Technical Operator

Requirements

• A minimum of OND Food Sciences, Engineering or General Sciences.
  
• Minimum of 1– 3 years relevant hands-on FMCG operation and maintenance experience.
  
• Knowledge of bottling operations
  
• Understanding of financial impact of decisions
  
• Ability to build and leverage relationships to improve results
  
• Open-minded and willing to experiment and try new things and improvement initiatives.
  
• Good understanding and experience of current WC manufacturing methodologies.
  

• Reports observed deviations on machines during operation to technical team and ensure that breakdowns are resolved promptly and permanently.
  
• Drives start up timing as per plan after every production run on lines in assigned machine by carrying out machine preparation in a timely manner.
  
• Responsible for reduction of all waste in their respective work areas.
  
• Adheres to GMP/GHK standards in his Shift, hands over his area with 100% compliance to GMP/GHK, executes GMP Audit as per planned weekly calendar, executes CAP as part of implementation from GMP/GHK Audit
  
• Understands the monetary impact of raw material losses on product and plant profitability.
  
• Puts Quality First (product, behaviour, communication, etc.)
  
• Wears clean uniform, 100% Compliance to PPE on the shop floor, No Jewellery worn in production areas
  
• Ensures zero tolerance to drinking / eating on production lines, prompt cleaning of production lines is completed during shift.
  
• Reports all near misses/Non-conformance in during his or her shift and follows through with responsible persons for resolution.
  
• Ensures all quality control parameters and variables are within acceptable targets in his/her Shift (e.g. Brix, carbonation, fill height, Label alignment, packaging material inspection & sorting before using etc)