Packaging Engineer

Reference Number: CCB250107-16

Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in the Manufacturing Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience in Manufacturing for a Plant Engineer position, which will be based in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Manager.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Asset Care

• Partake in the development of the asset care plan for the packaging plant, contributing suggestions and providing expert advice.
• Implement the asset care plan for the Packaging plant
• Ensure that asset care competencies are developed in the team.
• Ensure that asset care goals are incorporated into team and individual goals
• Lead the OEM SPP (Supplier Partnering Programme) for the plant and monitor Service Agreements
• Ensure Engineering Change Management Procedure adherence
• Exercise budgetary controls over the asset care requirements of Packaging plant.
• Develop the maintenance budget for the plant

Plant Reliability

• Responsible and Accountable for the overall reliability and uptime of Packaging plant and Maintenance routines.
• Lead the team in the provision of asset care and engineering support to the shift-based production teams and Technical problem solving.
• Support packaging performance improvement
• Ensure that predictive maintenance techniques are implemented correctly.
• Ensure compliance to maintenance planning and execution of maintenance outage
• Ensure that Maintenance packages are updated and effective and that all Engineering changes are executed
• Verify that the maintenance systems are working properly.
• Review plant reliability to ensure equipment is operating optimally and to identify problems or opportunities timeously.
• Takes part in maintenance problem solving.

Plant Optimization

• Take part in and/or manage central office plant optimization trials or projects.
• Evaluate impact of new plant and equipment and sign off all plant modifications and changes.
• Analyze plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement to plant performance, and initiates opportunity evaluation.
• Analyze plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to identify and correct root causes.
• Take part in evaluating continuous improvement opportunities identified by the production teams or engineering support.
• Develop and implement PIMs/POMs for each machine each and ensure corrective measure taken accordingly.
• Ensure that continuous improvement is built into Packaging Engineering team goals, and forms part of regular goal review sessions.

Team Leadership and Management

• Lead the development of team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members.
• Lead the team to conduct TRACC assessment, Competence and skills building (CAP).
• Entrench a high-performance culture by conducting regular team goal review sessions, one-on-ones, and performance reviews.
• Ensure training need analysis are conducted and training plans developed for team members.

Safety and Housekeeping

• Ensure that the team apply proper safety and housekeeping procedures and adhere to all legal requirements when carrying out their tasks.
• Ensure implementation of the appropriate CCBA and legislative policies (such as OSH act) on safety and housekeeping (5S).
• Ensure all statutory and mandatory checks are part of the asset care management system, are performed and all documentation completed and recorded.
• Ensure that health, safety, and housekeeping receive appropriate focus through regular checks and audits, with appropriate monthly/quarterly meetings.

Skills, Experience & Education

The incumbent should have at least a Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering; Qualified artisan and not less than 8 years technical and leadership experience in a FMCG environment. Strong communication skills, good leadership qualities, good analytical skills, and a demonstrated high level of integrity.