Packing Technician at British American Tobacco

Role Positioning and Objectives

• Individual is responsible to own and drive root cause analysis within a team of Equipment Owners/Operating teams for an Operating Line, Lines, or Operation.
• The Technician II by his role supports the Shift Team Lead in delivering the PQCDSM – Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale - results necessary to achieve the Compelling Business Need by rigorous application of RTT/ IWS tools.
• He is responsible, in conjunction with the Equipment Owner at ensuring their equipment is operated and maintained at base conditions and improvements required to reach goals are executed.
• 95% of individual’s time will be spent on the Operating Floor working with the team. Individual is member of Operating (Autonomous) Team.

What You Will Be Accountable For

• Supports the Shift Team Lead in delivering the PQCDSM – Production, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale - results necessary to achieve the Compelling Business Need by rigorous application of RTT/ IWS tools
• Actively participate in project delivery and execution
• Serve as a technical operator and additional resource to operate and fix both operational and technical issues on responsible line(s) to meet shift PQCDSM results
• As a member of Operating AM team, drives and executes all AM related activities and actions within Shift. Includes RTT DMS, step progression, and maintenance of standards
• Implement all required and recommended actions/responsibilities to support Operating teams through the IWS Phase Journey
• Use Risk Prediction whenever you are performing a non-routine task on your equipment (i.e. defect fixing)
• Drives safety defects through completion with a high sense of urgency
• Key driver for analysing all safety risks and driving out losses associated with those risks
• Performs weekly & monthly CILs
• Maintains and updates all standards in Equipment (i.e. CIL, OPLs, lube map, safety map, centrelines, defect list, etc.
• Ensures CIL is updated when there are learnings (i.e. breakdowns, process failures, etc.)
• Ensures that the CIL is driving the elimination of unplanned breakdowns
• Tracks CIL time daily and continues to drive down time by creating kaizens to address remaining HTRs and SOCs
• Fixes defects found, submits notifications for defects equipment owner is unable to fix and continues to follow-up until defect is repaired
• Runs equipment at centreline and can explain deviations
• Understands link between Process Control Strategy (PCS) and CLs & CILs
• Understand, follow, and insure compliance with QA and HS&E Key Elements. Eliminate Root Cause of any outages

Work Schedule:

• Shift rotation with off-shift and weekend support subject to prevalent shift pattern and as dictated by business requirements; this could include call-in support in extreme cases.

Essential Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• The role holder will require an expert knowledge of cigarette packing machinery with at least 5 years of “hands on” experience of running these machines in a production environment, thereby gaining technical mastery of equipment and can develop it in others
• An Academic Qualification in City & Guilds (Engineering / Manufacturing / Transport Maintenance), NABTEB (Technical Trade) or National Diploma (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics) from a recognised institution
• A strong working knowledge of technical training, fault finding, troubleshooting techniques on both Making and Packing machines will be essential to the success of the role. Overall strong technical skills.
• In addition, a good understanding of mechanical processes, both hands on and theory will be required.
• Understanding of storeroom operating strategies.
• Ability to develop and effectively coach/train Equipment Owners and other technicians.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills desired.

Salary Range
Competitive salary package + excellent benefits.