Automation specialist at BRALIRWA: Deadline: December 28th, 2023

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INTERNAL & EXTERNAL JOB VACANCY – Automation Specialist

We are seeking to hire a qualified and dedicated Automation Specialist, reporting to the Automation Engineer.

JOB PURPOSE

  • Ensure the reliability and availability of all production and utility equipment, have a long-term focus, and provide input to planning and execution of maintenance plans, keep health and safety as a priority.
  • Lead continuous improvement and condition-based maintenance using TPM tools, networking, benchmarking, and knowledge transfer
  • Lead in the implementation of measures that reduce risks of Cyber Threats, as well as maintaining and sustaining processes, systems, competencies etc. to keep the security measures in place and updated.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. SAFETY, FOOD SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
  • Execute/Supervise maintenance and engineering activities to ensure all safe executions and full compliance to local and HEINEKEN safety rules, environmental regulations, standards, and procedures
  • Collect safety and legal-related maintenance tasks and translate them into maintenance plans for execution.
  • Implement safety improvement activities, act immediately when unsafe behaviour occurs, stop unsafe behaviours and report high-risk activities and give feedback to the relevant people
  1. QUALITY OF THE PROCESS AND PRODUCT
  • Collect quality-related maintenance tasks and translate them into maintenance plans for execution
  • Identification & transfer of quality maintenance tasks to operations in AM Team step 5 (including quality inspection, Q-points).
  • Instruments Calibration management process following local and Heineken standards and procedures


  1. WORK PROCESSES
  • Provide Inputs to asset master data within the CMMS. Use, monitor and control the asset breakdown structure and define all PM tasks and inventory items in CMMS.
  • Utilize advanced functionalities of the CMMS linked to digital solutions and mobile applications.
  • Spot and rectify performance issues of equipment during walk-around.
  • Monitor asset performance (OPI or line availability); Be responsible for machines availability (uptime).
  • Responsible for further optimizing PM strategy (standards and tasks).
  • Responsible for further optimizing spare parts management.
  • Responsible for further collecting and managing asset drawings, documents, permits (licenses), warranties.
  • Responsible to manages the work preparation room.
  • Responsible for CILT development and standardization
  • Responsible for PM Tag solving OTIF
  • Provide inputs to planning and execution of brewery CAPEX
  • Support AM policy for automation and support implementation.
  • Implements service contracts actions, the performance of the main contracts and actions ongoing, the Service Level Agreement (SLA) improvement agenda, the KPIs performance and review process.
  • Implement and maintain PA&IT master plan in compliance with PCD procedures
  • Executes all PCD Security activities defined in Foundation and Advance
  • Ensures HeiQuest compliance for PCD Security


  1. ORGANIZATION, INTERFACES & PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
  • Lead and support (Senior) Technicians-E&A and report to the E&A Team Leader in initiating and driving the maintenance processes (i.e extend asset life and reduce costs).
  •  Be the main focal point in maintenance for the AM teams.
  • Mentor and train AM teams in optimizing asset performance, extending asset life, and reducing costs in their zones.
  • Cover for other E&A TL during holidays/vacation.
  •  Be the Brewery and OpCo Corporate interface


  1. TPM & CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
  • Ensure sustainability of implemented AM steps 0-5 (foundation & advanced) and support engineering specialist in the implementation of AM step 6 through integration and optimization of maintenance processes.
  • Sustain Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) process to (further) extend life and reduce costs.
  • Explore and apply advanced maintenance techniques (pit stop, maintenance-free, maintenance prevention & continual optimization of PM standards). Expend its use within asset management and value-driven maintenance.
  • Implement weak component analysis (WCA). Execute improvement activities to improve weak points of equipment.
  • Support the applied structured fault-finding procedures; collect spare parts, or organizes for the team to apply structured fault-finding, including training/mentoring.


  1. INFORMATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT
  • Support for ensuring integration, optimization and up to date of all maintenance systems with the CMMS as the master system for maintenance.
  • Be the key-user of the CMMS. OPI data registration in the CMMS.
  • Responsible for maintaining PCD assets information management system
  • Maintain automation backup data (parameter, PLC, HMI etc.).
  • Report on maintenance KPIs, i.e. % assets restored to basic condition, nr. of breakdowns, % ABC analysis complete, OPI score and/or line performance, % PM plans OTIF and % asset master data as built.


QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

  • Preferably Bachelor level in Plant Automation, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, (or Related Engineering fields).
  • Minimum of 1.5 years in Plant automation
  • Minimum 1.5 years Maintenance/Engineering experience in manufacturing industry.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

  • Mastered all required activities, skills and –experience of the Automation & PCD Lead on foundation level.
  • Highly competent in the field of Process Automation and Process Information (Operational Technology) and their systems, equipment, and software.
  • Good knowledge of PCD Security concepts & Affinity with IT systems and understands IT concepts
  • Good knowledge and experience in maintenance engineering, cost control, supply and inventory management work processes.
  • Backup asset master data expert and –owner.
  • Good facilitating skills and ample knowledge and experience with RCM, FMECA, TPM and other maintenance optimizing methods and -tools.


HOW TO APPLY

  • Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to MyHR, Careers and follow instructions to apply.
  • All applicants must apply using our online application system. CVs received via email will NOT be considered.
  • The HR Business Partner Team will be available to support in the application process.
  • Women candidates are encouraged to apply.
  • The closing date for submission of applications is December 28th, 2023.

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