Background

Dalilang Foods & Beverages is a Ugandan FMCG manufacturer producing packaged snacks, including potato crisps, gonja chips, coated peanuts and peanut butter, alongside spring water, fruit nectars and energy drinks.

Job Summary

Lead the setup, operation, and maintenance of Vertical Form Fill Seal (VFFS) packaging units to ensure efficient and consistent production output. Protect product quality and packaging integrity by rigorously controlling machine parameters, gas flushing, and sealing conditions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Set up bag formers and align packaging film to meet required pack specifications and prevent material waste.
• Adjust and calibrate heat sealing jaws to ensure reliable seal strength and package integrity.
• Calibrate and test gas flushing and nitrogen injection systems in accordance with established quality standards.
• Perform routine maintenance, inspections, and adjustments on VFFS units to sustain machine reliability and avoid unplanned downtime.
• Sequence daily packaging tasks based on production plans, material availability, and equipment capacity.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and traceable shift logs, machine setting records, and quality check sheets.
• Comply with all occupational safety, food safety, hygiene, and equipment lockout or isolation procedures during operation and maintenance.
• Coordinate cross functional handovers and guide packaging team members on standard operating methods.

Skills

• Vertical bagger setup and film alignment
• Heat seal calibration and inspection
• Nitrogen flush testing and gas injection monitoring
• VFFS mechanical maintenance and fault diagnosis
• PLC and HMI machine interface operation

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Ordinary Diploma, National Certificate, or Craft Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or an equivalent technical field.
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) supported by relevant vocational or technical training in packaging equipment.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience maintaining and operating VFFS packaging machines.

• Set up bag formers and align packaging film to meet required pack specifications and prevent material waste.
• Adjust and calibrate heat sealing jaws to ensure reliable seal strength and package integrity.
• Calibrate and test gas flushing and nitrogen injection systems in accordance with established quality standards.
• Perform routine maintenance, inspections, and adjustments on VFFS units to sustain machine reliability and avoid unplanned downtime.
• Sequence daily packaging tasks based on production plans, material availability, and equipment capacity.
• Maintain accurate, legible, and traceable shift logs, machine setting records, and quality check sheets.
• Comply with all occupational safety, food safety, hygiene, and equipment lockout or isolation procedures during operation and maintenance.
• Coordinate cross functional handovers and guide packaging team members on standard operating methods.

• Vertical bagger setup and film alignment
• Heat seal calibration and inspection
• Nitrogen flush testing and gas injection monitoring
• VFFS mechanical maintenance and fault diagnosis
• PLC and HMI machine interface operation

• Bachelor's Degree or Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Ordinary Diploma, National Certificate, or Craft Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or an equivalent technical field.
• Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) supported by relevant vocational or technical training in packaging equipment.