Plant Engineer at Coca-Cola Kwanza

Location: Mbeya, Tanzania
Job Type: Permanent
Job Category: Manufacturing
Company: Coca-Cola Kwanza (Tanzania)

Job Description:

CCBA is the 8th largest Coca-Cola authorised bottler in the world by revenue, and the largest on the continent. It accounts for over 40% of all Coca-Cola ready-to-drink beverages sold in Africa by volume. With over 14,000 employees in Africa, CCBA group services more than 800,000 customers with a host of international and local brands. CCBA group operates in 14 countries: South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi and the islands of Comoros and Mayotte.

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Plant Engineer - Mbeya to join the Manufacturing team at CCBA in Mbeya, Tanzania. The role will report to the Plant Production Lead.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Asset Management Strategy

• Provide technical leadership to implement asset management strategy and frameworks
• Support execution of standard engineering practices at plant level
• Ensure compliance with asset care philosophy and standards

Asset Care

• Develop and implement asset care plans for packaging plant
• Ensure engineering competencies are developed within the team
• Conduct audits and ensure compliance with asset care systems
• Manage budget control for asset care activities
• Review and evaluate maintenance requests and technical solutions
• Develop maintenance budgets for the plant

Plant Reliability

• Ensure reliability and uptime of packaging plant
• Lead engineering support for production teams
• Drive performance improvement initiatives
• Implement predictive maintenance systems
• Validate quality of maintenance work and execution
• Review maintenance scorecards and resolve abnormalities
• Ensure maintenance systems and packages are updated

Plant Optimization

• Lead or support plant optimization trials and projects
• Evaluate and approve plant modifications and changes
• Analyze performance data and identify improvement opportunities
• Investigate equipment failures and root causes
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within engineering

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop engineering team performance
• Set and review team goals and KPIs
• Conduct performance reviews and coaching sessions
• Identify training needs and develop development plans
• Ensure multi-skilling within engineering teams
• Manage contracted maintenance services and vendor performance

Safety & Housekeeping

• Enforce safety and housekeeping standards
• Ensure compliance with OSH Act and CCBA policies
• Conduct audits and safety checks
• Ensure statutory maintenance checks are completed
• Correct unsafe work practices

Skills, Experience & Education:

Qualifications:

• BSc in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering
• Added advantage: Experience in Packaging & Utility Management

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years in maintenance engineering
• At least 5 years in packaging equipment maintenance

Competencies:

• Strong engineering and packaging systems knowledge
• Asset management expertise
• Project management understanding
• Manufacturing systems and operations knowledge
• Safety, Health & Environment compliance awareness
• Financial and performance management understanding
• Leadership and team management skills
• Strong understanding of CCBA manufacturing standards