The key purpose of this role is to co-ordinate, coach and control the activities of the level one maintenance teams in the production environment and to provide specialist technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Manage Planned Maintenance

• Assist with development of maintenance plan.
• Execute maintenance activities.
• Ensure that correct spares are available.
• Ensure correct tools are available.
• Conduct planned job observations.
• Manage issues emanating from system usage reports
• Ensure asset care business process are adhered to

Maintain Safe, Healthy and Risk free working environment

• Implement safety, health & environmental legislation and procedures
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards

Manage Human Resources

• Ensure that artisans execute maintenance plan to standard and optimise artisan time utilisation.
• Develop employees
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices.

Optimise Process Performance

• Conduct engineering administration
• Support continuous improvement

Facilitate Problem Solving

• Identify problems or potential problems
• Facilitate problem solving

Optimise Team Processes

• Facilitate effective team dynamics
• Implement performance management
• Communicate effectively in the workplace

Manufacturing Way

• Ensure that all team members are fully conversant with the manufacturing way and Global Evaluation of Manufacturing (GEM)
• Develop and drive implementation plans to progress maturity in the manufacturing way principles and practices

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Knowledge of Manufacturing way strategies and initiatives
• Good knowledge of packaging production processes and technologies
• Proven leadership skills
• Analytical problem solver
• Influencing ability with regards to sound maintenance practices

Key Requirements:

• Education: Min – BSc Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical)
• Ideal – Mechanical/Electrical Engineer with Diploma in Packaging (IBD)
• Training: Min – Complete Engineering Traineeship or Diploma in Packaging plus 3 months on the job training
• Experience: 1 Year – 1 years as a
• Maintenance Planner, 4 years as machine specialist in more than 1 machine
• Member of EIZ

Additional information:

Band: VIII

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than the 7th of February 2023.