Job Title: Packaging Operator – Re-advertised (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 operate the packaging process to achieve minimal variability in product quality and maximum throughout whilst minimising waste.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain a safe and healthy working environment
- Ensure safety, health and environmental procedures and legislation complied with
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
- Uphold Territorial safety by identifying and reporting environment and safety opportunities timely
- Ensure correct handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals in your working area
- Maintain, calibrate, repair and optimize plant and associated equipments
- Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation/ systems
- Plan, and prepare the job
- Carry out ATO activities on the equipment
- Continuously improve (optimize) plant, process equipment and systems
- Operate plant and process equipment
- Optimize spare usage
- Participate in planning and execution of normal maintenance and overhauls
- Provide specialist technical support and enhance machines, system and process capabilities
- Monitor machine performance
- Resolve and eliminate problems
- Support in breakdown maintenances and call outs
- Support in quality and hygiene improvement
- Develop initiatives for improving machine capability (efficiency, reliability, quality, usages and safety)
- Conduct machine audit s and feedback to the team
- Manage inventory
- Optimize engineering spare and consumables usage
- Manage satellite spare availability and usage
- Ensure the routable spares are available for use
- Work in teams
- Communicate effectively in teams
- Contribute to self and team development
- Apply the VPO principles and practices
- Apply 5S standards and practices in the workplace
- Operate and control the process according to the SOPs
- Support in situational problem solving Problem identification, Problem definition, QFR development, 5why, Loop closure & Escalation Adherence to triggers
- Support systematic problem solving initiatives using the proven tools and applications
- Participate in maintenance and quality based maintenance
- Improve personal competence and skills flexibility using SKAP
- Support set up time reduction initiatives
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Higher/Ordinary Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
- BSc in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering is an added advantage
- At least 1 year working experience preferably in FMCG Industry
- Should have basic computer knowledge (MS word, Excel, Power point e.t.c)
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
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 14th October 2025
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Level of Education: Diploma, Associate’s Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12