The main purpose is primarily to ensure that all plant equipment is functioning or operating at high levels of reliability and are maintained periodically as scheduled and all breakdowns are resolved soonest in order to ensure maximum plant availability as well as ensuring that the factory meets its key KPIs and supply the market with Pepsico products which include but are not limited to volume and quality compliance, costs and downtime reduction. Ability to coach operator, provide innovation for cost savings and be accountable for MPS, SA on respective production lines.

Maintain the machine to reach high reliability, safety and quality standard

•  Performs Instrumentation/ Electrical maintenance activities associated with plant process and packaging plan
• Must be willing to do Mechanical work if required
• Monitors daily downtime and institute corrective action plans to prevent breakdowns
• Calibrates, repairs and maintains control gear/ instrumentation and associated equipment to ensure operation within set standards
• Maintains PLC’s, Networks and Electrical Cabinets (hardware and software) and performs changes/ modifications as required
• Continuously evaluates the process control philosophy and initiate improvement actions in order to achieve asset performance targets
• Assists in commissioning of modifications/ projects
• Ensures proper documentation of changes/ modifications and perform internal audits
• Ensures availability of spares for all electronic/ control systems in the plant
• Accurate and timeous reporting of equipment deviations to meet/ improve equipment availability and reliability targets
• Ensures proper back-up of all PLC programmes and maintains records of all upgrades
• Ensures safe operations of process control systems
• Resolves daily plant instrumentation issues and complete root cause analysis
• Calibration of process equipment
• Completes the required testing and safety checks on all instrumentation equipment
• Conducts all scheduled maintenance within the required timeframes
• Performs all emergency electronic maintenance
• Updates and reviews documentation relating to work done and or changes in original specifications
• Signs off on alternative systems suppliers based on equipment performance
• Must be willing to work shifts and overtime if requested.

Administration and Document Completion

• Maintaining a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery
• Complete daily shift reports
• Performing shift duties in line with operational requirements
• Coach and develop operators.

Qualifications

• Qualified Artisan with Trade Test Certificate in Instrumentation (must be willing to do mechanical work also)
• Minimum 2 years maintenance experience in the Production/ FMCG environment
• Experience of TETRAPAK equipment will be advantageous
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software
• Extensive knowledge of Processing in a dairy-/ fruit juice environment, including Tubular Pasteurizers/ Sterilizers (TETRA THERM ASEPTIC DRINK)
• Must have knowledge of ink jet printers/ date coders
• Must have experience in control systems – PLC’s, ACDC drives and Servo drives (Allen Bradley and Siemens preferable)
• Extensive knowledge of Instrumentation, HAZOP studies, PID’s and Quality Standards
• Working experience with industrial communication methodologies (RS-232, ASI, Devicenet, Ethernet)
• Extensive experience with operator interfaces and energy devices such as drives, thyristors, soft starters, etc.