AUTO TECHNICIAN AT LAFARGE AFRICA PLC | AUTO TECHNICIAN JOBS IN OGUN

About Company:

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

Job Description:

• Optimise the availability and reliability of Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) through high-quality mechanical repairs, preventive maintenance, and rapid breakdown response within the limestone quarry.
• This role supports the Mobile Plant Engineer in ensuring the mobile fleet—including haul trucks, excavators, loaders, and dozers—operates at peak efficiency to meet production targets.
• The position provides technical expertise in diesel engines, hydraulics, and transmission systems to minimize downtime and ensure equipment longevity.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute Maintenance &Repairs: Perform scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) and corrective repairs on a variety of HME used in quarry operations.
• Diagnostic Troubleshooting: Utilize diagnostic tools and manual inspection techniques to identify faults in diesel engines, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and power trains
• Component Overhaul: Carry out stripping, repairing, and reassembling of major components including pumps, cylinders, and braking systems.
• Technical Standards: Adhere to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) specifications
  and internal asset reliability frameworks for all mechanical interventions.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring equipment failures to improve fleet reliability and reduce "mean time between failures" (MTBF).
• Work Management: Document all maintenance activities, parts used, and labor hours accurately in the work management system or logbooks.
• Defect Elimination: Proactively identify and report emerging defects during routine inspections to prevent catastrophic failures.
• Safety Promotion: Visibly promote a positive safety culture, ensuring all "Lock-out Tag- out" (LOTO) procedures are followed and that work areas remain hazard-free.
• Mentorship: Provide on-the-job coaching to junior technicians and apprentices to build operational competence within the mobile maintenance team.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in HME maintenance within a mining, quarry, or heavy construction industry.
• Deep understanding of Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) specific to mining/quarrying environments.
• Expertise in high-pressure hydraulic systems and heavy-duty diesel engine electronics.
• Conversant with technical standards for lubricants, filters, and specialized HME spare parts.

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

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