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The key purpose of this role is to provide specialized Artisan skill and knowledge to the shift team, and to support the operations, maintenance and problem-solving activities.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

Operational Support

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations
• This will include standby and day shift support
• Where requested, assist as a functional expert in problem solving in giving support to the operators
• Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift based team on mechanical & electrical equipment, mechanical & electrical fault finding and correct responses to failure modes
• Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams
• Take part, as functional expert, in Regional and Central plant optimization trials

Planned Maintenance

• Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
• Where scheduled work can not be completed, feed back to the maintenance controller for direction
• This may involve rescheduling the work or prioritizing outstanding work
• Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in support during planned maintenance
• Complete any administration and SAP tasks in support of planned maintenance
• Partake in maintenance post mortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities

Routine Maintenance

• Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate problem solving techniques
• If required, additional resources may be called in to assist
• Carry out condition monitoring activities where these have been allocated to the Technician in accordance with the CM schedule

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 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

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
• Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Engineering Controller for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request
• Take part, as functional expert, in FFA's 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 y
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate SAB policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties

Minimum Requirements:

• Min. of B.Sc./HND/B.Tech in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 2-3 Years’ experience in FMCG environment
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office applications i.e. (Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate well
• Must be a team player
• Ability to adhere to instructions, work in shifts with minimum supervision & action oriented
• self-starter, physically fit and honest

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The Key Purpose of this position is to safely operate and maintain defined brewing equipment and related process to achieve optimal effectiveness.

The Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Operating equipment utility process areas according to VPO standards.
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and recording short stops and correcting any out of controls using the VPO tools.
• Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems. Review trends to identify & resolve problems.
• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas.
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the process artisan or team leader to assist with resolution.
• Assisting the process artisan/machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift.
• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses and recording the results on the appropriate information system.
• The list of quality checks to be executed is contained in the work instructions.
• React to the results using the VPO tools supplied.
• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. Making use of the action logs to record issues, problems, and improvement opportunities.
• Fully understand the team dream and contribute to achieving it.
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated.
• Where problems occur, use the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues.

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc/HND in Sciences or related Engineering course,
• Min - 2 years in FMCG environment