Automation & Engineering Lead at MSVL Group
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- Nairobi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, or Automation Engineering
- 8-12 years of experience in FMCG or beverage manufacturing
- Strong hands-on experience with Krones bottling lines (Combi Block C3 preferred)
- Proven expertise in automation systems, predictive maintenance, and reliability engineering
- Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skills
- Experience in Kaizen, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong project management and vendor coordination capabilities
- Engineering Leadership & Reliability: Lead engineering operations across production lines, ensuring high equipment uptime through strong preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
- Automation & Technical Expertise: Provide hands-on expertise in automation, instrumentation, and electrical systems, with a strong focus on Krones bottling lines and complex troubleshooting.
- Operational Performance: Drive plant efficiency, reduce downtime (MTTR), improve reliability (MTBF), and identify bottlenecks to enhance overall throughput and reduce wastage.
- Continuous Improvement & Analysis: Lead root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive initiatives such as Kaizen, digitalization, and process optimization.
- Project & Vendor Management: Manage engineering projects including expansions and upgrades, oversee spares and vendor relationships, and ensure timely project execution.
- Improve equipment uptime and plant reliability
- Reduce MTTR and increase MTBF
- Achieve production efficiency and minimize wastage
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further evaluation.
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