Lead, Mechanical

Job responsibilities:

Support the entire plant in machine repairs during shift and minimize losses from machine breakdown.

Extract and analyse mechanical data for production process. Support corrective maintenance and ensure proper troubleshooting and knowledge transfer.

Manage repair activities and modification process. Evaluate the performance of shift technicians and maintenance technicians with regards to solving machine issues.

Assess and train technicians and operators in basic machine repairs.

Support and maintain inventory requirements for mechanical component.

Collaborate and manage external resources as regards to machine repairs.

Prepare, execute and evaluate required machine breakdown history to minimize repair time

Develop mechanical contingency plan (obsolence management).

Organize third party services with regards to mechanical support (e.g. teleservice and emergency support).

Support the production team in translation of technical requirement from new product/recipe developments and implementation of these changes via modifications.

Develop and maintain database of all beverage plant mechanical data (settings, sensitivity, parameters etc.) Provide at least one improvement/innovative idea to enhance continuous improvement in the process.

Job requirements:

B.Eng, BSC, HND in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Control System Engineering.

Professional certifications, such as COREN, NSE, IEEE, is

required

Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in process automation, preferably in a manufacturing / production environment