Packaging Machine Specialist at Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB 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 Machine Specialist

Location: Hong, Adamawa
Job Type: Full-time

Summary

• The key purpose of this job is to maintain equipment in an as new condition, assuring reliable performance to standard through inspections, corrective actions to restore equipment back to inherent condition, problem solving to address root cause of failures and loop closure and provide input into the ZBB maintenance budget.
• Coach operators in the correct way to operate equipment and perform autonomous operations.
• Typically assigned to quality impact machines like bottle washer, filler and labelers, quality checks are carried out and deviations to standard acted on.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
Health, Safety and Environment:

• Comply with safe, health and environmental procedures and legislation.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Identification of unsafe practices through SIO's.
• Safety inspections conducted.
• Safe maintenance practices audited.
• Adherence to PPE policies.
• Maintenance tools are in good working order

Maintain and repair plant and associated devices:

• Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation and or systems.
• Plan and prepare the job.
• Carry out repairs/maintenance.
• Operate workshop equipment 

Work in Teams:

• Communicate effectively in teams.
• Contribute to self and team development

Work orders complete:

• Backlog.
• Generate tags for follow on work
• Satisfied customers – no rework

Operational Support:

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations.
• Assist as functional expert in problem solving.
• This must be undertaken in support of the Process Artisan Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift-based teams on mechanical equipment, mechanical faultfinding and correct responses to mechanical failure modes 

Planned Maintenance:

• Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
• Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
• Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities 

Routine Maintenance:

• Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate problem-solving techniques. 

Running Repairs:

• On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equip- ment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs
• When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action
• Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out as per SAP requirements

Problem Solving:

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
• Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Engineering Controller for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request Take part in FFA's on request 

Improvement:

• Improve SWI's, SOP's and maintenance tasks on an ongoing basis as issues arise to ensure that the loop is closed out to prevent issues arising.

Housekeeping and Safety:

• Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate AB InBev policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 4S principles during the execution of duties

Job Requirements

• Education: Min - NTC5/N5 Technikon qualification. Trade test qualification in Electrical, Mechanical or Millwright
• Training: Min – 3 - 5 years in a packaging bottling production environment
• Experience: 1-3 Years technical mechanical/electrical and bottling experience in a FMCG environment

Desirable But Not Essential:

• National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical)
• FMCG experience as artisan
• Packaging maintenance workshop experience.
• Bottling hall and production experience.
• Machine specific experience

Additional Information:

• BAND: IX.

Application Closing Date
7th November, 2025.