Maintenance Planner at Coca Cola
Closing Date
2026/05/11
Reference Number
CCB260430-4
Job Title Maintenance Planner – Mbeya
Job Category Manufacturing
Company Coca-Cola Kwanza (Tanzania)
Job Type Permanent
Location – Country Tanzania
Location – Province Not Applicable
Location – Town / City Mbeya
Job Description
CCBA is the 8th largest Coca-Cola authorised bottler in the world by
revenue, and the largest on the continent. It accounts for over 40% of
all Coca-Cola ready-to-drink beverages sold in Africa by volume. With
over 14 000 employees in Africa, CCBA group services more than 800 000
customers with a host of international and local brands. CCBA group
operates in 14 countries: South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda,
Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Eswatini, Lesotho,
Malawi and the islands of Comoros and Mayotte
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) presents an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Planner, to join the Manufacturing team at CCBA in Mbeya , Tanzania. The role will report to the Plant Engineer.
The primary role of the QC / Specialist / Technician – Packaging is execution of general or specialist analyses, the interpretation thereof and the resolution of problem identified by the analyses. In addition the quality control specialist facilitates problem-solving sessions, coaches and mentors people and carries out quality audits.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Key Outputs and Accountabilities
To provide technical leadership and support to the plant in terms of
asset management technology to enable the implementation of business
strategies to leverage equipment, productivity, reliability and
maintainability, thereby enabling high plant availability and
utilisation at lowest cost.
Deploy the asset management strategy.
Provide specialist asset management support.
Ensure that predictive maintenance techniques are implemented correctly.
Implement asset management system audits to evaluate data integrity.
Assist and coach staff in asset management principles and application.
Observe safe, healthy and risk free working environment.
Maintenance Planning and Control
Plan the maintenance day following the 5 day planning cycle as per figure 1 (Planning cycle)
Review emergency works orders using the standard and create sub-works orders
Create the maintenance plan and assign tasks to team members, including contractors.
Communicate and distribute plan to team members
Update the maintenance plan directly after the forward planning meeting
Organize and distribute maintenance work orders with loading sheet to Team Leaders
Ensures that required tools and spares are available
Plan the execution of the autonomous maintenance and running schedules for the unit
Chair Pre/Post maintenance meetings and issue minutes
Update task lists if required
Create spares reservations
Review safety requirements of tasks in planning table where needed
Identify/prioritise and agree PJO’s to be completed
Continuous Improvement
Ensure that situation and systemic problem solving is initiated to ensure loop closure
Populate the Daily Downtime and 5 Why Board; indicating the status of 5 Why completion and the quality of 5 Why’s received
Raises Corrective Maintenance work to be done on Maintenance day
Plan effective Weekly Maintenance Shut Down
Plan effective Annual Maintenance Shut Down
Conduct spot checks on Short Interval Controls (preform & syrup
tracker, hourly efficiency, Line “V-Profile” speeds) as part of Daily
Walk About
Ensure Line speeds are set according to “V-Profile” and that machines are run at rated speeds
Analyse SAP downtime data
Ensure all asset care work complies with Asset Care Standards
Implement Engineering Change Management
Initiate Engineering Changes Control on SAP and ensure that a responsible person is assigned to execute the change
Verify that the Engineering Changes have been executed successfully and documented
Ensure that the required engineering change control documents have been updated and that the change request is closed
Maintenance Programme Development
Ensure effective safety awareness talks/incident recalls/Tool Box Talks
Provide PPE and ensure compliance (Budget Availability)
Ensure compliance to Permit to Work where required with Audit compliance
Report incidents Level 3 Leadership
Incident investigations to be closed in 24 hours
Ensure identified safety hazards on line are managed to closure (including people behaviours)
Attend and report into SHE Meeting
Facilitate the teams risk management processes
Breakdown Management
Verify content correct
Recon to stoppage info
Follow on work agreed
CM tasks raised
Close breakdown order
Manage the Maintenance Spares
Investigate & plan for upcoming promotions/new products/trials
Train team members on new processes/procedures/technologies and ensure competence.
Identify Productivity opportunities (People, Cost, CAPIN)
Communicate benchmark shared learnings to team
Facilitate the development and use of machine problem solving systems
Ensure problem solving taking place and loop closure taking ( QFR/5why/FFA/End state analysis/ system analysis / stage
Judgement and decision making
Adept at discerning and balancing the most important priorities (simplifies complexity)
Efficiently applies rigour and operating discipline to ensure decisions are made on a timely basis
Assesses and makes clear trade-offs when making critical decisions
Proven ability to foresee and take action against potential risks to the business/system as a whole
Skills, Experience & Education
Qualifications
Minimum requirement: Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) or equivalent and trade
Experience
3 to 5 years production engineering experience with 3 years in supervisory level
Knowledge of Packaging plant will be an advantage
PC literate MSD, D365 F&O (Proficiency in Microsoft office applications)
Key Outputs
Due dates for gap closures communicated to teams.
Prioritise & co-ordinate adhoc maintenance.
Develop a shutdown/project plan.
Assign resources to work arising.
Decide on what follow-on work is to be performed & raise relevant work orders.
Utilise change management principles.
Optimise schedules.
Shared responsibility.
Take responsibility for team processes.
Report generation and KPI tracking.
Self-management
Competencies
Highly developed analytical skills with excellent problem solving capability
Attention to detail and commitment to quality is non-negotiable.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization.
Excellent planning and organisational skills.
An Innovative Thinker
Customer focused
Result and Execution Driven
Resilient and energetic
Finance budgeting and controlling