Job Title: Utilities Process Control Technician (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: The key purpose of this role is to optimize and modify process control systems, support the installation of process control and related electrical systems, and maintain, calibrate, and repair equipment. This ensures optimal plant performance, maximizes availability, and maintains product quality.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment
- Comply with safety, health and environmental procedures and legislation
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
- Maintain, calibrate, repair equipment and optimise plant and associated devices
- Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation / systems
- Plan and prepare the job
- Carry out repairs / maintenance
- Continuously improve (optimise) plant, process equipment and systems
- Operate plant and process equipment
- Calibrate instruments
- Perform basic changes to software in PLC’s with neccessary approvals
- Supports the scoping of projects and upgrades to plant and process
- Work In Teams
- Communicate effectively in teams
- Contribute to self and team development
- Apply Problem solving processes
- Utilise loss & waste and short interval control to identify problems
- Apply problem solving techniques to resolve situational problems
- Apply the VPO principles and practices
- Apply 5S standards and practices in the workplace
- Operate and control the process according to SOP’s
- Participate in and coach autonomous operations
- Support quality at source
- Improve personal competence and flexibility
- 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
- Interpret process description specifications and conduct modifications /optimisations of process control software as per specifications and software standards.
- Identify process control software deviations and resolve or recommend solutions.
- Support the process control software change management process.
- Maintain process control software integrity and security.
- Support the development of and upgrade preventative maintenance procedures for process control systems.
- Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers and field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts.
- Maintain working knowledge of new technology instrumentation, software, etc., through reading and/or attending conferences, workshops or other training.
- Provide engineering/projects support and recommendations for new and existing equipment with regard to installation, upgrades and enhancement.
- Troubleshoot Packaging process control systems.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Trade Tested Millwright or Electromechanical Artisan
- 3 – 6 months on the job training plus Vendor Maintenance
- Experience in Routine electrical and instrumentation maintenance on similar.
- Brewing and utilities plants experience.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 8th August 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 3