Fabrication Supervisor at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Fabrication Supervisor

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-007
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Supervise and make requisitions for materials needed for different projects/job
• Assist in preparing monthly chargeback of work done
• Assist to fabricate and install/fix equipment like heat exchanger and some other processing equipment
• Supervise the fabrication workshop
• Ability to design and construct any of the engineering projects that relate to fabrication
• Supervise all the activities going on in the machinist workshop and spare production etc.
• Ensure the turner machine and other tools and equipment are in good working condition
• Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification

• BSc / HND in Mechanical Engineering or related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a reputable organization.

Competencies:

• Have good working knowledge of lathe machine, milling machine and shading machine.
• Ability to read engineering drawings into details and should be computer literate.

Application Closing Date
2nd March, 2020.