Assistant Operations Manager – Maintenance

Duties and Responsibilities

• Spearhead the development and implementation of best practice Maintenance vision, strategy policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Develop a Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) schedule, ensure full preventive maintenance is carried out, plan in missed maintenance activities, and lead the team to deliver effectively.
• Optimize equipment according to standard procedure, enhance performance and product quality, ensuring the achievement of all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Manage, coach and develop a highly performing Maintenance team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements to the business.
• Provide technical support to production teams to ensure smooth and uninterrupted operations.
• Investigate and troubleshoot process and equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare the annual Maintenance budget and forecasts and all Capital Expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards.
• Enforce all Safety rules by ensuring maintenance technicians in their sections are adequately instructed on safety procedures and hazard communications, lockout/tag out, emergency evacuation and on personal protective equipment use.
• Lead the section to comply with Health & Safety regulations, Quality and Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures.
• Develop and timely share accurate monthly maintenance reports to the management for review and decision making.
• Adhere to daily and weekly checks to ensure smooth operation of site and equipment (molds and machines).
• Supervise the service contracts implementation for the function’s utilities and ensure the records of each service are kept and shared with the management as well as follow up on the timely renewals of the contracts.
• Setting, Monitoring, Controlling and Adherence to Maintenance Key Performance indicators by Quickly solving any situation that requires corrective work to avoid downtime that minimizes productivity.
• Perform project assemblies for new equipment implementation or plant improvements. Advise the management on new projects, new machines, installations or premises improvement in the Company.
• Exchange ideas and enhance operations by suggesting, encouraging, and putting into practice continuous improvement initiatives as well as process and procedure enhancements to maximize outcomes and raise delivery quality to meet company and customer requirements.
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise the business of any impact

Role Requirements

• Minimum of a Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in maintenance of injection and blow moulding machines.
• Must be a registered and active member of the Engineers Board of Kenya.
• Experience on Lean Manufacturing practices e.g. Kaizen, Lean Six sigma etc
• Experience in automation of PLC SCADA ,strong PLC programming skills e Siemens, ABB and Allen Bradley is an added advantage.
• Experience developing/implementing preventive and predictive maintenance processes is highly desirable
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.