Description
Location: Nakuru, Kenya
Function: Agriculture / Agro-Allied, Engineering / Technical
Job Type: Full Time
About the Role
CDL was founded in early 2003 by its current Managing Director Lucy Mmari.
The Mechanical Supervisor / Mechanical Lead will lead mechanical maintenance, reliability and engineering activities across the Animal Feed and Solvent Extraction Plant. The primary objective is to reduce plant breakdowns and downtime, improve equipment reliability and availability, ensure readiness of critical spares and manpower, and support continuous improvement in plant safety, performance and production efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead preventive, predictive, corrective and breakdown maintenance across the plant.
- Oversee maintenance of hammer mills, roller mills, pellet mills, mixers, conditioners, conveyors, elevators, flakers, expanders, cookers, extractors, DTDC, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, fans, blowers, heat exchangers and related plant equipment.
- Conduct breakdown analysis, troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and implement permanent corrective actions.
- Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance schedules.
- Monitor equipment condition and identify potential failures before breakdown.
- Plan and maintain critical mechanical spares and equipment history records.
- Supervise fitters, technicians, welders, fabricators and contractors to ensure productivity, workmanship and adequate manpower availability.
- Manage equipment installation, alignment, fabrication, modification, commissioning and improvement projects.
- Coordinate with Production, Electrical, Procurement, Stores and HSE teams to support uninterrupted plant operations.
- Support shutdown planning, execution and equipment start-up.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized institution; OR Diploma in Mechanical Engineering supported by strong relevant plant maintenance and equipment reliability experience.
- 5–8+ years’ relevant mechanical maintenance experience within a process plant environment.
- Supervisory or managerial maintenance experience is preferred.
- Experience within Animal Feed, Solvent Extraction, Oilseed Processing, Edible Oil or similar process manufacturing environments will be a strong advantage.
Application
Interested and qualified? Go to CDL Human Resource on cdl.zohorecruit.com to apply
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