Fresh Jobs at Safal Group

Key Performance Areas:

• Carry out Scheduled Plant Maintenance works on mechanical equipment in order to minimize plant breakdowns.
• Carry out equipment installation, refurbishment and modifications of mechanical plant to specification and on time.
• Prompt execution of corrective maintenance tasks/handling of equipment breakdowns.
• Preventive Maintenance Checks and reporting of abnormalities.
• Safe handling and of Tools and equipment provided.
• Maintain tidiness and general good housekeeping in plant & equipment.
• Bearing servicing and maintenance.
• Pipework, valves, pumps and motors installation.
• Use of a wide range of engineering tools & techniques to maintain and repair production plant machinery and equipment to operational standards.
• Use precision measuring instruments to check parts for accuracy, alignment and fit.
• Carry out planned maintenance checks and responding to emergency breakdowns in the plant.
• Finding and fixing faults – identification and replacement of defective or worn out mechanical components equipment and modifications.
• Housekeeping of the work area and machinery according to MRM standards. 

Requirements

Qualifications required:

• KCSE and a craft certificate in Engineering or Trade Test Certificate
• At least 5 years relevant experience in plant maintenance in heavy manufacturing settings
• Knowledge in 5K and Autonomous Maintenance will be an added advantage

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Key Performance Areas:

• Develop and implement the overall mechanical works strategy for the mechanical maintenance
• Identify gaps in the mechanical processes and implement strategies to close gaps, improve equipment reliability, sustainability and reduce maintenance costs
• Prepare drawings of the mechanical equipment parts in AUTOCAD software.
• Ensure mechanical installations for the plant conform to approved standards to eliminate breakdowns
• Implement and manage projets to improve equipment and safety performance, sustainability to reduce cost
• Ensure that all mechanical equipment are installed and functional to support the production team
• Scheduling and assigning work to meet maintenance completion dates, undertake effective planning and prioritisation of workload whenever necessary
• Works closely with operations team in providing solutions to problems and advice on technical issues
• Analyse all machine failures (breakdown, unplanned corrective maintenance) and implement corrective measures to prevent re-occurrence of failures and safety incidents
• Establish and coordinate the maintenance and safety procedures, service schedule, and supply of materials required to maintain machines and equipment in the prescribed condition
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) when required in line with the agreed format
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and to make recommendations to maintenance team
• Supervise, guide and review activities of staff under your supervision in the structure on technical duties
• Inspection of work performed by outside contractors to ensure it meets management expectations as per the scope of the work assigned
• Ensure observance of safety rules, regulations and practices

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering- Plant Option
• Good knowledge of AUTOCAD software for designing.
• Minimum 8 years experience in similar position in a busy manufacturing company
• Knowledge in RCA methodology
• Posses good knowledge in identifying and managing spare parts
• Good working knowledge of machines in process industry, hydraulics and pneumatics is desirable.
• Computer proficiency especially in PM module in SAP - ERP.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings as well as use of Auto CAD.
• Ability to work independently and exhibit right leadership.

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Overall Purpose of the Position

• Perform testing and inspections of materials as per laid down procedures.
• Perform analysis of raw material, in process consumables, semi-finished and finished materials.
• Prepare and circulate QA shift reports as per established plans

Key Performance Areas

• Inspect and test raw material in processes and finished products against specifications and give usage decision.
• Carry out internal standardization of equipment for quality checks.
• Identify and liaise with production for the classification and segregation of non-conforming material at the production lines.
• Observe finished goods handling and identify practices likely to cause damage to the material.
• Inspect transport vessels (trucks and containers) to ascertain their condition prior to loading/stuffing with finished goods.
• Handover of finished and semi-finished products to respective storage location.
• Correct labelling of products as per their material classification.
• Perform housekeeping in line with 5K standards and EHS policy.
• Give timely feedback to production on quality inspection results.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience Requirements 

• Minimum Diploma – Diploma in Chemical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized learning institution
• Minimum of 2 years’ Quality Assurance work experience.

Additional/specific work requirements:

• Good understanding of SAP QM Module
• Good knowledge of Manufacturing Quality practices.