Technical Services Manager
2025-07-15T20:01:21+00:00
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL)
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FULL_TIME
Jinja Brew Uganda
Jinja
00256
Uganda
Manufacturing
Management
2025-07-23T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
8
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of this role is to take the Strategic lead for the Engineering and Utilities functions in the Maltings and ensure plant reliability for all process areas (Plant LEF). This includes the Environmental plant equipment effectiveness and maintain process system and control health. To lead related Strategic Initiatives in the Maltings Plant, ensuring Corporate Governance for equipment and system integrity through the application of and adherence to relevant Standards and Legislation.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Maintain safe healthy and risk-free working environment
- Ensure safety, healthy & environmental legislation compliance
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
Manage Human Resources
- Develop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessions
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
- Manage technical pipeline for key roles
Ensure manufacturing systems and instrumentation integrity
- Maintain system integrity and change control
- Maintain and calibrate site instrumentation
Ensure engineering standards compliance
- Ensure application documented standards
- Develop and update engineering standards through ZBS Maintenance and Energy & Fluids
Reporting
- Diagnose business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals.
- Provide feedback to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Employee Engagement
- Review feedback from Employee Engagement surveys as well as other people data [e.g. exit interviews, KPI scorecards to understand issues associated with engagement.
- Develop and implement appropriate plans to focus on building engagement.
VPO
- Lead the People Pillar VPO Agenda across the Plant
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree of Science in (Mechanical/Electrical)
- 2-3 years of Experience in the Managerial roles in Technical service department
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in a FMCG environment
Key Roles and Responsibilities: Direct and manage local Malting Barley Logistics Ensure all barley movements are executed to ensure timeous stocks at malting plants [Select, plan, order, monitor and intake of local barley according to Tactical Plan] Co-ordinate the capture of local barley stock quantities and quality data located at co-operatives and outside storages for planning and draw-off purposes Select, plan and instruct depots to transfer specific local barley lots of particular quality that will allow blend-makeup as per Tactical Plan. Report any deviations to enable the update of the Tactical plan Implement and Sustain Assigned VPO Pillars Develop the VPO implementation plan based on the current plant requirements and aspirations. Adhere to all VPO routines and standards Utilise all the VPO problem solving tools and implement recommendations thereof. Always participate in all the Zone VPO C2C and Audits for improved VPO implementation. Plan and Schedule Malt Production In line with customer malt requirements determined by Central Planning. Execute short and medium-term production and sales plans that maximise malt production capacity utilisation whilst optimising the limited malt stock-holding capacity, Align and re-schedule production on a continuous basis to meet malt requirements as frequently amended by SAB Planning, and barley trials - within the framework of the Ops Plan. Manage Malt Sales Update and communicate production plan and malt available for sale on at least a monthly basis to Central Planning Prepare monthly malt age plan (i.e. quantity of blends at 10 days and available for dispatch) to Central Planning Plan, schedule and monitor actual sales versus budget and plan and respond to any deviations Identify and negotiate additional malt sales in the event of Maltings being at risk of stopping production due to insufficient storage space Ensure malt consignments to SAB Ltd and exports to Africa are executed as per plan Custodian of all Barley and Malt Stocks Ensure sufficient stock levels at all times, as planned, optimising the limited silo storage space available Audit, monitor and update Maltings’ stocks and reconciliation systems Manage, plan and regulate Maltings' barley stocks at outside storages and report on a monthly basis Arrange barley samples for analysis from depots / outside storage Investigate reconciliation irregularities regarding malt sales, production tonnes, losses, yields Interaction with External Service Providers/Customers Ensure lasting solid working relationships and healthy co-operation, co-ordination and sustainable communications are developed as the success of this position is highly reliant on the performance of numerous internal and external services and suppliers Ensure and maintain excellent working relations with Central Planning [local malt supply] and Mubex [malt exports to Africa] Keep abreast of developments and establish a sound knowledge of the transport environment Optimise TFR / road transporter SLA's Plan and manage daily operational transport execution Ensure proper logistics by liaising with rail and road transporters on at least a weekly basis and as plans change and supply of rail wagons / road trucks deviates
Key Attributes and Competencies: Strong analytical ability to convert data into valuable business insights Attention to detail Good communication skills Good interpersonal skills Good and problem-solving ability.
Minimum Requirements: 3 years degree (preferably Accountancy /supply chain management) 3 years’ experience in production at a supervisory or junior management level Computer literate SAP literacy advantageous
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Vacancy title:
Technical Services Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL)
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, July 23 2025
Duty Station:
Jinja Brew Uganda | Jinja | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of this role is to take the Strategic lead for the Engineering and Utilities functions in the Maltings and ensure plant reliability for all process areas (Plant LEF). This includes the Environmental plant equipment effectiveness and maintain process system and control health. To lead related Strategic Initiatives in the Maltings Plant, ensuring Corporate Governance for equipment and system integrity through the application of and adherence to relevant Standards and Legislation.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Maintain safe healthy and risk-free working environment
- Ensure safety, healthy & environmental legislation compliance
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
Manage Human Resources
- Develop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessions
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
- Manage technical pipeline for key roles
Ensure manufacturing systems and instrumentation integrity
- Maintain system integrity and change control
- Maintain and calibrate site instrumentation
Ensure engineering standards compliance
- Ensure application documented standards
- Develop and update engineering standards through ZBS Maintenance and Energy & Fluids
Reporting
- Diagnose business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals.
- Provide feedback to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Employee Engagement
- Review feedback from Employee Engagement surveys as well as other people data [e.g. exit interviews, KPI scorecards to understand issues associated with engagement.
- Develop and implement appropriate plans to focus on building engagement.
VPO
- Lead the People Pillar VPO Agenda across the Plant
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree of Science in (Mechanical/Electrical)
- 2-3 years of Experience in the Managerial roles in Technical service department
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience in a FMCG environment
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
- Additional Information:
- Band: VII
- SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
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