The Asset Care Specialist will report to the Engineering Manager and play an integral role in the engineering maintenance department, to support the packaging lines (glass, PET and BIB), cellars, site and utilities operations. The incumbent should aim towards optimum production of high quality company products while optimizing maintenance cost, driving continuous improvement and reducing waste.

Key Performance Areas
• Provide leadership in asset care in the Engineering Maintenance domain with good knowledge of asset care best practices.
• Must have excellent communication skills, displays an enthusiasm in coaching people, and can successfully influence and motivate people and teams.
• Must have a strong technical background (in Mechanical-, Electrical-, Automation-, Chemical- area or equivalent education)
• Profound knowledge and experience in Reliability Engineering processes: Root Cause Failure analysis and failure modes, Fault tree analysis, (Potential) Failure Mode and criticality analysis (PFMECA), Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM), Predictive Maintenance Techniques, Statistical process control, Design Out Maintenance in projects, Reliability-, Availability-, Maintainability- and Life cycle cost analysis (RAMs), Production-Availability-Modelling, Documentation management.
Associated software experience for the analysis mentioned above is a plus
• Work management: Maintenance Planning, Scheduling and preparation techniques. Performance tracking, Backlog management, Shutdown management, Maintenance systems and tools (CMMS), Calibration and Validation processes, autonomous maintenance work, etc. Associated software experience is a plus
• Organization and Performance Management: Maintenance competencies and skills, Key Performance indicators of Maintenance and Reliability, Maintenance Cost Management and operations planning
• Service and Materials management: Outsourcing strategies, Service Level definition, Materials Resource Planning (MRP), Risk assessments, Inventory management processes
• Have a very good understanding and is competent in the responsibilities for Maintenance as defined in the site’s key position profiles.
• He or she needs a thorough understanding of operational as well as managerial levels of Maintenance.
• Has a high level of autonomy. Can independently structure, analyze and synthesize findings with minimum coaching
• Understands continuous improvement principles as well as change management aspects of implementing an improvement program. (OPEX experience is a plus)
• Strong problem-solving, analytical conceptual and quantitative abilities. Pragmatic and action-oriented with an ability to produce measureable success.

The Successful Candidate Must Have
• Applicants must possess a 3-year Engineering qualification (BSc Eng, B Tech, Advanced Diploma or equivalent)
• A qualification in Asset Care will be advantageous
• A deep understanding of engineering, maintenance asset care in an FMCG Environment is essential experience in a production plant.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in a FMCG production environment will be advantageous
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in physical asset management / asset care systems
• Proven previous Asset Care/ Project Management experience
• Demonstrate excellent project, process and people management skill
Be computer literate with working knowledge of SAP PM system, MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Must be innovative, analytical and pro-active
• Be systematic in solving technical problems
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills, both written and spoken
• Have sound planning and organising abilities
• Strategic thinking skills
• Ability to work independently and meet demanding deadlines
• An action-orientated & self-driven/ motivated person.
• Strong numerical aptitude
• Attention to detail and analytical abilities are essential
• Goal & Service Orientated