Assistant Industrial Services Engineer

Location: Tema, Ghana
Company: Nestlé Ghana

Position Type: Full-time

Minimum Educational qualification: Minimum bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Process or Energy engineering)

Minimum Relevant work experience: 3+ years in industrial utilities / maintenance (FMCG or process industry preferred)

Position Summary:

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world.  At our very core, we are a human company driven by our purpose to enhance the quality of life and contribute to a healthier future. 

Nestlé Ghana Limited is currently looking for an Assistant Industrial Services Engineer with 3+ years in industrial utilities / maintenance, preferably in FMCG.

As Assistant IS Engineer, you support the IS Engineer across the full utilities scope, combining hands-on operational and maintenance support with strong methods, reliability and energy mandate. Working at factory level, from generation and distribution to the process consumers of every plant, you drive utility’s reliability, energy and water efficiency, and the technical projects behind our Net Zero journey. It is a broad, hands-on engineering role, spanning maintenance planning, shop floor supervision, utilities process expertise and energy performance. If you want to master utilities end-to-end and turn data into savings, this is your opportunity.

A typical working day of an Assistant IS Engineer

Reporting to the Industrial Services Engineer, you will be part of a collaborative team passionate about safe, reliable and low-carbon utilities. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Secure a stable, uninterrupted and food-safe supply of all utilities to Production — holding them to their target quality, availability and efficiency, and acting as the engineering escalation point that turns recurring events into lasting improvements.
• Own maintenance planning and shop floor execution for the utilities — running the weekly planning routine on the preventive plan, prioritizing work requests, preparing work orders and securing disciplined execution and accurate records in the maintenance management system, together with statutory and safety maintenance completion.
• Act as a technical reference across the utility’s technologies — steam & combustion, ammonia refrigeration, water & effluent treatment, potable-water distribution, compressed air, hygienic air and heat recovery — and own utilities compliance and audit readiness (boiler house and ammonia safety audits, environmental requirements, statutory inspections).
• Be the factory's energy champion for Industrial Services — owning energy conversion efficiency and energy/water intensity, embedding energy productivity into daily routines, and delivering savings through modern energy monitoring and analytics tools.
• Be an active contributor to the Net Zero Carbon roadmap — turning reduce, rethink and replace opportunities into tangible results.
• Manage and deliver technical improvement and investment projects on the utilities scope — from specification through commissioning and handover to Operations — taking ownership of technical investment projects such as the biomass steam supply.
• Build multi-skilled utilities technician competencies, coach the team on maintenance and planning discipline, and standardize maintenance best practices, driving the adoption of digital maintenance and monitoring tools.

What makes you successful?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Process or Energy engineering).
• 3+ years in industrial utilities / maintenance, with exposure to steam, refrigeration, compressed air, water & effluent treatment and hygienic air.
• Maintenance methods & CMMS discipline: hands-on with a computerized maintenance management system (SAP PM preferred), preventive maintenance methodologies (TPM / continuous improvement) and structured problem solving (root cause analysis).
• Energy & digital orientation: energy management principles (ISO 50001), energy efficiency and the use of energy monitoring and analytics tools, with low-carbon design awareness.
• Project delivery: interest in — or first exposure to — managing technical investment projects from specification to handover to Operations.
• SHE & compliance rigour: boiler and ammonia safety, statutory compliance, food safety of utilities — uncompromising on safety.
• Strong ability to coach technicians, work in a multifunctional team (Production, Quality, Safety, Electrical & Automation, Reliability) and with external contractors.
• Drive, curiosity and ambition to keep growing your engineering depth.

“Nestlé is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer, seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nationality, disability or perceived disability, medical condition, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law”.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The closing date for application is 1st December,2026.