Maintenance Technician
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | August 28, 2024 |
Category |
Management
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | UGX |
Description
JOB DETAILS:
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
The maintenance technician will be responsible for the mechanical and electrical maintenance of the plant, usually required to complete repairs on the equipment`s and perform a wide range of facility preventive maintenance.
Key responsibilities
• Observing machinery to detect malfunctioning and report for any improvement required.
• Conduct preventive maintenance as per schedule, respond to breakdowns and maintain the records.
• Inspecting building for any issues and reporting any safety concerns
• Training and assisting production operators.
• Communicate with team member and support them by ensure continuous production with minimum wasted time and material.
• Perform daily maintenance task, report on status of machine breakdown, deliver on departmental KPI’s.
• Troubleshoot, maintain and repairing processing plant equipment’s that includes electrical, mechanical & plumbing work ie production mixers, Pumps, electrical devices, water plant, chillers, Generators. Conduct installations of the new equipment’s
• Keeping production machineries/utility in safe working order and adhere to local regulations.
• Participate in production whenever needed.
• Perform any other task in line with his role, skills and qualifications assigned by the line manager/site manager.
Qualifications and skills
• Diploma/Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Knowledgeable in industrial mechanic skill, Team player, ability to multi-task and work flex hours shifts including weekends, interpreting blueprints, diagram, and drawing.
• Hardworking, and physically agile profession who excel at repairing large, complex manufacturing and production system to maintain efficiency operation.