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Job Description
- Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our department. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Reliability Engineer role, which is based in Phoenix.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Key Outcomes
Maintenance Strategy and Execution
- Implement proactive, risk-based maintenance strategies to improve equipment uptime and reliability.
- Align plant maintenance practices with corporate asset management standards and the CCBSA Maintenance Strategy.
Reliability Improvement
- Conduct reliability analyses (RCFA, FMEA) and implement improvements to reduce breakdowns and repetitive failures.
- Lead equipment performance reviews and drive action plans to improve MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time To Repair).
Planning and Scheduling
- Oversee the development and execution of weekly and shutdown maintenance plans through the Maintenance Planner.
- Ensure that all maintenance tasks are executed efficiently, with minimal impact on production schedules.
Cost Control and Budgeting
- Manage the maintenance budget and track cost efficiency across spares, labour, and contracted services.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through improved reliability and maintenance practices, Compliance, and SHEQ.
- Ensure that all maintenance activities are executed in compliance with safety, health, environmental, and quality (SHEQ) requirements.
- Participate in audits, inspections, and root cause investigations related to equipment or system failures.
System Utilisation and Reporting
- Utilise the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for tracking maintenance tasks, spares, and performance data.
- Provide accurate and timely reports on plant reliability, maintenance backlog, and engineering KPIs
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with the Production, Quality, and Engineering teams to align on maintenance needs and operational improvements.
- Support capital project planning with insights on equipment lifecycle, replacement strategies, and upgrade needs.
Functional Capabilities
- Asset care strategy implementation
- Reliability engineering principles and predictive maintenance
- Maintenance planning and scheduling
- Root cause analysis and failure prevention
- Condition monitoring technologies and diagnostics
- Risk-based maintenance and lifecycle cost management
- Maintenance budget and cost control
- Engineering standards and compliance (SHEQ)
- Cross-functional collaboration and leadership
KBI
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)
- Maintenance Schedule Compliance (%)
- Preventive Maintenance Completion Rate (%)
- Maintenance Cost per Unit Produced
- Plant Availability and Uptime (%)
- Maintenance Backlog (days)
- % Reduction in Repeat Failures
- Equipment Reliability Index
Skills, Experience & Education
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
- Asset Care, Reliability, or TPM certifications preferred (e.g., CMRP, TPM Facilitator)
Experience
- Minimum 5–7 years’ experience in a manufacturing/plant engineering environment, with at least 2–3 years in a reliability or asset care role
- Strong leadership experience managing technical teams
- Proven experience in implementing CMMS systems
- FMCG or beverage industry experience strongly preferred
Skills
- Advanced knowledge of reliability tools (FMEA, RCFA, Weibull analysis)
- Familiarity with predictive maintenance tools (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis)
- Proficient in CMMS and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI)
- Strong project management skills
- Knowledge of engineering standards and SHEQ legislation
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, P&IDs, and OEM manuals
- Excellent analytical, planning, and decision-making skills