Packaging Engineer - Springs at The Heineken Company

Key performance areas

Manage Maintenance:

• Manage internal and third party contract maintenance, as well as OEMs to ensure high availability and reliability of plant and equipment.
• To set and obtain the maintenance objectives.
• In consultation with Unit Managers and maintenance groups, to further develop the maintenance plan and to provide support in the execution thereof.
• Monitor internal, third party and OEM performance and work with them to requirements continuously improve plant performance. To formulate /standards for the maintenance concept and the maintenance plans.
• To assist in planning, scheduling and organizing maintenance operations.
• To draw up standards, procedures and working instructions for the development, management and application of maintenance improvement for the technical installations at the cidery.
• To offer support in respect of maintenance cost.

Compliance:

• Ensure maintenance procedures and equipment operations comply with both Heineken guidelines and legal regulations.
• To ensure the transfer of the Heineken rules and guidelines in the field of maintenance and to supervise the implementation of these in the cidery.
• To check the application of legal regulations, Heineken rules and guidelines, standards, procedures and in­structions.

Process Development:

• Assist process improvement by suggesting and implementing modifications to maintenance procedures and plant and equipment.
• In consultation with the departments concerned (such as the relevant CoEs), to further develop the operating standards for current and newly constructed installations.
• To submit proposals to department Managers and technical maintenance groups in respect of lasting improvements (regarding operation, maintenance methods or modifications.
• To conduct research into developments and new methods in respect of technical maintenance and the relevant possibilities of application.

Staff Development:

• Assist the development of cidery staff by providing technical expertise and for AM and PM processes. 
• To advise the cidery Packaging Leadership team in respect of maintenance systems, such as HACS, RCM, TPM etc. and cooperate with external partners in this respect.
• To recognise the training needs in the fields of maintenance knowledge and improvement skills and to issue relevant advice.
• To carry out benchmark research in cooperation with GSC.

Safety, Health and Environment:

• Ensure the department operates within company SHE standards and OHS Act, through continued education and training and obtaining the co-operation and commitment of all staff to observe all safety rules, procedures and processes in order to drive zero accident mentality.

Continuous Improvement:

• Drive improvement processes and set priorities in order to develop, implement and maintain best in class standards and basic conditions.

Job Requirements 

Education

• BSc (Eng) or B Tech (Eng) Mechanical / Electrical (MEng/MSc advantageous)
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Strong technical aptitude
• Packaging experience in an FMCG environment
• World Class Manufacturing/TPM exposure (e.g. problem solving, visual management)
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years supervisory / management role
• Strong problem solving and RCA (root cause analysis) abilities
• People management and leadership skills
• High level of computer literacy in SAP & Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• The successful candidate must be innovative and drive best practices

Experience

• Min. 5 years management experience in an FMCG Packaging environment, including Maintenance Planning and Management
• World Class Manufacturing/TPM exposure (e.g. problem solving, visual management)
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years supervisory / management role
• Strong problem solving and RCA (root cause analysis) abilities
• People management and leadership skills
• High level of computer literacy in SAP & Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• The successful candidate must be innovative and drive best practices