Factory Maintenance Engineer - Mosselbay

Nestlé; Mossel Bay; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Factory Maintenance Engineer for its Mossel Bay site. This role involves managing maintenance programs, budgeting for asset utilization, and building engineering capabilities within the maintenance team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in engineering management, preferably in an FMCG-related manufacturing environment and effective leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in engineering management in FMCG environment.
• 2 years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Experience working in multifunctional teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of the factory asset maintenance program.
• Manage existing assets through planned maintenance routines.
• Provide input for annual maintenance budget and budget management.

Skills

Total Productivity Maintenance

Asset management

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Engineering Degree

Technical college degree

Tools

SAP PM module

Job description

Location: Mossel Bay

Qualification: Engineering Degree or Technical college degree

Experience: 5 years’ experience in engineering management (plant maintenance, machinery and processing equipment and packaging equipment), with 2 years in a leadership role preferably in FMCG-related manufacturing environment

Closing date: 1st July 2025

Position Summary

Nestlé has over 308 000 employees worldwide. More than being the world’s number one food and beverage brand, we’ve successfully launched, and sustained, hundreds of thousands of careers. We’re now looking for a Factory Maintenance Engineer to join our team at Mossel Bay.

In this role you will be responsible for supporting and participating in the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance program aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimize maintenance cost and as a result increase asset intensity.

A day in the life of a Factory Maintenance Engineer :

Manage existing assets - Planned maintenance:

• Actively participate in maintenance routines to ensure that maintenance activities are scheduled and executed in time with high quality.
• Support and participate in the implementation maintenance methodologies (Preventative Maintenance pillar, foundations), usually member of Preventative Maintenance pillar.
• Master and coach breakdown analysis.
• Responsible to ensure effective utilization of Asset Maintenance Management system.

Manage existing assets - Budget management:

• Provide input for annual maintenance budget. Assist with the reporting and tracking of the maintenance budget. Analyze over/under spending in the area of responsibility and propose corrective actions.

Build Engineering Capability:

• Support and participate in the competence building plan (CBP) for the maintenance team.
• Build up maintenance methodologies competencies within Engineering, on the topics from Roles and Responsibilities matrix.
• Assist with the technical training program for all factory maintenance staff.
• Build up Asset Maintenance Management competencies within Engineering.

Manage existing assets - Production support:

• Support the implementation Asset Maintenance pillar methodologies.
• Support production to eliminate quality defects, safety risks and chronic technical issues.

Define and adhere to standards:

• Support and participate in implementation of applicable standards.
• Ensure adherence to applicable standards in the area of responsibility.

What will make you successful?

• Engineering Degree or Technical college degree (e.g., mechanical, electrical)
• 5 years’ experience in engineering management (plant maintenance, machinery and processing equipment and packaging equipment) preferably in FMCG related manufacturing environment (dairy factory)
• 2 years’ leadership experience important
• Experience working in multifunctional team (i.e., capital projects, DMAIC) preferred.
• Good knowledge of Total Productivity Maintenance
• Good knowledge of Asset maintenance
• Good knowledge of Asset Maintenance Management system (SAP PM module)
• Nestlé Engineering organization and Roadmap
• Knowledge of Total Productivity Maintenance methodology is preferred