Packaging Maintenance Controller at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Packaging Maintenance Controller

Job Requisition ID: 30080976
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full-time

Key Purpose

• The Key Purpose of this role is to Co-ordinate, coach and control the activities of the level one maintenance teams in the production environment and to provide technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
Asset Care:

• Manage all brewing mechanical maintenance activities and lead a team of 4 employees across on day shift.
• Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimise production output and with own team carrying out the plant repairs.
• Ensures that service levels agreements are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown, preventative and predictive maintenance effectively.
• Participate in executing the department’s asset care strategy and ensure the machine performance of the brewing department is maintained.
• Control and oversee maintenance cost against available budget.
• Ensure engineering standards applied correctly.
• Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the brewing area by analyzing breakdowns, complying with the PM requirements and implementing Continuous Improvements.
• Review and Implementation of Planned Maintenance Procedures (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklists).
• Draws up, Coaches and develops engineering skills to other maintenance and operational staff using OPL and SOPs.

Problem Solving and Decision Making:

• Responsible for fault finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems in the brewing area by ensuring that the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards is taken.
• Identifies the major engineering losses in brewing area and investigates using problem solving methodologies. (5 Why, Stage 1 etc.).
• Review emergency works orders and initiate investigations and corrective action.
• Capability to develop and lead cross functional teams to deliver Business needs.

Safety and Hygiene:

• Ensure team compliance with acts and procedures.
• Maintain 5 S and housekeeping standards.
• Ensure reporting, investigation, documentation and action of incidents as per the relevant acts and procedures.
• Promote safety awareness.

Administration:

• Manager Level 1 & 2 Team goals in the brewing area.
• Conduct individual and team performance reviews and one on ones. Provide performance feedback.
• Lead all VPO initiatives in the department.
• Apply and sustain industrial relations initiatives, policies, procedures, agreement & core values.

Quality:

• Ensures that company quality standards and are adhered to in the brewing area.

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma Mechanical Engineering (S4)/ (N6) and Trade Tested Fitter or Millwright.
• Maintenance Diploma would be advantageous.
• 3-5 years experience in Preventive, Predictive Maintenance of concerned with production plant, involved in the day-to-day inspections, preventive & predictive maintenance and repair of machinery.
• Sound knowledge of VPO and workplace change principles.
• Sound knowledge of the Computer Maintenance Management System (SAP).
• A good understanding of the Change Management Process.
• Have a general understanding about Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
• Previous work experience with VPO or other continuous improvement tools would be advantageous.
• Good all round knowledge of manufacturing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of SHE policies and procedures.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• High Integrity and discipline.
• Sound organisational skills and ability to work in a highly structured and controlled environment.
• Team player with outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Leadership skills.
• People Management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at various levels of the organisation.
• High energy levels and good interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to implement effective problem solving.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  22nd April, 2025.