Utilities Process Control Technician
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL)
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 24 2025
Duty Station:
Mbarara | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 16 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Maintain a safe and healthy working environment
- Comply with safety, health and environmental procedures and legislation
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
Maintain, calibrate, repair equipment and optimise plant and associated devices
- Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation / systems
- Plan and prepare the job
- Carry out repairs / maintenance
- Continuously improve (optimise) plant, process equipment and systems
- Operate plant and process equipment
- Calibrate instruments
- Perform basic changes to software in PLC’s with neccessary approvals
- Supports the scoping of projects and upgrades to plant and process
Work In Teams
- Communicate effectively in teams
- Contribute to self and team development
Apply Problem solving processes
- Utilise loss & waste and short interval control to identify problems
- Apply problem solving techniques to resolve situational problems
Apply the VPO principles and practices
- Apply 5S standards and practices in the workplace
- Operate and control the process according to SOP’s
- Participate in and coach autonomous operations
- Support quality at source
- Improve personal competence and flexibility
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Analytical ability and attention to detail
- Display initiative and ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organisation, within a team environment and with suppliers
- Motivated self starter with high energy levels
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Team player
- Interpret process description specifications and conduct modifications /optimisations of process control software as per specifications and software standards.
- Identify process control software deviations and resolve or recommend solutions.
- Support the process control software change management process.
- Maintain process control software integrity and security.
- Support the development of and upgrade preventative maintenance procedures for process control systems.
- Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers and field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts.
- Maintain working knowledge of new technology instrumentation, software, etc., through reading and/or attending conferences, workshops or other training.
- Provide engineering/projects support and recommendations for new and existing equipment with regard to installation, upgrades and enhancement.
- Troubleshoot Packaging process control systems.
Minimum Requirements:
- Trade Tested Millwright or Electromechanical Artisan
- 3 – 6 months on the job training plus Vendor Maintenance
- Experience in Routine electrical and instrumentation maintenance on similar.
- Brewing and utilities plants experience.
Additional Information:
- Band: IX
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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