Packaging Engineer

About the Role

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To ensure optimum utilisation of plant, raw materials and people, to produce quality product at minimum cost which meets customer requirements while complying with legislation. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education B SC Degree in Engineering with Government Certificate Experience in a packaging environment or FMCG would be advantageous Experience 5 – 8 years Engineering experience of which at least 3 years must be in a management role, within the FMCG environment SAP Experience KEY OBJECTIVES Strategic planning for volume growth, new product variations and possible plant rationalisations Management of Group Capital Projects World Class Maintenance systems and Practices Environmental sustainability System Alignment Team Leadership KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Lead the engineering team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction Partake in the development of the asset care plan for the packaging hall contributing suggestions and providing expert advice Implement the asset care plan for the packaging hall, ensuring that the Engineering team has the required competencies Audit compliance to the asset care programme by both the engineering team and the shift base teams Ensure that asset care competencies are developed in the engineering team. Where training needs have been identified, through the training controller, ensure these are addressed Exercise budgetary controls over the asset care requirements of the packaging hall Lead the engineering team in the provisioning of asset care and engineering support to the shift based production teams Verifies that the engineering team are carrying out routine and planned maintenance, and validates quality of work Verifies that the maintenance systems are working properly and that data integrity and information accuracy is maintained Reviews plant reliability to ensure that equipment is operating optimally and to identify problems or opportunities timeously Takes part in maintenance problem solving, and ensure that the engineering team is applying the correct problem solving techniques Analyses plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement to plant performance and initiates opportunity evaluation Analyses plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to correct root causes Takes part in evaluating continuous improvement opportunities identified by the production teams or engineering support. Ensures that continuous improvement is built into engineering team goals and forms part of regular goal review sessions Conduct regular engineering team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one-on-one and performance reviews Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the engineering team Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members Ensure that the engineering team apply proper safety and housekeeping procedures, and adhere to all legal requirements when carrying out their tasks

Position Details

Salary

R52000 CTC

Min. Experience

72-78 years

Total Experience

90-96 years

Education

BSc Engineering

Certifications

MUST HAVE DEGREE

Posted

1 September 2021