The Client
MARS
Incorporated is one of the largest food manufacturers in the world which
operates in six business segments: Petcare, Chocolate, Food, Wrigley Gum and
Confections, Drinks and Symbioscience.
Mars
is also the world's leading Petcare Company, with Petcare brands such as
PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN® and WHISKAS®.
Please
visit our website http://rd.mars.com/GCC/en/Home.htm for more
information.
Job Purpose
Job Purpose
We
are looking for vibrant, passionate and self driven individuals who possess
excellent communication and presentation skills to fill the position of
Operators.
The
position holder will perform manual movement of materials and cleaning within
the production area.
This
will entail loading of raw material, removal of scraps, cleaning of machines,
pipes and platforms in the production area, floor cleaning, and basic machine
intervention among other duties in compliance with quality and food safety
requirement as outlined in the SOP.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Basic preventive
maintenance tasks, cleaning tasks, prepare materials before starting up
the line, mobile vessels operation, and data gathering.
- Collecting
samples, sugar loading in silo, raw and packs movement and distribution as
well as dark chocolate batching.
- Keeping show
boxes pallets at the hand pack station monitor and maintain GHP and 5’S
standard in area of responsibility.
- Preparation
& loading of raw materials and consumables e.g. peanut bags, glucose
drums and rejected peanuts, Cocoa batter, vegetable fat melting
among others; this also includes collecting and keeping the finished
products.
- Escalate any
safety/ food safety/ quality issues to Machine Technicians and Line
Technicians
- Cleaning
equipment, pipes, machine parts, platforms in production area
- General cleaning
of chocolate jacketing pipe lines, floors and hygiene junctions and
sanitizing change over parts etc
- Minimize &
optimize the usage of rework as per the procedures, ensure wastes are
segregated as per waste management procedures; this also includes rework
and scrap movement, Scrap removal at CCP flap, oil and paper filter etc
Minimum
Qualifications
- O’ Levels +
certificate course in Mechanical or Electrical Field- Artisan Level 2
(Trade Test 11)
- 6-12 months
SIMILAR experience in a food manufacturing set up where GMP, TPM,
HACCP or ISO is in place
- Excellent
command of English language
- Ability to read
and implement Safety, food safety and operational procedures (SOP, SSWs)
- Strong
communication skills and ability to work in teams, with integrity and
trust.
- A good
understanding of safety, quality and operational procedures
Production Machine Technicians.
The
job holder will act as a team player and to operate the factory production
lines and area machinery & equipments efficiently and reliably according to
the company standards of safety, hygiene, quality, and cost in order to deliver
the contract as per the defined standards e.g. (LOTO, CCP, Rework, Scrap, TRS,
and Reliability).
The Machine Technician is accountable to deliver the contract of his machine as per the following;
The Machine Technician is accountable to deliver the contract of his machine as per the following;
Key
Responsibilities:
A.
Safety
- Ensure that all
contractors are validated against the mandatory SSWs in the area of
responsibility and maintain own validation at all times
- Perform Safety
audits in the area of responsibility and ensure that the audits are done
on all line areas ; actively participate in the risk assessment
- Report, raise
and ensure effective closing of near misses reported in the area of
responsibility; track and monitor all near misses in area of
responsibility
- Ensure safe
working conditions at any point in time and perform the duty of emergency
team member when required
B.
Quality
- Carry out
regular product quality checks to ensure finished product adhere to
quality standards
- Identify
process/ product deviations and follow the escalation procedure to restore
the standards.
- Maintain the
Hygiene, 5S and housekeeping standards, in the area of responsibility.
- Maintain and
ensure all documentation is done on time in the area of
responsibility which includes (Log books, PPI Sheets , SRC Books etc)
- Participate
effectively in all trials, new products ,modification work, projects and
tests conducted in area of responsibility and communicate it effectively
with R&D and Engineering
- Ensure that all
the critical control points are tested and monitored on time, escalation
procedures are followed in case of failure in the area of
responsibility
- Develop
,maintain and update all SOPs and ensure the same for the whole line at
any point of time during
C.
Value
- Deliver and
ensure adherence to the production schedule in area of responsibility
- Minimize the
generation of rework and scrap and ensure maximum utilization of the
generated quantities; take corrective action where possible
- Facilitate work,
train Contractors to perform daily duties by following the standard
operating procedures
- Perform planned
maintenance and repairs to the machines in area of responsibility
- Report and
resolve any issue that arise throughout the shift regarding quality,
scheduling changes, trials, etc as well as monitor machine(s) performance
- Assist with
planning of day-to-day activities for Contractors and ensure adequate
manning at each area with the appropriate skill level on the machine (s)
of responsibility; provide accurate and timely feedback to Contractors as
part of continuous improvement process
- Provide frequent
reports and analysis on machine (s) performance (TRS, Excesses, manning
and training)
- Record and
maintain all entries in the production monitoring system and ensure
correctness and accuracy of all data reported and recorded for the Machine
(s)
- Provide
technical expertise and support for new associates and contractors through
training programs and follow up.
Minimum
Qualifications
- O Level +
Diploma in Engineering in the Mechanical or Electrical field
- 2+ years SIMILAR
experience in a food manufacturing set up where GMP, TPM, HACCP or ISO is
in place
- Good decision
making & problem solving skills, teamwork and conflict management
skills
- Ability to read
and implement Safety , food safety and operational procedures ( SOP, SSWs
- Basic mechanical
knowledge on tools and reading basic mechanical drawings;
- Understands
manufacturing standards and escalation procedures
Technical Operators.
The
position holder will perform first level of operation & maintenance of
equipment and the manual movement of material in the production area.
This
will entail preparation of equipment before starting up the line, raw materials
as per recipe, escalating quality/food safety issues to machine technicians,
cleaning production lines, machine checks & preventive maintenance
etc.
Basic
mechanical knowledge is required on use of mechanical tools and reading basic
drawings.
An
understanding of safety, quality and SOPs is also necessary
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Perform
preventive maintenance tasks as assigned by the Machine Technicians per
standard PM schedule
- Prepare
materials and equipment before starting up the line equipment and
adjusts minor parameters as per the standard process parameters
- Escalate any
process that does not conform to safety, food safety, quality issues to
machine technicians and line technicians
- Responsible for
batch making and line preparation. This includes but not limited to;
caramel batch preparation; egg batch preparation; base & caramel
blending; checking raw material weight as per recipe; base blending,
Lecithin loading, vanillin dosing, mixing and feeding among others
- Critical
cleaning tasks that include; milk hose dismantling and cleaning; powder
filter cleaning, cleaning of depositors; die plate opening and cleaning;
cleaning during changeovers; handling hazardous chemicals as per
food safety guidelines, cleaning at heights; chocolate jacketing pipe
lines dismantling and cleaning among others
- Perform manual
movement of materials and cleaning within the production area; this
includes; loading glucose drums; chemicals movement and storage; material
ordering etc
- Responsible for
checking product quality, labeling of pallets; rejected show boxes
,weighing & emptying bins etc
- Promote
sustainability and environment practices e.g. mminimize and optimize
rework generation and usage as per the procedures; minimize the scrap
generation; segregated of wastes as per the waste management procedure;
optimize the usage of water, energy etc.
Minimum
Qualifications
- 0 Level +
Certificate course in Mechanical Engineering or related field- Artisan
Level 1 (Trade Test 1)
- 1-2 years
SIMILAR experience in a food manufacturing set up where GMP, TPM, HACCP or
ISO is in place
- Excellent
command of English language
- Ability to read
and implement Safety , food safety and operational procedures
- Basic mechanical
knowledge on tools and reading basic mechanical drawings;
- An understanding
of safety, quality, audits and operational procedures
- Understands
manufacturing standards and escalation procedures
How
to apply:
Send
your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with
our client and a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of
current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the
names of three professional referees by close of business Friday, 12th July
2013
Adept
Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416,
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416,
Nairobi,
GPO 00100
Email:
recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.