PACKAGING MACHINE SPECIALIST

The South African Breweries; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries is seeking aMaintenance Technician to maintain, repair and optimise plant and related equipment to maximise availability and product quality at minimum cost.

The role covers operational support, planned and routine maintenance, problem solving, and safety compliance, with emphasis on downtime reduction and continuous improvement in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• N6 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher qualification is required.
• Trade test qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Millwright.
• Knowledge or experience of working in a production environment, particularly FMCG, is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support for coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift-based teams.
• Participate in standby and day shifts, offering expert advice when needed.
• Assist as a functional expert in problem solving for the plant and support to the zone.
• Partake in regional and central office plant optimisation trials.
• Support process artisans with machine operation, fault finding and correct responses to failure modes.
• Upskill process artisans with latest standard operating instructions for machine setups or restorations.
• Take part in maintenance planning meetings and help ensure backlog hours meet requirements.
• Carry out work during planned maintenance windows and assist others in these tasks.
• Participate in postmortems to feedback problems and learnings from maintenance activities.
• Maintain safety, adhere to AB InBev policies, and apply 5S principles.

Education

N6 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher qualification

Trade test qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Millwright

Job description

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It's who we are as a company. It's our culture. It's our heritage. And more than ever, it's our future. A future where we're always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life's moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together - when we combine your strengths with ours - is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Operational Support

• Provide specialist support for coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams
• This will include standby, day shift and when requested after a time frame that standby will need expert advice or support
• Where requested, assist as a functional expert in problem solving for the plant and support to zone
• Take part, as functional expert, in regional and central office plant optimisation trials
• Provide additional support to process artisan on machine operation, machine fault finding and correct responses to machine failure modes
• Upskill process artisans with latest SWI for machine setups or machine restorations

Planned Maintenance

• Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
• Ensure backlog meets minimum hours and schedules are reviewed as per required frequency
• Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
• Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in during planned maintenance windows
• Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities

Routine Maintenance

• Partake in ATO cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner must be resolved using the appropriate problem-solving techniques
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these required, additional resources may be called in to assist
• Where problems have been uncovered, and it is required to include the work in the planned maintenance schedule, this must be communicated to the Maintenance Planner
• Carry out condition monitoring activities where these have been allocated to the Technician in accordance with the ZCM schedule

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request take part, as functional expert, in AB- Report, SDCA and PDCA on request

Housekeeping and Safety

• Always operate in a safe manner, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate AB InBev policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties
• Present 5’s plans to team and management when required
• Raise sio’s and close sio’s related to your machine area
• Uphold and contribute to a culture of quality & Food safety excellence, taking ownership of systems & processes to ensure the highest standards are met

Running Repairs

• On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs

• When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action. Where required, specialist assistance may be called in

• This may include internal resources such as Instrument Technicians or Inspection and coding specialist or external resources such as Contractors or Suppliers

• Where repairs indicate that major work is required, such as re-wiring a motor, this must be transferred to the engineering workshop for attention

• Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem

• Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out

• This includes all SAP inputs

• Where running repairs cannot be carried out, communicate this to the Maintenance Planner to ensure the work is planned into the next planned window

• Minimum Requirements:
  N6 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher qualification

• Trade test qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Millwright

• Knowledge or experience of working in a production environment particularly in FMCG

Additional Information:

• Band: X

SAB/AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.