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Job Title:   Mechanical Engineer

Organisation: Kakira Sugar Limited (KSL)

Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda

About Organisation:

Kakira Sugar Limited (KSL) is a leading sugar manufacturer in Uganda. KSL boasts of two sugar estates, one in Kakira – Jinja and the other in Kayunga.

Job Summary:  Site Mechanical Maintenance – Covering all site Mechanical aspects and equipment, blending, packaging and facility equipment and machinery.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Fully maintain plant and equipment in a safe and reliable condition that will enable all site production and efficiency targets to be achieved.
• Completion of maintenance tasks across all areas and ensuring maintenance plans are adhered to.
• To manage and coordinate maintenance services to mechanical aspects and equipment’s on site as per standards.
• Completing timely, comprehensive and accurate preventative maintenance reports.
• Ensure records are maintained for all works carried out.
• Responsible for review & action maintenance requests.
• Developing maintenance plans and SOPs for maintenance activities.
• Determine equipment centre lines, track deviations, stop and fix any equipment deviating from standard operating parameters.
• Adopting key problem-solving techniques to find route causes behind mechanical asset failures.
• Decide on temporary remedial measures and modification on Mechanical systems to sustain production while arrangements for permanent solution are being made and ensuring plant safety is maintained.
• Identifying opportunities to improve asset care and drive these ideas forward.
• Design/Implementation of modifications to the existing mechanical systems and equipment to suit user requirements.
• Safety and compliance for all mechanical works on site.
• Ensure equipment safety and emergency systems are operational.
• Ensuring quality workmanship is delivered.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory obligations and relevant legislation and standards.
• Developing their own knowledge and understanding of equipment used across the bottling plant.
• The Engineer often works alone, therefore, this role requires decisions to be made and work planned using own initiative.
• Contract manager for all mechanical vendors/suppliers to site.
• Inventory control for engineering spares and evaluation of the quality of spares supplied.
• Track spares availability.
• Train and coach operators, technicians, and contractors on mechanical/process systems.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Education:

• University Degree or Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with 5 years of experience in FMCG Operations and Maintenance.

Experience, Skills and Competences:

• At least 5 years working experience in FMCG operations and maintenance, preferably bottling industry.
• Hands-on working on process control and mechanical design.
• Knowledge on electrical and control will be an added advantage.

Knowledge of:

• Mechanical Engineering & Process technology.
• Understand Bottling processes (Blowmoulder, Filler, Capper, Labeller, Packer Machines), packaging, and utility operations.
• Mechanical equipment (functions, configuration, calibration, testing and fault finding).
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, maintenance manuals, schematic drawings and general engineering specifications to carry out the job.
• Thorough knowledge in mechanical designs and equipment sizing.
• Thorough knowledge in Computer hardware and applications.
• Knowledge of manufacturing SAP application
• Thorough knowledge of SCADA operations and interface of mechanical and electrical systems on industrial controls.
• Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM)
• Mean time to repair (MTTR) and Mean time to failure (MMTF)
• Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Assessment (FMECA)
• Knowledge of Bottling procedures to avail plant utilities and equipment service
• Trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to communicate in both written and oral formats.
• Planning/ Presentation/Organizational skills
• Thorough knowledge in local and international legislation and standards on mechanical/civil engineering
• Thorough knowledge in safe systems of work, permit to work systems.
• Knowledge of World Class Manufacturing/ Lean Manufacturing standards
• Role model of high-performance coaching skills and people management
• Good industrial relations skills
• Familiar with skills and competency descriptions and able to interpret training and development needs
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 for Quality, Energy Management Policy HACCP- ISO 22000 for food safety, ISO 14001 for Environment & OHSAS – ISO 18001 Health and Safety standards plus any other management systems that may apply.
• Understanding of process control and performance measurements.

Ability to:

• Solve problems analytically and quickly.
• Work fast and efficiently.
• Creative and innovative.
• Flexible and Result oriented.
• Plan, organize, supervise and participate in the operations.
• Adapt effectively to changing needs/ requirements.
• Generates insight about what internal customers require in terms of technical training and development.
• Train, supervise and evaluate personnel.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Plan and schedule maintenance work,
• Maintain accurate records of manuals, calibrations and maintenance activities.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Observe health and safety regulations.
• Read, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Physical demands:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds
• Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.
• A flexible approach to working hours may be required to suit production demands or to meet critical deadlines. Callouts maybe required.

Knowledge of computer:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite to support daily operations.
• Proficiency in SAP
• Communication Skills:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively relate with team members and the management.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.

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Deadline: 28th October 2024

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