Packaging Engineer - Gate Way at Anheuser-Busch InBev

AB InBev is the world's leading brewer. We produce over 500 beers, including world-famous brands such as Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona. Local Africa brands such as Carling Black Label, Hero, Kilimanjaro, 2M, Eagle and we want like-minded, hard-working and passionate people to join our teams in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Packaging Engineer - Gate Way

Location: Ilesa, Osun
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• The primary function of this position is to take the Strategic lead for the Maintenance function in Packaging and to lead-related Strategic Initiatives, ensuring Corporate Governance for equipment and system integrity through the application of and adherence to relevant Standards and Legislation.
• Manage departmental Budget / Finances  
• Lead applicable engineering projects by increasing efficient project planning and execution thereof
• Provides input into new equipment / upgrade projects
• Ensure conformance to specifications and standards   
• Lead the risk management program, encompassing occupational health, safety and risk management  
• Ensure legal compliance in engineering and adherence to legal standards/regulations  
• People Management Facilitate team problem solving and decision making  
• 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  
• 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
• Demonstrates conformance to VPO People, Management, and Maintenance pillars
• Project manage Major equipment stoppages

Expected Standards:

• Ensure safety, healthy & environmental legislation compliance  
• Develop employees   
• Ensure application documented standards  
• Develop and update engineering standards through the Zone  
• Ensures a high quality of workmanship is attained from the maintenance team
• Plans in place to implement the various maintenance pillar blocks
• Sustain what has been implemented
• Optimize use of planned maintenance system  
• Apply formal failure analysis process  
• Apply relevant engineering spares strategy
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate  
• Maintain system integrity and change control  
• Maintain and calibrate packaging mechanical plant and equipment including instrumentation integrity

Qualifications

• Min. of B.Sc./HND in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
• 2-5 Years as sectional engineer/Maintenance Controller

Traits & Competencies Required:

• A motivated individual with high levels of resilience and the ability to operate in a high-pressure environment Commercial Acumen with strong planning & financial management skills  
• Highly developed analytical skills with excellent problem-solving capability  
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality is non-negotiable.  
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization  
• Proven leadership and management capability  
• Excellent planning and organizational skills  
• An innovative thinker, persuasive, assertive and a good negotiator  
• Ability to set high standards and bring team along to achieve the standard expectation
• Ability to implement the People business processes to lead, motivate, and develop employees  
• Exceptionally organized  
• High degree of self-discipline
• Able to influence work to be carried through others
• Assertiveness

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.