Engineering Lead

To coordinate management of farm equipment, infrastructure, and Projects by providing technical solutions relating to safety, security, and maintenance for quality seamless customer service.

• Coordinates and distributes labor to different sections and as per work requirements, allocates tasks to the technicians and ensures they are completed within budget with regard to the production schedules
• Ensures standards of routine Safety Maintenance and Control (SAMACO) procedures are adhered to, to increase the efficiency of the maintenance process, thus reducing equipment downtime and achieving annual cost savings.
• Prepares bill of quantities for equipment, tools, parts, and materials and accurately follows up on delivery, and participates in the reception of specialized equipment to check on compliance with specifications and company standards
• Organizes the execution of routine inspection, service, and maintenance works, establishes and revises schedule of services (maintenance log) and procedures for such activities while ensuring proper utilization and control of resources to ensure systems reliability.
• Plans, organizes and communicates execution of major shutdown jobs (outage works) and overhauling of equipment in liaison with affected departmental heads and section heads to ensure smooth operations.
• Liaises with the Head of Department and head of sections to establish, prioritize, and harmonize engineering tasks and efforts to achieve optimal production
• Trains, Demonstrates and Guides the Engineering staff on preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure compliance.
• Monitors the performance of personnel working in the department to meet set targets and ensure conformance with accepted standards.
• Carries out a risk assessment for general farm equipment, installation, structures, and activities to mitigate incidences and breakdowns.
• Performs root cause analysis on engineering-related incidences and prepares appropriate reports.
• Analyses recurrent engineering problems to increase the efficiency of the maintenance process, provide practical solutions, and develop contingency plans.
• Facilitates availability and maintenance of company vehicles and plants for efficient movement of goods and services.
• Ensures the general cleanliness and Maintenance of Hygiene of the general farm
• Prepares and maintains task-in-progress reports, labor reports, job cards, and worksheets of tasks completed and disseminates them to relevant stakeholders
• Conducts toolbox meetings to discuss safety and methods of work
• Ensures compliance to engineering standards and procedures related to professional disciplines geared towards safe and efficient methods of work
• Ensures Compliance with Health Safety and Environment(HSE) and Phyto rules and regulations and champions the implementation of Syngenta HSE and Phyto policies and standards in your area of operation by integrating the same in all activities
• Any other duties & projects as may be allocated from time to time any other tasks and projects as may be allocated from time to time.

Syngenta is a Global Agribusiness Company with its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. We are a market leader in the breeding and production of Seeds and Cuttings for high-quality pot and bedding plants. In Kenya, we have two production Sites; Kenya Cuttings Limited based in Thika, and Pollen Limited based in Ruiru.

Knowledge Skills & Experience:

  Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Preferably Electrical Engineering

Experience

• 6 years of relevant experience

  Personal Attributes

• Innovative
• Resilience
• Safety aptitude
• Decisive
• Team player
• Results-oriented
• Attention to details
• Interpersonal
• Integrity

Key Skills

• Supervisory
• Planning
• Communication
• Computer

Working Relationship

 Internal

• Heads of Departments
• EAME engineering team

External

• Service providers
• Suppliers
• Government of Kenya authorities
• Syngenta Leadership Competencies and Behavior

Essential Syngenta Competencies

Decisive

Demonstrate the ability to take prudent action with little oversight.

Communicative

Demonstrates openness in communication with others and makes timely communication 

Trusted

Track record for building trust and giving reliable and correct information.

Target focused /Results-oriented

Ability to deliver the desired water quality with the right quantities at minimal cost.

Other behaviors critical for the role.

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Proactive ness in taking precautionary measures in the quality control and quality assurance process.
• Timely communication of any water quality-related issues.

Critical Success Factors and Key Challenges.

• Maintaining complete and up-to-date records.
• Timely actions and reporting.

Equal Opportunities Statement Syngenta

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, tribe or any other legally protected status