Packaging Operator

at Nile Breweries Limited
Location Jinja, Uganda
Date Posted October 8, 2025
Category Engineering
Production / Manufacturing
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:

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 equipment

    • 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 specialist technical 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, Electrical Engineering
  • BSc in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering 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)

 

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