Packaging Artisan

at Nile Breweries Limited
Location Jinja, Uganda
Date Posted June 27, 2025
Category Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:

The key purpose of this role is to perform the optimisation /modifications of process control systems. Supports the installations of process control & relevant electrical systems. Maintain, calibrate, repair equipment, optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality.

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
  • Report unsafe acts and conditions
  • Ensure correct handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals in your working area

Maintain, calibrate, repair and optimize plant and associated devices

  • Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation/ systems
  • Plan, and prepare the job
  • Carry out repairs/ maintenance
  • Continuously improve (optimize) plant, process equipment and systems
  • Operate plant and process equipment
  • Calibrate instruments and sensors
  • Optimize spare usage
  • Participate in planning and execution of normal maintenance and overhauls

Provide specialist technical support and enhance machines, system and process capabilities

  • Monitor machine performance
  • Resolve and eliminate problems
  • Support in breakdown maintenance and call out
  • Perform ad hoc maintenance when required
  • 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
  • ABC analysis
  • Manage satellite spare availability and usage
  • Ensure the rotable 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 ABR and PIPs
  • Participate in conditioned based maintenance and quality based maintenance.
  • Improve personal competence and skills flexibility
  • 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:

  • Trade Tested Millwright or Electromechanical Artisan
  • 3 - 6 months on the job training plus Vendor Maintenance
  • Routine electrical and instrumentation maintenance on similar. Brewing and utilities plants
  • Comprehensive Packaging, Brewing and E&F plants equipment and process knowledge

 

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