Maintenance Engineer at Nestle

Position Summary

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

An opportunity currently exists for a Factory Maintenance Engineer to join the Engineering team in our Mossel bay Factory.

A day in the life of a Factory Maintenance Engineer:

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will support and participate in the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost and as a result increase asset intensity. This role is responsible for a defined set of production assets in terms of the engineering strategy to support in driving your area to world class performance levels in safety, quality, cost and service.

Other responsibilities will include:

• To maintain the basic condition of the machines by means of reactive, preventative, and predictive maintenance activities.
• Support Breakdowns and participate in line improvements across the factory, as you become the Subject Matter Expert for your selected area.
• Driving a safe culture and eliminate safety risks.
• Ensure all work is completed to a good engineering standard always following GMP and safe systems of work.
• Ensure compliance with the Nestlé quality policy particularly engineering change management and line release.
• Planned Maintenance by effective utilization of AMM system, Master and coach breakdown analysis, root cause analysis and taking ownership of follow up actions.
• Supporting Root Cause Analysis practices and projects.
• Provide input for annual maintenance budget. Assist with the reporting and tracking of the maintenance budget. Analyze over/under spending in the area of responsibility and propose corrective actions.
• Support and participate in the competence building plan (CBP) for the maintenance team.
• Supporting the Capability Build of both the Shift Technicians and the Apprentice Technicians as well as supporting and developing the AM team following our TPM roadmap on site.
• Define and adhere to standards:

What will make you successful?

• Mechanical Engineering Degree
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in related field
• Good knowledge of TPM
• Good knowledge of Asset maintenance
• Good knowledge of AMM system (SAP PM module)
• Cros- functional experience essential
• Proven track record in delivering results by working with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and a proven capacity to influence and negotiate to drive high standards of performance and quality.