Packaging Engineer at International Breweries

The Key Purpose of this role is to ensure optimum utilization of plant, raw materials and people, to produce quality product at minimum cost which meets customer requirements while complying with legislation.​

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Partake in the development of the asset care plan for the packaging hall, contributing suggestions and providing expert advice Implement the asset care plan for the packaging hall, ensuring that the engineering team have the required competencies.
• Ensure that asset care goals are incorporated into engineering team and individual goals Audit compliance to the asset care programme by both the engineering team and the shift base teams.
• Ensure that asset care competencies are developed in the engineering team. Where training needs have been identified, through the training controller, ensure these are addressed.
• Lead the engineering team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction.
• Lead the development of engineering team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members.
• Conduct regular engineering team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one-on-one and performance reviews.
• Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members.
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the engineering team. 
• Ensure that the engineering team apply proper safety and housekeeping procedures, and adhere to all legal requirements when carrying out their tasks. 
• Ensure implementation of the appropriate SAB and legislative policies (such as OSH act) on safety and housekeeping.
• Ensure that safety and housekeeping receive the appropriate focus through regular checks and safety audits.
• Where unsafe work practice have been identified, the packaging engineer is responsible for correcting this Drive Safety and legal compliance in the Packaging Hall as a 2 (7) appointee. 

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining quality.​
• Mental alertness and analytical ability.​
• Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance​.
• Leadership ability (ability to lead planners, controllers and a full engineering team)​.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills​.
• Ability to develop and control budgets.​
• Ability to implement appropriate HR processes to manage, motivate and develop​.
• Ability to manage complex projects of significant number​.
• Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum.​
• High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high pressure environment.

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Engineering or equivalent Engineering degree​.
• Government Certificate of Competence would be highly advantageous​.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Production Maintenance Management with deep expertise in asset management​.
• Experience of managing and running a high speed packaging line highly advantageous.​
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing people.​
• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a packaging hall (financial, operational, people)​.