Production/Maintenance Engineer

Location: Kano, Nigeria

Job Type: Full-time

About atmosfair Climate & Sustainability Limited

atmosfair Climate & Sustainability Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of the German atmosfair gGmbH, is at the forefront of the fight against climate change and deforestation. With our own production plant in Kano, we provide efficient cookstoves to households across Nigeria. With innovative financing, manufacturing, and distribution solutions, we ensure affordable market prices and make clean cooking accessible at scale. This ultimately contributes to our mission of combating climate change while improving lives across Nigeria.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic, hands-on and results-oriented Production Engineer for the local manufacturing of efficient cookstoves in Kano, Nigeria who will take an active role in developing, optimising and maintaining machine lines & quality and implementing new production lines in our factory. The Production Engineer will work closely with our General Manager and technicians in production facility for our efficient cookstove sets.

Your main focus will be the continuous improvement of production quality, machinery and technical infrastructure at our Kano production facility: Our production lines include Fibre laser, mechanical shearing, punching, and bending machines for cookstoves production; as well as deep drawing, cutting, beading and polishing processes for pot production.

Optimisation of production processes and machine lines

• Analyse existing production processes and identify bottlenecks, quality issues and inefficiencies to improve machines and tools
• Optimise laser cutting processes, machine settings and process parameters
• Optimise machine line supporting subsystems and infrastructure
• Work together with production staff and technicians for implementation
• Identify technical problems and sources of machine downtime
• Troubleshoot mechanical and production-related problems
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance routines
• Identify worn/critical components & evaluate sourcing of new machines, tools and equipment
• Support installation, commissioning and integration of new machinery
• Improve measurement systems for evaluating cookstoves performance parameters

Production quality optimisation

• Improve production quality, consistency and output from the machine lines
• Reduce material waste and unnecessary production costs
• Develop and document improved production processes
• Establish practical production and quality standards

Qualifications and Experience

We are looking for a technically strong and practical engineer with a genuine interest in manufacturing.

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of practical professional experience working with production machinery, manufacturing processes or a comparable industrial environment
• Good understanding of mechanical manufacturing and production processes
• Practical experience with machine operations, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Experience with laser machines highly beneficial
• Experience in process optimization and quality improvement
• Business-fluent English
• Willingness to relocate to Kano

Reporting Structure

You will report directly to the General Manager of atmosfair Climate & Sustainability Ltd. and maintain close coordination with the management of atmosfair gGmbH, based in Berlin, Germany.

What we offer

• Full-time permanent employment
• Access to high-level institutional partners and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on climate protection and poverty reduction.
• A collaborative work environment with committed colleagues and flat hierarchies.
• A responsible engineering position in an international climate project
• A hands-on role with significant technical responsibility
• Exposure to a broad range of mechanical production technologies

For any queries, please contact:
Email: jobs@atmosfair.ng
Website: www.atmosfair.com.ng