PACKAGING MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

Key outputs and responsibilities

ASSET CARE

• Manage all packaging maintenance activities and lead machine specific grouping of artisans (i.e Bottle washing, Pasteurizer, Packer and Unpacker)
• Drive continuous improvement using VPO tools
• Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the packaging area by analyzing breakdowns, complying with the PM requirements and implementing Continuous Improvements
• Review and Implementation of Planned Maintenance Procedures (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklists)
• Ensures that service levels agreements are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown, preventative and predictive maintenance effectively
• Participate in executing the department’s asset care strategy and ensure the machine performance of the packaging department is maintained
• Coaches and develops the engineering skills of other maintenance and operational staff
• Control and oversee maintenance cost against available budget
• Ensure engineering standards applied correctly
• Draws up, Coaches and develops engineering skills to other maintenance and operational staff using OPL and SOPs
• Coach Artisans on AWS

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING

• Responsible for fault-finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems in the packaging area by ensuring that the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards is taken
• Identifies the major engineering losses in packaging area and investigates using problem solving methodologies. (5 Why, Stage 1 etc.)
• Review emergency works orders and initiate investigations and corrective action
• Capability to develop and lead cross functional teams to deliver Business needs

SAFETY AND HYGIENE

• Ensure team compliance with acts and procedures
• Maintain 5 S and housekeeping standards
• Ensure reporting, investigation, documentation and action of incidents as per the relevant acts and procedures
• Promote safety awareness
• Ensure compliance with special work permit requirements by own employees and contractors

ADMINISTRATION

• Manage Level 1 & 2 team goals in packaging area
• Conduct individual and team performance reviews and one on ones
• Provide performance feedback
• Lead all VPO initiatives in the department
• Apply and sustain industrial relations initiatives, policies, procedures, agreements & core values

QUALITY

• Ensures that Company Quality Standards and are adhered to in the packaging area

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Qualification: National Diploma Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright
• Trade: Fitter and Turner/Millwright/Electrical
• Maintenance Diploma would be advantages
• Preferably FMCG environment
• 3 -5 years’ experience in Preventive, & Predictive Maintenance of concerned with production
• plant, involved in the day-to-day inspections, preventive & predictive maintenance and repair of machinery
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at various levels of the organization
• Previous experience with VPO or other continuous improvement tools would be advantageous
• Ability to prioritize and manage maintenance projects in a packaging environment
• Good knowledge of sustainable development reporting would be advantageous
• Good all round knowledge of manufacturing
• Demonstrated knowledge of SHE policies and procedures

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 short-listing.