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Plant Maintenance Planner
Reference Number: CCB250107-10
Coca-Cola Kwanza Ltd has an exciting opportunity in the Manufacturing Department. We are looking for a talented individual with the relevant skills and experience in Manufacturing for a Maintenance Planner position, which will be based in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will report directly to the Packaging Engineer.

Key Duties & Responsibilities
Maintenance Planning and Control

Plan the maintenance day following the 5-day planning cycle as per figure 1 (Planning cycle)
Review emergency work orders using the standard and create sub-work orders
Create the maintenance plan and assign tasks to team members, including contractors
Communicate and distribute the plan to team members
Update the maintenance plan directly after the forward planning meeting
Organize and distribute maintenance work orders with loading sheets to Team Leaders
Ensure that required tools and spares are available
Plan the execution of 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 the planning table where needed
Identify/prioritize and agree PJOs to be completed
Do Time confirmation, Capture Technical Findings and Close all Completed Maintenance Orders.

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 Whys 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
Analyze SAP downtime data
Ensure all asset care work complies with Asset Care Standards

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

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 the line are managed to closure (including people behaviors)
Attend and report into SHE Meeting
Facilitate the teams risk management processes

Breakdown Management

Verify content correct
Recon to stoppage info
Follow on work agreed
CM tasks raised
Close breakdown order

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 the team
Facilitate the development and use of machine problem-solving systems
Ensure problem-solving is 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 of production engineering experience with 3 years in a 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.