Asset Care Engineer at The Heineken Company

Purpose of the Position:

• Provide focus, strategic direction and technical expertise to the Asset Care function of Heineken Beverage's manufacturing plants to ensure optimal performance efficiency of assets and ensure maintenance integrity and reliability.
• Develop and manage asset life cycle improvement strategies for Manufacturing to optimise Heineken Beverage’s assets.

Key Performance Area:                                

• Implement asset care practices that are prioritised and aligned to the Manufacturing strategy and business plans within the Heineken TPM PM Pillar.
• Analyse efficiency and reliability performance at the plant level and develop asset care improvement initiatives to address gaps in consultation with site asset care principles.
• Deliver on all short and long-term asset care improvement initiatives and ensure optimum maintenance expenditure and stock holding.
• Conduct regular equipment assessments to identify the effectiveness of existing asset care practices.
• Drive engineering stock reduction and support group procurement in developing and implementing efficient engineering procurement.
• Investigate and develop asset care processes to support manufacturing targets and sustain production capability through optimum asset life.
• Facilitate and ensure that systems are implemented to identify asset reliability risks, and plans to mitigate them are implemented.
• Facilitate and ensure that processes are documented with adherence to good governance practices.
• Identify and implement evolving Asset Care technologies to improve asset reliability.
• Develop and implement follow-up Heineken Asset Care Standards (HACS) improvement based on maintenance history.
• Manage the integrity of the Computer-Based Maintenance Management System (SAP PM / Maximo).
• Liaise with OEM regarding major maintenance or upgrade installations.
• Provide expert technical consultation to the site regarding best practices for the improvement of production asset efficiency improvement.
• Develop and manage the most effective relationships with the right stakeholders to deliver on strategic priorities
• Coordinate biannual Asset Care forums to enable knowledge sharing between asset care stakeholders
• Develop and implement a structure to manage engineering technical data and standards, and to facilitate knowledge sharing (i.e. intranet forums, etc.)
• Facilitate development of new PM functionality and reports.
• Drive improvement of the overall skill levels of asset care personnel.
• Facilitate and ensure the asset management structures are implemented, by plant to achieve performance objectives, including stock holding.
• Conduct gap analysis and attend coaching and up-skilling activities with managers/engineers/operators/apprentices

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Relevant Degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in Plant Maintenance
• 5 years’ experience in expert fault-finding on complex manufacturing equipment and driving efficiency and reliability improvement initiatives

Specific Company or Industry Knowledge:

• FMCG, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks operations
• Project management, financial analysis, simulation and consulting skills;
• Proven leadership skills.
•  Strong analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication ability (presentation, reporting skills).
• Demonstrated track record in multinational operations, engineering, manufacturing and Asset Care leadership in the FMCG industry.
• Reliability Centred Maintenance Practices.
• Computer-based Maintenance Management Systems - SAP PM and/or Maximo.

Closing Date: 27/03/2026