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YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintaining the production plant to ensure availability during peak season.
• Support the team with Automation breakdowns.
• Support production in setting up various seed processing equipment.
• Manage multiple teams during shutdown maintenance.
• Maintain the safety and compliance standards on site, by ensure full compliance at all times.
• Complete all monthly safety inspections on time.
• Working in a multinational team to ensure the production goal is reached.
• Maintain all electrical and automation equipment to the highest standard.
• Lead the preventative maintenance effort and actively participating in the maintenance.
• Maintaining and participate in the One PSS on site.
• Be available on standby during peak season to support production and maximize the plant availability.
• Troubleshooting and Diagnostics of potential problems in the plant.
• Execute assigned scheduled and or planned maintenance tasks.
• Support production in setting up various seed processing equipment.
• Have specialist knowledge of:
  • Corn seed processing technology/machines
  • Satake Evolution
  • Tomra sorters
  • Cimbria equipment
  • Concetti Bagging machines
  • AEC Sheller equipment
  • Electrical motors and pumps (single and three-phase) up to 260kW.
  • Transformers and generators (2MVA)
  • PLC’s and plant SCADA systems, commissioning and installation – Siemens and Schneider
  • Siemens and Schneider drives
  • Plant network knowledge – Modbus TCP/IP & Profinet
  • Electrical single line diagram drawings (read, update, create).
  • Complex faultfinding on multidisciplinary systems
  • Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards and management system set by ISO9001

WHO YOU ARE

Experience & Qualifications

• Millwright certification with an added automation qualification (Preferably Siemens and Schneider) OR
• Electrical certification with an added automation qualification (Preferably Siemens and Schneider)
• Minimum 5 years professional experience working and maintaining automation systems – Preferably Siemens and Schneider experience
• Advance knowledge doing faultfinding on multidisciplinary systems
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in electrical/mechanical maintenance, repairs and installations
• Fluent in English
• MS Office software (Excel, E-mail, Word, Project etc.) (Skill level moderate-advanced)
• Electro-mechanical skills
• Pneumatic system knowledge

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YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Communications Business Partner – Crop Science will be a strategic and tactical partner to the business, implementing the Communication Strategy and supporting the execution of business-driven initiatives. He/she will lead the communication agenda by supporting a variety of Crop Science projects.

This role reports to the Head of Communications: South East Africa

• Provide technical support to the Crop Science Division on all aspects of communications as per the Country Group Communications Strategy.
• Identify and translate business topics into messages relevant to target audiences.
• Assess business needs and develop communication solutions to meet those needs.
• Support implementation of the business strategy from a Communications perspective.
• By leveraging traditional, social media and digital channels, ensure comprehensive distribution of key messages across South East Africa.
• Responsible for content planning and creation for all Crop Science initiatives and projects.
• Ensure proper application and usage of Bayer brand.
• Develop and contribute to a shared communication agenda across the South East Africa Region.
• Has knowledge and understanding of Crop Protection, Vector Control and Seed industries, including key competitors, technology, trends, challenges and government regulation.

WHO YOU ARE

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years’ communications experience in Crop Protection, Vector Control, Seed or relevant industry in an international environment.
• Experience in building and utilizing social media strategies, and influencing and building awareness in local and international markets.
• Experience in communications programmes, including managing several projects simultaneously.
• Proven record of building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships within teams, across the business, with senior leaders and external agencies.
• Demonstrable ability to successfully collaborate with others to identify needs, provide guidance, and create and communicate solutions.
• Lateral thinker who’s able to use creative ways to address business needs.
• Experience and understanding of multi-cultural, multi-country/ region businesses is preferred.
• A pragmatic and flexible approach to personal time management.
• The ability to lead seamlessly from execution to delivery, the strategic planning and implementation of communications strategies and other related initiatives and projects.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Skills and Competencies

• Outstanding communications skills and proven ability to help internal partners/ stakeholders address strategic opportunities and solve problems.
• A skilled communications strategy mindset continuously focused on desired and measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to manage several projects at the same time, define the right priorities and work independently.
• Collaborates, plans & aligns, customer focus, instills trust.

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YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Communications Business Partner – Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health will be a strategic and tactical partner to the business, implementing the Communication Strategy and supporting the execution of business-driven initiatives. He/she will lead the communication agenda by supporting a variety of Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health projects. The Communications Business Partner – Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health will also provide support in the implementation of various corporate events and programmes.

This role reports to the Head of Communications: South East Africa

• Provide technical advice to the Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health.
• Divisions on all aspects of communications as per the South East Africa.
• Country Group Communications Strategy.
• Provide on-site support for Corporate events and programmes in Southern Africa.
• Identify and translate business topics into messages relevant to target audiences.
• Assess business needs and develop communication solutions to meet those needs.
• Support implementation of the business strategy from a Communications perspective.
• By leveraging traditional, social media and digital channels, ensure comprehensive distribution of key messages across South East Africa.
• Responsible for content planning and development for all major projects.
• Ensure proper application and usage of Bayer brand.
• Support Corporate Social Engagement initiatives.
• Develop and contribute to a shared communication agenda across the South East Africa Region
• Has knowledge and understanding of Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health industries, including key competitors, terminologies, technology, trends, challenges and government regulations.

WHO YOU ARE

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years’ communications experience in Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health industry in an international environment.
• Experience in building and utilizing social media strategies, and influencing and building awareness in local and international markets.
• Experience in communications projects, including managing several projects simultaneously.
• Proven record of building and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships within teams, across the business, with senior leaders and external agencies.
• Demonstrable ability to successfully collaborate with others to identify needs, provide guidance, and create and communicate solutions.
• Lateral thinker who’s able to use creative ways to address business needs.
• Experience and understanding of multi-cultural, multi-country/ region businesses is preferred.
• A pragmatic and flexible approach to personal time management.
• The ability to lead seamlessly from execution to delivery, the strategic planning and implementation of communications strategies and other related initiatives and projects.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Skills and Competencies

• Outstanding communications skills and proven ability to help internal partners/ stakeholders address strategic opportunities and solve problems.
• A skilled communications strategy mindset continuously focused on desired and measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, define right priorities and work independently.
• Collaborates, plans & aligns, customer focus, instills trust.