Maintenance Supervisor – Tetra Pak Aseptic Packaging

KDD; Farwaniya; On-site; KWD 15,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Farwaniya is seeking a maintenance supervisor with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and 10 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include supervising maintenance operations and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in the food manufacturing industry and strong electrical and mechanical skills.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant hands-on professional experience.
• Experience in maintenance within the food manufacturing industry.
• Hands-on experience with specified machines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper maintenance of plant machinery and equipment.
• Supervise daily functions including maintenance and workforce management.
• Conduct timely preventive maintenance tasks.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Preventive maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• To ensure that respective plant machinery and equipment are properly maintained and any issues are resolved in a timely manner
• To supervise the daily functions of the section including, but not limited to maintenance issues, personnel utilization, disciplinary issues, health and safety, hygiene and general housekeeping.

Plant Maintenance Responsibilities

• Assuring that preventive maintenance tasks are done correctly and in a timely manner
• Assuring that all repair jobs and breakdowns are properly attended, and the cause of the problem is analyzed
• Making suggestions for optimizing the preventive maintenance program and spare parts stock and implementing the approved ones
• Making suggestions for upgrading and improvements on existing equipment, and implementing the approved ones
• Participation in upgrading and installation of new equipment
• Assuring that all Maximo administrative tasks are done correctly and in a timely manner
• Assuring that the drawings and manuals are correctly updated
• Assuring that the section's manpower is correctly and fully utilized
• Assuring that all staff's training needs are met
• Attending all scheduled meetings in a proactive and timely manner
• Alternating with colleagues from other sections when needed
• Assuring that the section's staff is complying with health and safety, lean and sustainability practices of KDD together with the regulations of the State of Kuwait when carrying out duties

Required Qualification

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, preferred Electrical Engineering
• Work Experience: 10 years relevant hands-on professional experience.

Professional Background

• Experience in maintenance, preferably within the food manufacturing industry
• Hands on experience in handling machine - TBA8, TBA 19 10v, TBA 22, A3F and A3CF, and DE.