Vacancy title:
Packaging Operator

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Zambian Breweries

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, September 2 2025

Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Key Purpose of this role is to Safely operate and maintain defined Packaging equipment and related processes in order to achieve optimal effectiveness.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Interpret and implement production plan for shift
• Operate manual and automatic machines online as per standards
• Monitor production processes on shift and correct any negative trends
• Ensure process quality and productivity
• Complete associated tracking and monitoring: Complete operator workstation administration and take action as required.
• Complete Team room administration as required
• Contribute to self-development
• Manage PIMS & POMS and take corrective action on negative trends
• Use QFR’s (As per triggers)
• Complete 5 WHY’s (As per triggers) with relevant team members
• Contribute towards AB reports as required.
• Conduct autonomous operations
• Operating equipment in Packaging process areas according to VPO standards
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and recording short stops and correcting any out of controls using the VPO tools
• Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems. Review trends to identify & resolve problems
• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas.
• Identify defective plant and report these through to the Process Artisan or Team Leader to assist with resolution.
• Assisting the Process Artisan/Machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift.
• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses and recording the results on the appropriate information system.
• The list of quality checks to be executed is contained in the work instructions.
• React to the results using the VPO tools supplied
• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
• Fully understand the team Dream and contribute to achieving it.
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated.
• Where problems occur, use the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Prepared to work shifts
• The main role is to apply core competencies to achieve optimum plant and process performance.
• Manage a process area according to VPO principles and standards
• A logical, analytical problem solver who can operate in an unstructured environment.
• A team player (prepared to communicate, listen and assist).
• Initiative and energy.
• Achievement Drive (improvement, do better than standard or what was done previously, be the best).

Minimum Requirements:

• Internal Criteria Grade 12
• Mechanical or Electrical aptitude
• Machine specific experience
• External Criteria: Technical qualification (Mechanical/Electrical Certificate  or advanced technician )
• 9 months on the job training, SKAP completed
• Completed SKAP within 12 months
• Experience within a packaging FMCG industry (Desirable)

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: professional certificate

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