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Machine Specialist

Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
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Nile Breweries Limited

Engineering Total Positions: Location: Kampala, Uganda Full-time Salary: Attractive Posted 1 year ago
KEY DUTIES 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 • If 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 • Operate in a safe manner at all times, 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 • 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
QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• N6 or higher qualification • Mechanical, Electrical or Instrument trade test • Key Attributes and Competencies • Ability to solve problems on FMCG machines • Ability to communicate technical knowledge to operation staff improving their skills sets • Ability to train, coach and mentor operation staff on ATO and 5’s principles • Ability to optimise usages and reduce wastage with permanent solutions • Interpersonal Skills • Work in Teams and Collaborate • Strong self-management practices • Ability to problem solve using basic problem-solving tools (5 why; fishbone) and involved in high level problem solving to identify root causes and loop closures AB Reports, SDCA, PDCA • Ability to reduce machine downtime to minimum while ensuring all problems have permanent solutions Ability to analyse various graphical data and open gaps to improve performance • Ability to identify non-standard work and tag the defects with root causes • Ability to identify required spares for restorations tasks and communicate with suppliers for the best possible price thus showing savings on ZBB • Ability to be able to use electronic communication devices e.g. Tablets, laptops and other devices to help you understand the specific machines in more in detail • Ability to understand camera technology and different type of algorithms Ability to understand software, bus systems( Asibus, Profibus, Canbus, Ethernet, Ethercat, ) only for Electrical or Instrument • Always looking for opportunities to improve MTTB and shorten MTTR
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