Assistant Manager - Mechanical Workshop (One Post)

Position: Assistant Manager - Mechanical Workshop (One Post)
Company: Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd

Company Profile
Unilever's mission is to add vitality to life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene, and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.
Our Corporate Strategy aims to double the size of our business by 2020 while halving our environmental footprints.
Every day, around the world, people drink cups of tea. Our brands are trusted IJ everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we can confirm that we've grown to become one of the world's most successful fast moving consumer goods companies.
Besides, Unilever places so much value on employee engagement and development by providing vital and relevant professional experiences.
Unilever Tea Tanzania Limited is a plantation company operating under Unilever Tea, East Africa (UTEA). UTIL employs over 5,500 employees whose safety and security are very important to the business.
We are currently looking to hire Assistant manager - Mechanical workshop, Assistant Manager - Engine and pumps, Assistant Manager Electrical, Registered Nurses and Assistant Accountant bank reconciliation and VAT for our Tanzania business. These roles will be both office and field based and requires candidates with knowledge for the respective jobs discipline.

Department:Technical Operations
Job Title: Assistant Manager - Mechanical Workshop (1 post)
Reports To: Plant Engineer
Job Location: Engineering, Mufindi
Relocation Terms: Open to Tanzania Citizens only!

Duties and Responsibilities Of Assistant Manager - Mechanical Workshop.

Main Job Purpose:
To provide multidisciplinary engineering and operations to skills to ensure general maintenance of all workshop equipment, including factories tea processing equipment, boilers, fabrication of mechanical structures and providing advice to capital projects within specific units of responsibility within prescribed guidelines

Key Accountabilities:
Engineering
Development and Implementation of Planned Maintenance Procedures (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklists)
Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimize production output and with own teams carrying out the plant/equipment repairs. Ensures that service levels are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown, preventative and predictive maintenance effectively.
Is responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in his area of responsibility by analysing breakdowns, complying with the PM requirements and implementing Continuous improvements.
Participates in strategic engineering plans to deliver maintenance and breakdown reduction benefits (RCM).
Coaches and develops the engineering skills of other maintenance and operational staff.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Responsible for fault-finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems in his area by ensuring that the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards is taken.
Identifies the major engineering losses in his area and investigates using Kaizen problem solving methodology. (Fish bone, 5 Why etc.)
Capability to develop and lead cross functional teams to deliver Business needs

Administration
Completes all required documentation to standard and captures SAP, maintenance and stores information on relevant data system.
Analysis of Emergency Works Orders and implementation of corrective actions
Analysis of Daily, weekly and Monthly Checklists and incorporation into Planned Maintenance
Capability to work with Cross Functional Teams within the business

Safety, Health & Environmental care
Ensures that Company safety rules and regulations are adhered to within the sphere of his responsibility.
Implementation and assists with maintaining Unilever safety and 5S standards in the area on responsibility.

Quality
Ensures that Company Quality rules and Standards are adhered to within the sphere of his responsibility.

Autonomous Maintenance
Draws up, Coaches and develops engineering skills to other maintenance and operational staff using OPL and SOPs.
Completes tags in his area of responsibility to the completion ratio required.

Skills/Experience:
Must have a completed by holders of Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
A minimum 2 years work experience in Similar FMCG Environment Experience on tea processing and boiler maintenance would be advantageous.

All applications should be sent to the address below on or before 11th October 2013. Eligible candidates are required to submit detailed CV with names of three referees and an application letter.
Unilever is an equal opportunity employer.

Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd
P.O.BOX40,
Iringa
Mufindi

Deadline: October 11, 2013
Source: The Guardian, September 26, 2013