Operator
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Date Posted | July 14, 2026 |
| Category | Engineering |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Currency | UGX |
Description

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 operate the packaging process to achieve minimal variability in product quality and maximum throughout whilst minimising waste.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Maintain a safe and healthy working environment
- Ensure safety, health and environmental procedures and legislation complied with
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
- Uphold Territorial safety by identifying and reporting environment and safety opportunities timely
- Ensure correct handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals in your working area
Maintain, calibrate, repair and optimize plant and associated equipments
- Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation/ systems
- Plan, and prepare the job
- Carry out ATO activities on the equipment
- Continuously improve (optimize) plant, process equipment and systems
- Operate plant and process equipment
- Optimize spare usage
- Participate in planning and execution of normal maintenance and overhauls
Provide operational support and enhance machines, system and process capabilities
- Monitor machine performance
- Resolve and eliminate problems
- Support in breakdown maintenances and call outs
- Support in quality and hygiene improvement
- Develop initiatives for improving machine capability (efficiency, reliability, quality, usages and safety)
- Conduct machine audit s and feedback to the team
Manage inventory
- Optimize engineering spare and consumables usage
- Manage satellite spare availability and usage
- Ensure the routable spares are available for use
Work in teams
- Communicate effectively in teams
- Contribute to self and team development
Apply the VPO principles and practices
- Apply 5S standards and practices in the workplace
- Operate and control the process according to the SOPs
- Support in situational problem solving Problem identification, Problem definition, QFR development, 5why, Loop closure & Escalation Adherence to triggers
- Support systematic problem solving initiatives using the proven tools and applications
- Participate in maintenance and quality based maintenance
- Improve personal competence and skills flexibility using SKAP
- Support set up time reduction initiatives
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Analytical ability and attention to detail
- Display initiative and ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organisation, within a team environment and with suppliers
- Motivated self-starter with high energy levels
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Team player
Minimum requirements:
- Higher/Ordinary Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- Having a knowledge in SAP is an added advantage
- At least 1 year working experience preferably in FMCG Industry
- Should have basic computer knowledge (MS word, Excel, Power point e.t.c)
Additional Information:
- Band: XI
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. The advert has minim
