Electrical Engineer

Location: Ilorin, Kwara
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• They manage power distribution, industrial automation, and equipment maintenance, ensuring 100% uptime while strictly adhering to pharmaceutical safety and regulatory standards
• The electrical engineer in our LVP (Large Volume Parenterals) infusion company ensures the continuous, sterile, and compliant operation of IV fluid manufacturing machinery.

Key Responsibilities

• Power & Utility Management: Supervise the plant’s electrical power systems, including medium/low voltage switchgears, transformers, emergency diesel generators, and uninterrupted power supplies (UPS.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all machinery and facility electrical systems comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), WHO, and local regulatory standards.
• Automation & Control: Troubleshoot and program PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), SCADA systems, and VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) used to regulate fluid mixing, heating, and packaging.
• Root Cause Analysis: Diagnose electrical faults, perform root-cause analysis (RCA) on machine failures, and implement modifications to improve efficiency.
• Equipment Maintenance: Execute Preventative and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) on critical pharmaceutical equipment, including auto-claves, water purification (WFI) systems, and filling lines to prevent production downtime
• Documentation: Maintain rigorous logs of electrical inspections, equipment calibrations, and ISO standard documentations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving skills, emergency response capabilities, and the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary production teams
• Technical Skills: Deep understanding of industrial instrumentation, relay logic, control panels, and electrical design software (e.g., AutoCAD, ETAP)
• Experience: 7 to 10 years of hands-on electrical engineering experience, preferably within Large Volume Parenterals (LVP) pharmaceutical production.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree (BSc / BEng) in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a closely related field.