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Machine Specialist – Labeller

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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 ensure equipment is maintained in optimal, as new condition by conducting regular inspections, implementing corrective actions to restore inherent performance standards, resolving root causes of failures through structured problem-solving, and contributing to the ZBB maintenance budget planning. The role also involves coaching operators in correct equipment usage and autonomous maintenance practices to support sustained reliability and performance.

Key roles and 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.

Key attributes and competencies:

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 fault-finding 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 outage in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance 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

  • Partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment or support the Process 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 carried out as per CMMS 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 Maintenance Controller for direction.
  • Assist fellow team members to resolve problems.


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 5S principles during the execution of duties

Minimum Requirements:

  • Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
  • 2 years’ experience as process artisan in FMCG
  • Trade Tested N3 Mechanical artisan Fitter
  • Trade Tested Motor Mechanic

Additional Requirements:

  • Band: X

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.

End Date: April 15, 2025

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