Job Description
Factory Engineer Business Partner
Job ID: R-35863
Category: Supply Chain
Location: Mufindi, Iringa
Date posted: 04/08/2022
Purpose of Role
The Factory Workshop Supervisor/Planning Engineer is responsible
for management of the Factory workshops (Mechanical and Electrical),
productivity improvement & ensure high standards of machinery maintenance
in the factory are achieved.
Qualifications & Experience Required
- Degree
in Mechanical Engineering
- 4 Years’
experience.
- Manufacturing
Performance Management
- Quality
Assurance
- Responsible
Care
- Human
Factors – technical and human capabilities
- Manpower
training, management and assessment
- WCM
Implementation and Tools
- Factory
Maintenance and Operations
- Modern
and Efficient Energy Technics
- Project
Management
- Energy
Management
Accountabilities
- Should
develop daily machine checklist and also ensure all machines have been
inspected according to the checklist, do proper planning for all observed
faults
- Should
identify artisan skills and knowledge gap. Identify and organize inhouse
and outsourced training for Factory Artisans
- Ensures
that the Workshop’s expenditure controls are in place
- Prepare
and implement Machinery Maintenance Schedule for the all factory machinery
and utilities
- Maintain
Inventory and asset register for the factory machinery
- Initiate
and Control Job request systems by ensure all works must have job request
and also ensure proper machine history and documentation
- Ensures
that all relevant legal & other safety requirements (mechanical) are
complied within the factory
- Supports
installation of new processes & machinery.
- Takes
charge of machinery modification and supports the implementation of WCM in
the factory
- Responsible
for the implementation of all company policies and procedures in the
Workshop
- Takes
charge of engineering requirement & maintenance of utility services.
- Deliver
the business targets aligned to the Company Strategy.
- Liase
with Engineering Services to execute Factory improvement and efficiency
projects.
- Support
Engineering Services in Artisan training and CI programs for the factory.
Continuous Improvement Management
- Should
be OEE Champion for Respective factory by ensure all required data are
captured and reported daily for discussion and proper recommendations on
continuous improvement actions to improve OEE for the Factory
- Should
be champion on tracking agreed KPIs to process Supervisors, Senior
Artisans and Section team leads so as to improve Factories performance on
Safety, Factory availability and Made tea quality
- Support
factory managers on Identifying and initiations of factory quick wins
project and also keep tracking of those projects
- Do
coaching to supervisors and team leads to empower their skills
Assets and Stocks
- Updates
asset inventories records for the section.
- Maintain
Machinery Inventory for the factories
- Prepares
and avail machinery and equipment for statutory inspection and calibration
for legal compliance and safety integrity.
- Maintain
and take responsibility for the workshop tools register.
- Monitor
and validate factory related stock (Spares) movements in conjunction with
the store clerk and factory management.
- Responsible
for the utilization of assets in the factory.
- Flag
up redundant/obsolete assets to manager for disposal.
- Ensure
the day to day operation and smooth delivery of service machinery in the
factory
- Monitor
machinery key performance indicators for efficient operation; generate
periodic reports.
Projects
- Carries
out the implementation of WCM in the Factory
- Carries
out implementation of projects, in liaison with the line manager and
engineering
- Keep
abreast with all new technology covering tea making, maintenance, and
energy usage and make proposals for implementation where appropriate.
- Participate
in factory trials and implement actions.
- Implementation
and follow up on improvement ideas on the shop floor.
Finance, logistics and supplies
- Requisitions
and verifies quality of spares and materials ordered for factory as per
technical specification.
- Submits
inputs into annual revenue & capital budgets.
- Provides
technical specifications for the procurement of all stock e.g. spare
parts.
- Carries
out cost management in the factory workshop and ensures effective
controls.
- Provide
input into the monthly accounts review and implements agreed actions.
- Implement
an effective procurement tracking system in the garage.
People
- Track
and report daily artisan productivity in the factory, and take necessary
actions for low performers while should motivate high performers
- To
train & develop all staff and ensure good industrial relations in
factory workshop
- Plans,
allocates, and supervises all activities for maintenance teams.
- Train
& develop all personnel in the Workshop and production operators on
process equipment management and safe operating procedures.
- Handles
employee industrial relations and maintains discipline in the workshop in
conjunction with the line manager.
- Implements
employee establishment in the workshop.
- Implement
agreed welfare programmes and attend planned meetings ensuring completion
of agreed actions.
- Responsible
for the works team and ensures that agreed work plan targets and standards
are implemented.
- Provide
input and participate in the modular training of factory employees.
Social and welfare
- Implement
all social welfare programmes including security, housing maintenance,
recreation and general welfare amenities and schools in liaison with the
unit manager.
Safety, Health, Environment, RA
- Authorizes
issues and closes permits to work certificates in line with company
policies for tasks related to the garage.
- Implements
standard operating procedures and specific work instructions and proposes
reviews.
- Implement
service equipment guarding to meet Unilever standards.
- Coordinate
implementation of safe operating procedures and specific work instructions
and ensure compliance and collate proposals for reviews for the service
equipment
- Maintains
the workshop personnel reward/disciplinary and safety data in liaison with
the factory manager.
- Should
capture and prepare report on EPR for daily, weekly and monthly. Should
work close with factory manager to ensure all actions to ensure targets on
EPR are achieved by establishing proper strategies to control the
parameters
- Should
work with factory managers and SHE Representatives to ensure proper risk
assessment is done regularly and all observations/findings are captured
and action plan developed and tracked for Factories
Travel
As per job/site requirements, local travel likely.
Leadership Behavior
Should meet expectations on the Unilever Standards of
Leadership behaviors relevant to the work level.
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