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PACKAGING MACHINE SPECIALIST: MECHANICAL Jobs in Gauteng, South Africa at AB InBev
Title: PACKAGING MACHINE SPECIALIST: MECHANICAL
Company: AB InBev
Location: Gauteng, South Africa
The Key Purpose of the role is to maintain, repair, and optimize packaging hall machines to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards.
Key roles and responsibilities:
Review SAP downtime in preparation for the morning meeting with the maintenance controller
Advance terminator to Unit manager level
Develop SWIs, SOPs, and schedules reviewed and train operators.
Training of operators and shift artisans to close skill Gaps
Obtain quotes for spare parts from OEM/AMM and or reverse engineering as required and manage the RTS process to recover ZBB.
Perform store walkabout and review store bin holding min and max levels
Support with shut planning by utilizing medium- and long-term action plans
Update AWS daily and track machine-specific performance and KPIs
Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the production teams on machine operation, machine fault finding, and correct responses to machine failure modes
Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring, and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift-based teams
Carry out work during the planned, routine, and opportunity maintenance window by the planned maintenance schedule issued by the Planner
Where scheduled work cannot be completed, feedback to the Maintenance Planner for direction, this may involve rescheduling the work or prioritizing outstanding work
Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks during planned maintenance windows
Complete any administration and SAP tasks in support of planned maintenance, Standby duties – be available for call out when required
Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities, and learnings from maintenance activities
Carry out Autonomous Operations as per requirements
Participate in machine grouping improvement using Artisan Workstation
Carry out routine maintenance activities by the maintenance schedule where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance (where required, additional resources may be called in to assist)
Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem
Where necessary, call in additional resources to assist in problem-solving or escalate to the Maintenance Controller for direction
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum N6 Mechanical (Must be trade tested)
Or National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
2 years’ experience in an FMCG Environment
Basic knowledge of electrical
Strong Mechanical aptitude
Strong Analytical thinking
Experience in Krones and KHS Machines
Experience with conveyor system
Ability to do standby and call-out
Have a reliable car/transport
Additional Information:
BAND: X
SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for shortlisting.