Maintenance Technician Job at Kakira Sugar Limited

Kakira Sugar Limited

Maintenance Technician Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: November 17 2023

Hiring Organization: Kakira Sugar Limited

Job Details:

Overall purpose of the job.
Site Maintenance – Covering all site Mechanical aspects and equipment, blending, packaging and facility equipment and machinery.

Key Responsibilities;
• Maintain plant and equipment in a safe and reliable condition that will enable all site production and efficiency targets to be achieved.
• Completion of maintenance tasks across all areas and ensuring maintenance plans are adhered to.
• Completing timely, comprehensive and accurate preventative maintenance reports.
• Ensure records are maintained for all works carried out.
• Supporting the development of maintenance plans and SOPs for maintenance activities.
• Determine equipment centre lines, track deviations, stop and fix any equipment deviating from standard operating parameters.
• Adopting key problem-solving techniques to find route causes behind mechanical asset failures.
• Decide on temporary remedial measures and modification on Mechanical/ Electrical systems to sustain production while arrangements for permanent solution are being made and ensuring plant safety is maintained.
• Identifying opportunities to improve asset care and drive these ideas forward.
• Design/Implementation of modifications to the existing mechanical systems and equipment to suit user requirements.
• Ensure safety and compliance maintenance works on site.
• Ensure equipment safety and emergency systems are operational.
• Ensuring quality workmanship is delivered.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory obligations and relevant legislation and standards.
• Train and coach operators.

Knowledge, qualifications & Experience
Education:
• University Degree or Higher National Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering.

Experience, Skills and Competences:
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in FMCG Operations and Maintenance.
• Mechanical Engineering & Process technology.
• Understand Bottling processes (Blowmoulder, Filler, Capper, Labeller, Packer Machines), packaging, and utility operations.
• Mechanical equipment (functions, configuration, calibration, testing and fault finding).
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, maintenance manuals, schematic drawings and general engineering specifications to carry out the job.
• Knowledge in mechanical designs and equipment sizing.
• Trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to communicate in both written and oral formats.
• Thorough knowledge in safe systems of work, permit to work systems.
• Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing/ Lean Manufacturing standards
• Knowledge of Quality and Food Safety Systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to manage a wide variety of activities at the same time (multi-tasking).
• Excellent time management skills.
• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
➢ Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
➢ Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
➢ Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 50kg.
➢ Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.
• A flexible approach to working hours may be required to suit production demands or to meet critical deadlines.
• Shift work may be required based on production demands.

Knowledge of computer:
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite to support daily operations.

Communication Skills:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively relate with team members and the management.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.