programs, establish procedures for installation post-startup performance testing to ensure formal customer acceptance.
• Analyze projects, perform technical calculations, create project designs, and models that meet projects requirements.
• Develop project schedule, determine manpower requirement, liaise with other departments for all necessary input/output, and monitor projects to ensure on-time completion.
• Lead onsite and offsite stakeholders’ meetings by reviewing project progress, gaps, bottlenecks, and changes while ensuring timely communication and documentation of the same by following the change control process.
• Ensure all employees and contractors obey safety rules and regulations and make use of applicable PPE always to reduce chances of incidents/accidents.
• Lead risk assessment program for each project with the project team and other stakeholders to identify and provide countermeasures to mitigate against risk(s) identified.
• Recommend and implement training and post-installation support plans to customers.
• Maintain training matrix for team members.
• Define a comprehensive list of project equipment, materials, and consumables to be procured from external suppliers and coordinate logistic support to ensure all items are delivered to the site timely and safely.
• Develop recommended spare parts list for the customers’ plant on a pre and post-installation and commissioning schedule.
• Manage project workflow and support internal and external resources to ensure implementation is in accordance with company standards.
• Control and monitor project expenditures including verifying and checking invoices and claims from contractors, suppliers, and vendors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.

Education / Professional Qualifications

• A graduate degree in Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Production Engineering or relevant course.
• Membership of related professional bodies would be an advantage (COREN, NSE, PMI, etc.).
• At least 3 years of proven work experience as a project engineer, installation engineer in the FMCG, Food & Beverage, or Construction industry.
• Familiarity with project management, electrical/mechanical design, and implementation methods and practices.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• MS Office proficiency – Words / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook / Projects.
• Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD, E-Plan, and other engineering software applications (Allen Bradley, Siemens, etc.).
• Leadership and coaching skills.
• Time management skills.
• Knowledge of applicable codes, policies, standards, and best practices is an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to deliver quality service always.
• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving abilities.
• Willing to travel locally and internationally.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and schemes.
• Creative and innovative.
• Proactive, attentive to detail, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Energetic, independent, and self-driven.

Very Attractive.

Job Title: Field Service Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Reports to: Manager, OEM Services

Job Summary & Purpose

• We are currently sourcing for Field Service Engineers to join our team and support the day-to-day activities of our Operations Department.
• The responsibilities of this role include carrying out the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of OEM plant and machinery at the customers’ facility to ensure optimum performance of equipment and little or no downtime.
• To be successful in this role, you should have solid installation, technical, automation, and electrical engineering skills and be familiar with the production and manufacturing industry, specifically food and beverage.
• Ultimately, you will ensure all operational activities result in customer satisfaction for both new and existing clients, as well as increased revenue for the Organisation.

Responsibilities

• Installation of new OEM machinery and equipment.
• Attend call-outs & interventions.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance & overhauls.
• Develop junior service engineers and technicians for better service delivery.
• Adhere to Health, Safety & Environment with zero incidences.
• Ensure proper tools and database management.
• Preparation and submission of a quality report of service activity as required.
• Execute OEM service level agreement.
• Participate in the OEM project execution.
• Carry out plant & machinery surveys.

Education/ Professional Qualifications

• A Graduate Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of proven work experience in installation, maintenance, or troubleshooting, preferably in FMCG, Food & Beverage, manufacturing, or engineering solutions industry.
• Familiarity with automation and troubleshooting methods and practices.
• Intermediate or advanced engineering certification is an added advantage.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• MS Office proficiency – Words/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Projects.
• Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD, E-Plan, and other engineering software applications (Allen Bradley, Siemens, etc.) Ability to read engineering drawings and schemes.
• Exposure to marketing and spare parts administration is an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to deliver quality service always.
• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving abilities.
• Willing to travel locally and internationally.
• Proactive, attentive to detail, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills – Report writing skills are essential.
• Energetic, independent, and self-driven.
• Time management skills.

Salary

Very Attractive.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: babidemi@alfred-victoria.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email

Application Deadline  25th February 2022.

Job Title: Automation Engineer

Location: Nigeria
Reports to: General Manager, Operations

Job Summary & Purpose

• We are currently sourcing for Automation Engineer to join our team and support the strategic roadmap of our Operations Department.
• The responsibilities of this role include carrying out installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of OEM equipment and machinery at the customers’ facility to ensure optimum performance of equipment and little or no downtime.
• To be successful in this role, you should have solid installation, technical, automation, and electrical engineering skills and be familiar with the production and manufacturing industry, specifically food and beverage.

Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, and review AutoCAD, PLC, HMI/SCADA programs using functional design specifications and P&ID.
• Design and install a new automation infrastructure for machinery, production line, and plant.
• Lead start-up and commissioning of small or large projects.
• Assist on production line development to acquire cycle times needed, electrical cost estimates to develop controls on new machines built from conceptual stages.
• Project implementation, programming, troubleshooting variable frequency drives, and DC Systems using the TIA Portal application.
• Write manual documentation to include a sequence of operation and troubleshooting sections.
• PLC, HMI/SCADA knowledge Code Development for Dairy & Beverages Processing Plants & Cement.
• Participate in or lead HAZOP studies, FAT, risk analyses, and risk mitigation as it affects production output and humans.
• Monitoring equipment and process parameters, planning upgrades and maintenance, and developing and implementing changes that improve uptime and output quality.
• Ensure all Company staff and contractors obey safety rules and regulations and make use of applicable PPE always to reduce chances of incidents/accidents.

Education/ Professional Qualifications

• A Graduate Degree in Engineering preferably Electrical & Electronics, Robotics, Mechatronics.
• Familiarity with automation and troubleshooting methods and practices.
• Additional certification in automation or engineering from an accredited institution will be an advantage.

Experience:

• 3 – 4 years of proven work experience specifically in the manufacturing, food, and beverage industry

Key Skills & Competencies:

High/expert proficiency and a solid understanding of computer programming and software development in the following areas:

• Siemens – (Step 5, Step 7 & TIA Portal), VBA.
• HMI – (Siemens: ProTool, WinCC Flexible, WinCC 7.4).
• SCADA – (Siemens: WinCC, Braumat, Intouch Wonderware).
• Industrial networks (MPI, Profibus, Profinet -Ethernet, AS-i bus, DH +, DH485, DeviceNet, Scalance).
• Safety – (Siemens: Step 7 distributed safety, Step 7 safety advanced.
• Remote Access (eWON, mbNET).
• Variable Speed Drives – (Siemens – Micromaster, Micromaster Vector; Danfoss.
• VLT5000, VLT2800, FC302, ABB, etc).
• MS Office – Words/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/ Project/Vision.
• Practical Autocad and ePlan skills.
• Energetic, independent, and self-driven.
• Time management skills.
• Good knowledge of electrical panel design, wiring, and components identification.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to deliver quality service always.
• Strong analytical, logical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Energetic, independent, and self-driven.
• Willing to travel locally and internationally.
• Proven experience in PLC and HMI Software development from conceptualization, design, and simulation.
• High proficiency in troubleshooting equipment problems and performing complex system tests.
• Proof of hands-on installation and commissioning experience in electrical and industrial process automation.
• Project management knowledge relative to scope, time, quality, and cost.
• Instrumentation, calibration, and component selection.
• Proactive, attentive to detail, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent communication skills – Report writing skills are essential.

Salary

Very Attractive.

Application Deadline 25th February 2022.

Job Title: Key Account Officer (Projects)

Location: Nigeria
Reports to: General Manager, Operations

Job Summary & Purpose

• We are currently sourcing for Key Account officers (Projects) to join our team and support the day-to-day activities of our Operations Department.
• The responsibilities of this role include handling the most important client accounts in our organization, leading point of contact for all key client matters, anticipating clients’ needs, and working to ensure deadlines for clients are met and successfully closed.
• To be successful in this role, you should have solid project management, electrical and mechanical skills and be familiar with the production and manufacturing industry, specifically food and beverage.
• Ultimately, you will deliver our value proposition to our clients, build, and maintain a strong relationship with new and existing clients and gain new business from these clients.

Responsibilities

• Customer relationship management and engagement.
• Follow through on customers’ RFQs and ensure deals are successfully closed to generate revenue.
• Develop a relationship with customers’ CAPEX/MRO and procurement team.
• Developing a solid and trusting relationship between major key clients and companies.
• Resolving key client issues and complaints.
• Developing a complete understanding of key account needs.
• Anticipating key account changes and improvements.
• Managing communications between key clients and internal teams.
• Managing account team assigned to each client.
• Strategic planning to improve client results.
• Negotiating contracts with the client and establishing a timeline of performance.
• Establishing and overseeing internal budgets with the company and external budgets with the client.
• Working with design, sales team, creative, advertising, logistics, managers, marketing, and team members from other departments dedicated to the same client account to ensure the highest quality of materials are being produced and all client needs to be met.
• Expanding relationships with new sales, clients, and territories.
• Work closely with our internal Technical Sales Engineers to leverage the Commercial unit clientele.
• Work closely with the Project Engineers on all tenders and visits to potential clients.
• Develop marketing plans for both existing and potential customers.
• Continuously analyze potential and existing markets in order to identify business opportunities.
• Prepare presentations, proposals, and various marketing tools on the effective development of business opportunities for the company.
• Regularly provide updates on the market competition analysis and share reports with the sales and service department.
• Collaborating with the sales team to maximize profit by up-selling or cross-selling.
• Planning and presenting reports on account progress, goals, and quarterly initiatives to share with team members, stakeholders, and possible use in future case studies or company training.
• Meeting all client needs and deliverables according to proposed timelines.
• Analyzing client data to provide customer relationship management.

Education/ Professional Qualifications

• A Graduate degree in Engineering, Management, Business Administration, or Social Sciences related courses.

Experience:

• 3 – 5 years of proven work experience, preferably in sales, key account management, B2B marketing, industrial technology, supply chain management, and logistics.
• Familiarity with BRM and CRM practices.
• Certification in sales, marketing, or related field is an added advantage.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to network and build productive relationships based on business principles.
• Proven results of delivering client solutions and meeting sales goals.
• Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Highly motivated and target-driven.
• Creative and innovative.
• Excellent selling, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of the design and operations of production.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Ability to deliver quality service always.
• Strong analytical and logical problem-solving abilities.
• Energetic, independent, and self-driven.
• Willing to travel locally and internationally.
• MS Office proficiency – Words/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/Projects.
• Proficiency in the use of BRM and CRM software.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• Contract management knowledge (legislation & standards).
• Organization and time management skills.

Salary

Very Attractive.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV by using the “Apply Now” button below and clearly stating the Job Title in the provided message box.

Note: Any application received after this will be automatically rejected

Application Deadline  25th February 2022.