Job Title: Technical Operator
Organisation: Uganda Breweries
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Don Julio, Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we build shared value.Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) is a fully coordinated beverage business in Diageo Africa (supply and demand for beer and spirits).UBL’s flagship brand is Bell Lager. Headquartered in Kampala, UBL is also the distributor of several global Diageo international world-class spirits brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Gordon’s, Bailey’s and Captain Morgan.
Job Summary: The role involves working a twelve hour shift; Working night shifts; Coordinating operations up and downstream, logistics team and contracted supply chain team with its own set standards and KPIs.
UBL operates in a liberalized and competitive market. The consumer is now more discerning, and demands both quality and value for money.
The company seeks to perform all its activities in ways that prevent environmental pollution and ensure the occupational health and safety of its employees, contractors, suppliers and visitors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operate any of the packaging line process machines as per manufacturer’s stated (standard) operating procedures with an OEE of 85%, to produce products that meet stated quality requirements as per the quality standards.
- Carry out scheduled preventive and corrective maintenance tasks to ensure targeted plant reliability of about 95%.
- Carry out basic quality checks through product testing, rectify anomalies and recommend for corrective action. This is aimed at achieving quality index of 98%.
- Ensure process and component wastes are below target (<1%).
- To consistently keep process records as required by the quality systems.
- Ensure safety requirements for self and those working around the machine are rigorously met. This is aimed at achieving zero harm/injury.
- Does on the job training to Interns/trainees and new recruits.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Ordinary diploma in electrical, mechanical or instrumentation engineering discipline
Experience / skills required:
- Engineering skills (mechanical /electrical/ instrumentation)
- Operational system support skills as defined in the Capability matrix.
- Continuous improvement.
- Time management.
- Team player
- Positive attitude
- Self-driven with minimal supervision
- Keen to detail
- Change agent
- 2 years in a FMCG environment.
- Have worked on shift system 24hr [rotational.]
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- Result oriented
- Time conscious
- Safety conscious
- Able to work long hours
- Target oriented
- Working with us
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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Deadline: 22nd September 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: associate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24