Packaging Operator

Job Purpose:

The Packaging Operator will ensure the safety agenda in the daily job. Operate and execute in a qualitative way the process and product-related tasks while improving the key performance indicators and production losses, leading to a safe working environment on machine/area.

Key Responsibilities

• Works in line with the defined and implemented safety, environmental, and food safety standards. Following the 5S, Housekeeping and HACCP are related to the workplace.
• Identify the safety risks in their department.
• Apply LSR principles, including do's and don'ts.
• Take action where unsafe situations or behaviors occur, give feedback, and report to the relevant people.
• Safely shut down and start up equipment for the yearly overhaul.
• Act in compliance with HEINEKEN and local safety rules, standards, and procedures.
• Identify water and energy losses in their area of responsibility and suggest solutions.
• Implement good environmental practices.
• Make all the quality checks in line with the standards and procedures on simple packaging machines.
• Perform quality and food safety checks in line with standards and safety procedures.
• Identify quality issues in their area.
• Take part in improvement actions to prevent quality issues from arising and contribute to quality-related analyses (e.g., DAS, RCFAs, problem-solving).
• Clean and disinfect to the expected level in line with recipe standards, SOPs, and CILT.
• Executes the tagging process, CILT, and applies problem-solving tools. Participates and starts leading the improvement teams.
• Use the digital tools available to report the information required for the DCS (e.g., shift handover list, downtime reports, shift performance information).
• Restore and sustain basic conditions using the shop floor excellence tools displayed in digital applications (SOP, OPL, CILT activities, and 5S).
• Apply APM team methodology, steps 0-3.
• Take part in TPM improvement activities related to safety, quality, the environment, and performance losses in their area (BDA, MSR, Kaizen, RCFA)
• Identify losses in the operation (extract, water, energy, material losses, etc.).
• Executes all the packaging operations on simple machines in line with the valid standards. Manage documentation and reporting for the working area.
• Operate the equipment according to demand and seasonality.
• Perform basic standards for the packaging process in their own area (all planned and routine activities – sampling, cleaning, start up and shutdown according to Standard Operating Procedures, etc. – and machine processes).
• Operates the simple packaging machines. Executes basic maintenance tasks according to standards
• Safely operate equipment in line with specifications and demand and ensure delivery On Time In Full.
• Captures and interprets performance data and executes corrective actions
• Restore and sustain basic conditions using the shop floor (SOP, OPL, CILT activities, and 5S).
• Apply tagging and de-tagging, prioritize the tags, and eliminate equipment anomalies.

Job Requirements

Experience and Skills

• 0 - 2 years’ of experience, preferably in beverage/logistic operation shop floor experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or related fields

Location: Harar

Number of Positions: 3

Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply.