Maintenance Manager, Swan at UAC Foods Limited

UAC Foods Limited, operating in the food sector of the economy, is a leading producer of snacks, beverages, and ice cream. Our brands include Gala Sausage Roll, Funtime Coconut Chips, Kingsway Pastry Roll, SWAN Natural Spring Water and Supreme Ice Cream.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Maintenance Manager, Swan

Location: Kerang, Plateau
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Establish, plan, andensures theexecution of acceptable standard of engineeringmaintenance practice for the plant, machinery, vehicles and facilities, making them available for optimum utilization, and efficiency.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Plans and implements maintenance schedule as per OEM recommendations for the plant and machinery to ensure availability & efficiency.
• Develop work instructions and procedures to standardize maintenance methods and lead the Engineering team in implementation.
• Plans, controls, and coordinates all utility activities in the SWAN factory to ensure those services such as power, compressed air, water (borehole), and cooling systems are always available for smooth production operations.
• Ensures a safe working environment by emphasizing safety, taking all necessary precautions in material handling, and tools handling, and enforcing compliance in the use of safety gadgets.
• Plan and implement day-to-day maintenance activities of the factory line equipment, to achieve minimum agreed line OEE.
• Manage maintenance costs to budget and stretch targets.
• Draws up plans for routine maintenance and annual overhauling and carries out the maintenance and repairs of factory machinery, using own staff or outside contractors.
• Ensure that spare parts are available in their specification and optimum quantity and initiate replacement as the need arises.
• Promotes good manufacturing practices by inculcating standard hygienic practices in the maintenance team.
• Carries out RCA/CAPA & downtime analysis on a weekly basis to address priority areas.
• Monitor generator fuel consumption to check abnormal situations.
• Monitor grid electricity & coordinate with local electricity authority.
• Prepares engineering daily, weekly, and monthly summary reports to include equipment performance, cost monitoring, & improvement ideas
• Ensures that all site facilities are always kept in good working condition.
• Ensures maintenance of the equipment is done in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations.

Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or any other related course with a professional certification. Registered Membership of NSE or COREN an advantage
• 10+ years relevant work experience.
• Experience in the Manufacturing industry. Preferably PET - Krones / Sidel line.
• Knowledgeable in Engineering practices and Business Process Design
• Preferably trained by Krones or Sidel on PET line.
• Knowledge of line operation & maintenance (Mechanical, Electrical & Automation)
• Understanding of Utilities and HV systems.
• Demonstrable experience of maintenance management, planning and asset care.

Application Closing Date
27th October, 2023.