Packaging Machine Specialist

The South African Breweries SAB · Gauteng

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End Date: September 16, 2026

Key Roles and Responsibilities: Planned Maintenance

Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
Ensure backlog meets minimum hours and schedules are reviewed as per required frequency
Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in during planned maintenance windows
Partake in maintenance post mortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities

Routine Maintenance

Partake in ATO cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner must be resolved using the appropriate problem solving techniques
If Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these required, additional resources may be called in to assist
Where problems have been uncovered, and it is required to include the work in the planned maintenance schedule, this must be communicated to the Maintenance Planner
Carry out condition monitoring activities where these have been allocated to the Technician in accordance with the ZCM schedule

Problem Solving

Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem solving approach to resolve
Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request take part, as functional expert, in AB Report , SDCA and PDCA on request

Housekeeping and Safety

Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate ABInbev policies and procedures
Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties
Present 5's plans to team and management when required
Raise sio's and close sio's related to your machine area

Running Repairs

On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs
When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action. Where required, specialist assistance may be called in
This may include internal resources such as Instrument
Technicians or Inspection and coding specialist or external resources such as Contractors or Suppliers
Where repairs indicate that major work is required, such as re-wiring a motor, this must be transferred to the engineering workshop for attention
Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem
Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out
This includes all SAP inputs Where running repairs cannot be carried out, communicate this to the Maintenance Planner to ensure the work is planned into the next planned window

Key Attributes and Competencies

Ability to solve problems on FMCG machines
Ability to communicate technical knowledge to operation staff improving their skills sets
Ability to train, coach and mentor operation staff on ATO and 5's principles
Ability to optimise usages and reduce wastage with permanent solutions
Interpersonal Skills
Work in Teams and Collaborate
Strong self-management practices
Ability to problem solve using basic problem solving tools 5 why; fishboneand involved in high level problem solving to identify root causes and loop closures – AB Reports , SDCA, PDCA