Engr. Oluwaseun Bakare
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Summary
Mechanical engineer with 12 years' experience in pharmaceutical and FMCG manufacturing, including 5 years leading engineering and maintenance teams. Expert in WHO GMP and NAFDAC compliance, pharmaceutical utilities and equipment qualification. Delivers high uptime, lower energy cost and clean regulatory audits, while building disciplined, safety focused teams.
Skills
preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance, RCM, TPM, root cause analysis, HVAC and cleanroom control, purified water, clean steam, boilers, chillers, compressed air, power, NAFDAC, validation and calibration, SOPs, CAPA management, audit support, capital project planning, installation, commissioning, qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), engineering budgets, vendor and service contracts, workforce planning, HSE leadership, AutoCAD, MS Project
Experience
Engineering Manager, Fidson Healthcare Plc, Ota, Ogun State Apr 2021 to Present
- Lead a team of 32 engineers and technicians; manage a ₦650 million annual engineering
- Run preventive and corrective maintenance for tablet, capsule, liquid and cream lines plus all critical utilities
- Achieved 96% planned versus executed maintenance compliance for 3 consecutive years
- Manage calibration and validation of 400+ critical instruments and equipment items
- Oversee purified water, clean steam and HVAC systems to pharmaceutical specifications
- Support NAFDAC, WHO and client audits, closing 100% of engineering CAPAs within target dates
- Renegotiated 6 service contracts, saving 15% annually
- Run risk assessments, permit to work and lockout systems; zero lost time incidents since 2022
- Conduct appraisals and training plans for 32 staff; promoted 4 technicians to supervisors
Maintenance Supervisor, Nestlé Nigeria Plc, Agbara Jan 2019 to Mar 2021
- Supervised maintenance for 2 beverage powder lines with a team of 12 technicians
- Cut breakdown hours by 35% by introducing TPM and autonomous maintenance
- Coordinated installation and commissioning of a new filling line with the OEM
Maintenance Engineer, Nestlé Nigeria Plc, Agbara Jan 2016 to Dec 2018
- Led root cause analysis on recurring gearbox failures, extending mean time between failures by 60%
Graduate Engineer, Dangote Flour Mills, Lagos Feb 2014 to Dec 2015
Education
- 2019, M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of Lagos (2019)
Key achievements
maintenance programme, Led WHO GMP prequalification readiness for the engineering function; the plant passed with zero critical engineering findings, Cut energy cost by 22% (about ₦210 million a year) through boiler optimisation, variable speed drives and a gas to power switch, Delivered a ₦1.8 billion tablet line expansion, including IQ, OQ and PQ, 3 weeks ahead of schedule and within budget, Achieved zero lost time incidents in the engineering department for 4 consecutive years
Selected projects
qualification, Energy Efficiency Programme (2022): boiler tuning, VFDs on 30 motors and gas generation, saving ₦210 million a year
Certifications & memberships
COREN Registered, MNSE, CMRP, COREN Registered Engineer; Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE) Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) Lean Six Sigma Green Belt; NEBOSH International General Certificate