6 Operator
2025-07-09T03:56:18+00:00
Zambian Breweries
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Manufacturing
Management
2025-07-15T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
8
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The Key Purpose of this role is to safely operate and maintain the Packaging plant to produce a consistent product/service/utility of the right quality/quantity at optimum cost.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Operating Equipment and Manage Associated Processes and Performance in Packaging
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Interpret and implement production plan for shift
- Operate manual and automatic machines on line as per standards
- Monitor production processes on shift and correct any negative trends
- Ensure process quality and productivity
- Perform Administration
- Complete associated tracking and monitoring – Complete operator workstation administration and take action as required.
- Complete Team room administration as required
- Contribute to self-development
- Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
- Problem Solving
- Manage PIMS & POMS and take corrective action on negative trends
- Use Quick Fix Routines (As per triggers)
- Complete 5 WHYs (As per triggers) with relevant team members
- Contribute towards AB reports as required.
- Autonomous Operations
- Operating and Process Control
- 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.
- Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions, understanding and contributing to suggestions of improving performance, making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
- Fully understand the team Dream and contribute in achieving it.
- 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
- 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
Minimum Requirements:
- Grade 12 certificate
- Diploma/Advanced Certificate in Electrical Engineering or mechanical engineering/Technology or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
- Min: 2-3 months on the job training. Ideal: 3-6 months on the job training.
- Training: Min 9 months on the job training and having completed SKAP within 12 months
- 0-2 years as operator in a similar industry (FCMG).
- Experience in packaging will be an added advantage
Key Roles and Responsibilities: Operating and Process Control Operating the process area according to the work instructions and adhering to usage standards Carrying out the required quality checks as described in the quality control and analysis work practice Recording waste on the appropriate documentation or information systems, and reviewing waste trends to identify problems or opportunities timeously Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and completing all short interval control documentation Responding rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that result in stoppages Appropriate problem-solving approaches, as detailed in the problem-solving work practice must be followed Performing housekeeping tasks, applying 5s principles and following safe work practices Unsafe work practices must be identified and corrected Assisting fellow team members in the execution of their tasks Maintenance of Plant and Equipment Carry out in-depth cleaning, lubrication and inspection of machines according to the work instructions, and following the schedules supplied by the maintenance planner Carrying out routine maintenance activities according to the maintenance schedule. Where routine maintenance reveals larger problems, and the process artisan is unable to resolve these, it must be escalated to the team leader Taking part in maintenance and cleaning days This work must be executed in support of the maintenance support team and in accordance with the schedule issued by the maintenance planner Taking part in maintenance post mortems This must be done in support of maintenance specialist support Monitoring trends when conducting routine maintenance Where trends indicate the existence of underlying problems, corrective action must be Quality Control and Analyses taken This corrective action may involve the SBU, the maintenance controller or maintenance support When operating, the process artisan must carry out the non-destructive quality checks and analyses The list of checks to be carried out are contained in the work instructions Recording the results of quality checks on the relevant documentation or information system Where production does not meet quality standards the process artisan must try to identify and resolve problems using the appropriate techniques If they are unable to resolve the problem themselves, it must be escalated to the team leader for further direction Communication Actively participating in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions Making use of the gap list to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities Fully understanding the team goals and participating in team goal review sessions Where FFA’s have been initiated, the process artisan may be asked to participate Making use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues Problem Solving When problems occur, applying the appropriate techniques (e.g. 5y, quick fix routines etc.) the identify and correct the problem Where the process artisan is unable to resolve the problem, involve fellow team members or escalate to the team leader if necessary Where problems have been resolved, verify that the problems have been eliminated Continuous Improvement Using run/control charts and trend analysis, to identify sources of waste and variation in the process Using short stop analysis, Pareto charts and other tools seek to identify opportunities to simplify activities Where improvement opportunities have been identified, these must be recorded on the team gap list The process artisan should involve other team members in evaluating opportunities and call in specialist resources to assist if required
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; fishbone)and involved in high level problem solving to identify root causes and loop closures – AB Reports , SDCA, PDCA Ability to reduce machine downtime to minimum while ensuring the all problems have permanent solutions Ability to analyse various graphical data and open gaps to improve performance Ability to identify non-standard work and tag the defects with root causes Ability to identify required spares for restorations tasks and communicate with suppliers for the best possible price thus showing savings on ZBB Ability to be able to use electronic communication devices e.g. Tablets, laptops and other devices to help you understand the specific machines in more in detail Ability to understand camera technology and different type of algorithms Ability to understand software, bus systems( Asibus, Profibus, Canbus, Ethernet, Ethercat) only for Electrical and Instrument Always looking for opportunities to improve MTTB and shorten MTTR Minimum Requirements: Grade 12 N3 Engineering studies Trade Tested Minimum of 2 years working experience in Manufacturing
JOB-686de8620a10b
Vacancy title:
6 Operator
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Zambian Breweries
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, July 15 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 9 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The Key Purpose of this role is to safely operate and maintain the Packaging plant to produce a consistent product/service/utility of the right quality/quantity at optimum cost.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Operating Equipment and Manage Associated Processes and Performance in Packaging
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
- Interpret and implement production plan for shift
- Operate manual and automatic machines on line as per standards
- Monitor production processes on shift and correct any negative trends
- Ensure process quality and productivity
- Perform Administration
- Complete associated tracking and monitoring – Complete operator workstation administration and take action as required.
- Complete Team room administration as required
- Contribute to self-development
- Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
- Problem Solving
- Manage PIMS & POMS and take corrective action on negative trends
- Use Quick Fix Routines (As per triggers)
- Complete 5 WHYs (As per triggers) with relevant team members
- Contribute towards AB reports as required.
- Autonomous Operations
- Operating and Process Control
- 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.
- Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions, understanding and contributing to suggestions of improving performance, making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
- Fully understand the team Dream and contribute in achieving it.
- 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
- 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
Minimum Requirements:
- Grade 12 certificate
- Diploma/Advanced Certificate in Electrical Engineering or mechanical engineering/Technology or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
- Min: 2-3 months on the job training. Ideal: 3-6 months on the job training.
- Training: Min 9 months on the job training and having completed SKAP within 12 months
- 0-2 years as operator in a similar industry (FCMG).
- Experience in packaging will be an added advantage
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
Job application procedure
Additional Information:
ABinBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing
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