Packaging Technical Expert - Bottle Washer and Pasteurizer at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Packaging Technical Expert - Bottle Washer and Pasteurizer

Job Requisition ID: 30071542
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-Time

Key Purpose

• The key purpose of this role is to systemically improve Bottle Washer and Pasteurizer equipment's reliability across the BU and optimize maintenance costs in order to achieve the Departmental Dream, by working with Zone Technical Experts, Vendor Technical Experts and brewery personnel.

Key Outputs and Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, healthy and risk-free working environment for Bottle Washer and Pasteurizer
• Provide equipment that is safe to operate, compliant to environmental requirements and can deliver products that meet the required quality requirements & standards.
• Support and coaching of artisans and operators to achieve 100% Uptime , develop their SKAP, Zero Safety incidents, Zero Quality incidents, VIC usages like water, energy etc. in control
• Must understand VPO, how the pillars are interconnected and support the journey to world class operations
• Drive the implementation of Autonomous Operations through hands-on execution of each of the steps
• Equipment restored to an "as new" condition, in which initial deterioration is eliminated or controlled
• Provides a stable platform from which natural deterioration linked failures can be appropriately addressed with preventive and predictive maintenance activities
• Use data driven techniques to sustain and drive systemic improvements in equipment reliability for selected machine group by developing, improving and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance plans
• Optimized maintenance costs, medium- and long-term plans and spare parts holding to achieve the agreed ZBB Budget
• Use data driven techniques to identify, develop, train and assess technical skills interventions to improve skills related performance gaps
• Improved equipment performance as a result of improved technical skills of relevant personnel
• Codification of technical knowledge through SOP's and SWI's
• Actively participate in problem solving (5 Why reviews, Abnormality Reports and PDCA/ITF's) to provide deep technical knowledge to ensure correct root cause identification and that suitable preventive measures are identified and implemented
• Improved equipment performance through effective implementation of preventive measures & machine audits.
• Manage machine related projects for selected machine group to improve overall performance (reliability, quality and cost) as agreed with Pack Engineer or ZTE
• Project completion on time, within budget and according to agreed specification
• ZBB Maintenance budget compliance for selected machine group
• Collaboration with ZTE's, Vendor's and Reverse Engineering Specialist to deliver KPI’s

Requirements
Minimum Education:

• HND / B.ENG (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent)

Desirable Education:

• Bachelors Degree (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent)
• Additional business qualification advantageous
• Belt qualification

Experience:

• 2-3 Years in similar FMCG industry as controller / supervisor / senior technician
• Technical expertise on Bottle Washers and Pasteurizers machines
• A motivated individual with high levels of resilience and the ability to operate in a high-pressure environment
• 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.

Application Closing Date
12th October, 2024.