Factory Optimisation Engineer – Instrumentation

JOB ADVERTISEMENT Zambia Sugar Plc. is an ABF Group sugar company and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products. The company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced person to fill the following position in the Manufacturing Department to be based at Nakambala. FACTORY OPTIMISATION ENGINEER – INSTRUMENTATION (x 1) PERMANENT This position reports to the Factory Optimisation Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing in-country medium- and long-term Optimization Strategy (by discipline) to optimize reliability, performance, quality and cost of production. Key Performance Areas Develop initiatives that will deliver products at cost and quality levels that drive profitability Audit and analyze maintenance systems & processes with the aim of uncovering engineering related inefficiencies and identify reliability improvement opportunities Develop engineering maintenance & support plans (outside of scheduled maintenance) and monitor compliance to plans Reduce production losses caused by inefficient engineering systems by critically analyzing and maximizing the systems’ performance Conduct regular internal and external benchmarking exercises to identify and develop maintenance best practices and improvement opportunities with Group Specialization Team. Recommend improvements that ensure sustainability of engineering systems Provide expertise on day-to-day maintenance issues, support and advise on solutions Conduct deep root cause analyses of recurring problems, with support from Group Specialization Engineers as needed Set direction, implement and monitor continuous improvement by driving best practices within the discipline, and ensuring that suitable tools and techniques are being used. Develop preventative / pre-emptive maintenance initiatives (including improvement opportunities identified by CMMS and da