Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Talent Pools: Packaging Engineer Jobs in South Africa

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Talent Pools: Packaging Engineer Jobs in South Africa


Job Description

  • Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Engineering department.

  • We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Packaging Engineer roles nationwide.

  • The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Manager.

    [Key Purpose:

  • The primary role of the Packaging Engineer is to ensure the engineering integrity of the packaging plant.

  • This includes responsibility for asset care, cost and performance control, overall reliability and “up-time” of the packaging lines and the provision of effective engineering support to the shift based production teams, as well as the management of any outsourced maintenance services.

    Key Duties & Responsibilities ]


  • Drive the deployment of the CCBSA Asset Management Strategy in the Plant

    • Provide technical leadership and support to plant Packaging Engineering teams

    • Support the disciplined execution of standard work practices at plant level

    • Ensure compliance to the Asset Care Philosophy and related Strategies

    Asset Care

    • Partake in the development of the asset care plan for the packaging plant, contributing suggestions and providing expert advice


    • Implement the asset care plan for the Packaging plant

    • Ensure that asset care competencies are developed. Ensure training needs are addressed

    • Ensure that asset care goals are incorporated into team and individual goals

    • Implementation of the Predictive Maintenance Strategy, including (Condition Monitoring)

    • Lead the OEM SPP (Supplier Partnering Programme) and monitor Service Agreements

    • Ensure Engineering Change Management Procedure adherence

    • Execute the technical gap plan for the plant

    • Ensure audit compliance to the asset care program

    • Exercise budgetary controls over the asset care requirements of Packaging plant

    • Evaluate Packaging CAPIN requests to ensure items are compatible to systems, RAM issues best price and solution

    • Develop the maintenance budget

    Plant Reliability


    • Responsible for the overall reliability and uptime

    • Lead the Packaging Engineering team in the provision of asset care and engineering support to the shift based production teams

    • Support packaging performance improvement by conducting and leading performance optimisation initiatives

    • Ensure that predictive maintenance techniques are implemented correctly

    • Verify that the Packaging Engineering team are carrying out routine and planned maintenance, and validate quality of work

    • Ensure compliance to maintenance planning and execution of maintenance outage

    • Review the maintenance day execution scorecards of all the lines, address abnormalities as appropriate

    • Ensure that Maintenance packages are updated and effective and that all Engineering changes are executed

    • Verify that the maintenance systems are working properly and that data integrity and information accuracy is maintained

    • Review plant reliability to ensure equipment is operating optimally and to identify problems or opportunities timeously

    • Takes part in maintenance problem solving, and ensure that the correct problem solving techniques are being applied

  • Plant Optimisation

    • Take part in and/or manage central office plant optimisation trials or projects, providing advice, assistance and guidance where required

    • Evaluate impact of new plant and
    equipment, and sign off all plant modifications and changes

    • Analyse plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement

    • Have a working understanding of plant operation and associated Work Instructions and/or procedures

    • Analyse plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to identify and correct root causes

    • Take part in evaluating continuous improvement opportunities

    • Ensure that continuous improvement is built into Packaging Engineering team goals, and forms part of regular goal review sessions

    Team Leadership and Management


    • Lead the Packaging Engineering team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction

    • Lead the development of Packaging Engineering team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by the team

    • Entrench a high performance culture by conducting regular Packaging Engineering team goal review sessions, one-on-one’s and performance reviews

    • Ensure training need analysis are conducted and training plans developed for team members

    • Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure multi-skilling occurs within the Packaging and broader engineering team

    • Manage Contracted-out maintenance services

    Safety and Housekeeping

    • Ensure that the Packaging Engineering team apply proper safety and housekeeping procedures, and adhere to all legal requirements

    • Ensure implementation of the appropriate CCBA and legislative policies (such as OSH act) on safety and housekeeping

    • Ensure all statutory and mandatory checks are part of the asset care management system, are performed and all documentation completed and recorded
    • Ensure that health, safety and housekeeping receive appropriate focus

    • Where unsafe work practices have been identified, correct this
    Skills, Experience & Education
    Qualifications




    • Minimum requirement: Diploma/BSc: Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical

    • Added advantage: A successful track record as a Packaging Unit Manager

    Experience

    • Minimum: 3 years maintenance experience

    • Ideal: 5 years of experience in maintenance of packaging equipment

    • Broad based engineering and packaging knowledge as applicable in CCBA

    • Previous line management experience an added advantage

    • Deep understanding of Packaging Operations, processes and systems.

    • Deep understanding of Asset Management and OEM Partnering.

    • Understanding of Project Management.

    • Understanding of CCBA Asset Management standards and guidelines, including the Manufacturing Way.

    • A reasonable understanding of Packaging
    Materials and Sundries.

    • A good understanding of Safety, Health and Environment which includes Sustainable Development.

    • A good understanding of CCBA business processes which include financial management, performance management, talent management and IR.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Talent Pools: Packaging Engineer Jobs in South Africae




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