Job Vacancy: Tooling Engineer Job at BURN Nigeria

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Tooling Engineer Job at BURN Nigeria

Job description: BURN is the world’s largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 African countries. BURN is working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on Earth, by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.

Since 2013, BURN has sold 1,300,000+ stoves in Africa. These stoves have helped 7.3 million beneficiaries save over $400 million in fuel expenditures and 5.3 million tons of wood while reducing indoor air pollution by 65%. Our team of 600 people – 51% of whom are women – is on track to produce and sell over 150,000 stoves per month in 2022 at our solar-powered facility in Kenya.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Tooling Engineer

Job Location: Lagos

Job Type: Full Time

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Description

• We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Tooling department within the Operations Division, Nigeria. In keeping with our growing business needs, we are looking for someone who meets the criteria below.
• Reporting to the Head of Tooling, the Tooling Technician will ensure that the tools and machinery under operation are in optimal working condition to maximize productivity and minimize downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Routine servicing, repair, and regrinding of engineering tools
• Repair and maintain press tools and perform die repairs.
• Attend breakdowns, identify faults, and problem-solve at the press with minimal downtime to aid production.
• Ensure company targets are met in respect of the quality of parts produced.
• Support new project tooling from the commissioning stages through to the start of production.
• Assist in tooling buyoffs and trials.
• Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage.
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management
• Ensure all work is undertaken to a high-quality standard and adheres to all quality standard regulations.
• Manufacture new tooling and ancillary spares to support production activity and customer deadlines.
• Document and update die history and other work records
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Carry out engineering-level changes to tools and modifications.
• Record all relevant data about tooling and record it on the Tool Room database.
• Understand and operate within basic cost/budget measures for tooling.
• Work within 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) methodology to maintain the workplace to a high standard.
• Responsible for sheet metal press tool building, fitting, and assembly. Document and update die history and other work records.

Key Qualifications

• Excellent hands-on skills in using hand tools and bench fitting.
• Ability to operate mechanical workshop machines – Lathe, milling and surface grinder.
• Strong understanding of production costs, including waste, downtime, scrap, and rework.
• Strong understanding of machining processes and materials.
• Sound knowledge of Sheet metal tools manufacturing process.
• Mechanical aptitude, and ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical issues.

Note

• Candidates who meet the necessary career qualifications and experience can apply for the role by filling in the required information and uploading an English language pdf version of their CV or Resume.
• Salary details should be inputted in USD $.
• BURN is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating the best workplace in the world.
• Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. BURN does NOT charge applicants or candidates any form of fees at any stage of the entire recruitment or onboarding process.

Location: Nigeria

Job date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 01:17:45 GMT

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