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Packaging Technical Expert

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Summary

Maintains and improves packaging equipment (bottle fillers, washers, labelers) to boost reliability, cut costs, and ensure safety and quality in a brewery.

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to systemically improve equipment reliability (for selected machine groups) and optimise maintenance costs in order to achieve the Departmental Dream, by working with Zone Technical Experts, Vendor Technical Experts and brewery personnel.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Working with Bottle Filler, Bottle Washer or Labeler

  • Provide equipment that is safe to operate, compliant to environmental requirements and can delivery products that exceed the required quality requirements

  • Equipment restored to an "as new" condition, in which forced 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

  • Improved and sustained equipment reliability

  • Optimised maintenance costs

  • Optimised Medium and Long Term plans

  • Optimised Spare Parts holding

  • Improved equipment performance as a result of improved technical skills of relevant personnel

  • Codification of technical knowledge through SOP's and SWI's

  • Improved equipment performance through effective implementation of preventive measures

  • 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 Coordinator to deliver cost savings initiatives

    Key Attributes and Competencies:

    • 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 organisational skills

    • An Innovative thinker, persuasive, assertive and a good negotiator

    • Ability to set high standards and bring team along to achieve the standard expectation

    Minimum Requirements

    • Engineering Degree

    • 2-3 Years in Packaging Maintenance Team

    • Confirmed experience working with Bottle Filler, Bottle Washer or Labeler

    Additional information:

    • Band: VIII

    AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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