Company Profile

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 Directly To Electrical Supervisor
• Location Onsite at HPW Fresh and Dry Ltd, Adeiso, E/R.

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

• 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 

• Maintains contact with departmental heads and other line managers/staff

• 3rd party contractors related to maintenance works 

• A lot of walking, standing, squatting, sitting, and lifting of materials required on the job  

• Computer, toolboxes

• 2.2.1 prerequisite programs

1. Maintenance programs for equipment and buildings

• 4.1 External standards
• 4.2 Site security and food defense
• 4.3 Layout, product flow and segregation
• 4.4 Building fabric
• 4.5 Utilities – water, ice, air and other gases
• 4.6 Equipment
• 4.7 Maintenance
• 4.8 Plant layout and process flow
• 4.9 Production premises
• 4.12 Foreign material risk mitigation & Waste Disposal

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum of Degree in Electrical Engineering  

• Ability to use manual and power tools
• Good communication skills
• Good knowledge in 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