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Job Description
Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in Manufacturing Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience in Manufacturing for a Maintenance Planner position, which will based in Mbeya. The successful candidate will report directly to the Packaging Engineer.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Maintenance Planning and Control


Plan the maintenance day following the 5 day planning cycle as per figure 1 (Planning cycle)


Review emergency works orders using the standard and create sub-works orders


Create the maintenance plan and assign tasks to team members, including contractors.


Communicate and distribute plan to team members


Update the maintenance plan directly after the forward planning meeting


Organize and distribute maintenance work orders with loading sheet to Team Leaders


Ensures that required tools and spares are available


Plan the execution of the autonomous maintenance and running schedules for the unit


Chair Pre/Post maintenance meetings and issue minutes


Update task lists if required


Create spares reservations


Review safety requirements of tasks in planning table where needed


Identify/prioritise and agree PJO’s to be completed


Do Time confirmation, Capture Technical Findings and Close all Completed Maintenance Orders.


2. Continuous Improvement


Ensure that situation and systemic problem solving is initiated to ensure loop closure


Populate the Daily Downtime and 5 Why Board; indicating the status of 5 Why completion and the quality of 5 Why’s received


Raises Corrective Maintenance work to be done on Maintenance day


Plan effective Weekly Maintenance Shut Down


Plan effective Annual Maintenance Shut Down


Conduct spot checks on Short Interval Controls (preform & syrup tracker, hourly efficiency, Line "V-Profile" speeds) as part of Daily Walk About


Ensure Line speeds are set according to "V-Profile" and that machines are run at rated speeds


Analyse SAP downtime data


Ensure all asset care work complies with Asset Care Standards


3. Implement Engineering Change Management


Initiate Engineering Changes Control on SAP and ensure that a responsible person is assigned to execute the change


Verify that the Engineering Changes have been executed successfully and documented


Ensure that the required engineering change control documents have been updated and that the change request is closed


4. Maintenance Programme Development


Ensure effective safety awareness talks/incident recalls/Tool Box Talks


Provide PPE and ensure compliance (Budget Availability)


Ensure compliance to Permit to Work where required with Audit compliance


Report incidents Level 3 Leadership


Incident investigations to be closed in 24 hours


Ensure identified safety hazards on line are managed to closure (including people behaviours)


Attend and report into SHE Meeting


Facilitate the teams risk management processes


5. Breakdown Management


Verify content correct


Recon to stoppage info


Follow on work agreed


CM tasks raised


Close breakdown order


6. Manage the Maintenance Spares


Investigate & plan for upcoming promotions/new products/trials


Train team members on new processes/procedures/technologies and ensure competence.


Identify Productivity opportunities (People, Cost, CAPIN)


Communicate benchmark shared learnings to team


Facilitate the development and use of machine problem solving systems


Ensure problem solving taking place and loop closure taking ( QFR/5why/FFA/End state analysis/ system analysis / stage


Skills, Experience & Education
The incumbent should have at least an Engineering degree (Mechanical or Electrical) and a minimum of 3 to 5 years production engineering experience with 3 years in supervisory level. PC literate; proficiency in SAP and Microsoft office applications; strong communication skills, good leadership qualities, good analytical skills, and a demonstrated high level of integrity.