Engineering Specialist at Agbeyewa Farms Limited

Agbeyewa Farms is a world-class agribusiness with farm operations in Ekiti State, Nigeria. We have foresight for expansion into Africa whilst we create decent jobs and economic opportunities for local communities and become a force to reckon with in the agribusiness on a global scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineering Specialist

Location: Ado-Ikere Road, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

  • We are looking out to hire a reliable and well-experienced all-round Engineer to join our capable team of professionals.
  • In this role, you will be tasked with the core responsibility of improvement and maintenance of farm machineries, equipment, and technology to improve a farm’s efficiency.
  • To be successful in this role, you should have a good background and experience in mechanical maintenance and repairs of tractors and other farm equipment and a fair technical know-how of engineering procedures cutting across but not limited to civil and electrical.

Responsibilities

  • Lead diagnosing of mechanical problems with tractors, farm machinery, or other equipment to determine the appropriate repairs or replacements needed
  • Maintaining a fleet of farm equipment such as tractors, harvesters, sprayers, and other vehicles used for farming purposes.
  • Design structures, equipment, processes and provide timely report to management.
  • Work in areas such as power systems and machinery design, structural and environmental engineering.
  • Design farmhouses, barns, and other shelters.
  • Implement technological changes using competitive and market intelligence
  • Providing technical emergency aids
  • Estimate cost, reliability, and ensure safety of equipment
  • Test products thoroughly for safety issues and defects.
  • Generate specifications for parts and control the efficiency of processes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering or a similar field.
  • 8-10 years minimum previous experience as a lead Engineer or in a similar role in the agricultural sector with experience in Tractor and Farm Fleet maintenance
  • A high level of knowledge pertaining to the installation, use, and repair of agricultural equipment
  • Must have excellent communication skills
  • Possession of good interpersonal skills is a must
  •  Must have excellent coordination and organizational abilities.

Additional Information

  • Competitive Compensation.
  • 5 – day workweek.
  • Flextime.
  • Competitive Health Insurance (Employee + Spouse + 4 children).
  • Wellness Programs
  • Employee Training Programs
  • Growth and Development
  • Mentoring and Counseling
  • Office base: Ado-EKITI, Nigeria with approximately 25% travel (within Nigeria and internationally).

 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online


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