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Maintenance Manager + Special Projects
📍 Greater Accra 💼 On-site ⏰ Full Time 📋 Permanent Contract 🏷️ Engineering
Minimum Experience
1 year
Application Deadline
📅 31/12/2026
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities Maintenance and Operations:
  • Develop and implement preventive and corrective maintenance schedules for all equipment and machinery
  • Ensure timely repair of breakdowns to minimize production downtime
  • Maintain maintenance logs, records, and reports with accuracy and consistency
  • Coordinate installation, commissioning, and upgrading of machinery
  • Monitor equipment performance and proactively identify areas for improvement
  • Implement reliability-centered maintenance practices
  • Ensure all machinery operates at optimal efficiency levels

Team Leadership & Capability Building:
  • Build, train, and develop a high-performing maintenance team capable of taking ownership of day-to-day operations
  • Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability within the team
  • Supervise, coach, and evaluate maintenance staff and technicians
  • Ensure effective delegation of tasks while maintaining quality and timeliness
  • Foster a culture of discipline, ownership, and continuous improvement
  • dentify skill gaps and implement training plans to strengthen team capability

Compliance, Safety and Standards:
  • Ensure strict compliance with occupational health and safety standards
  • Enforce food safety and hygiene standards in line with company policies and regulatory requirements
  • Conduct routine safety inspections and risk assessments
  • Ensure maintenance practices align with FSSC, HACCP, and internal quality systems
  • Maintain proper documentation and audit readiness at all times
  • Lead corrective actions for any compliance gaps identified

Cost Control and Efficiency:
  • Control costs related to repairs, spare parts, and external services
  • Optimize inventory levels for spare parts and tools
  • Drive initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce downtime
  • Implement modern maintenance systems and technologies where applicable
  • Analyze maintenance data to support cost and performance optimization

Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives:
  • Support the execution of the Congo pilot project, including coordination of equipment, setup, operational planning, and on-the-ground problem-solving to ensure successful deployment and performance
  • Assist in procurement processes across projects, including sourcing equipment, negotiating with suppliers, tracking orders, and ensuring timely delivery aligned with operational needs
  • Build and maintain operational and financial models to support decision-making (e.g., production costs, scaling scenarios, new facility planning)
  • Support development and tracking of the partnership pipeline, including potential collaborators, suppliers, and industrial partners
  • Identify and explore new business opportunities, particularly in B2B, ingredient markets, and regional expansion
  • Lead or support waste-to-value initiatives, converting agricultural by-products into new revenue-generating streams
  • Design and implement internal systems and processes to improve efficiency (e.g., tracking tools, SOPs, reporting frameworks)
  • Conduct data analysis across operations, maintenance, and commercial activities to generate actionable insights
  • Prepare clear data presentations, reports, and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders
  • Support cross-functional and cross-market projects, ensuring alignment between operations, engineering, and commercial priorities

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum of 3–8 years’ experience in maintenance management, preferably in food manufacturing or FMCG
  • Strong knowledge of industrial machinery and maintenance systems
  • Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance

Preferred Profile:
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to build and scale teams
  • High attention to detail, especially in compliance and documentation
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working with data (Excel, dashboards, basic modeling)
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to take initiative and ownership
  • Strong communication and presentation skills


Location: Lashibi – Accra

Salary: Attractive

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Legendary Foods Ltd publishes its vacancies in Ghana through Saplic. Profile created automatically.