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Are you looking for Engineering jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Utilities Artisan job at Nile Breweries Limited
Jinja, Uganda
Full Time
About the Organisation
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL), established in 1951 by businessmen associated with the construction of the Owen Falls Dam, has grown into Uganda's leading beer manufacturer, boasting a 59% market share and an annual production capacity of 2.45 million hectolitres from its breweries in Jinja and Mbarara. The company's purpose is to "Dream Big to create a future with more Cheers," aiming to serve up new ways to meet life's moments and make a meaningful impact in communities and the world.
NBL has earned recognition for its commitment to sustainability, notably winning the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) Award in 2012 for excellence in environmental protection. The company fosters a collaborative and inclusive work culture, offering employees opportunities for growth and development within the global AB InBev family. With a workforce of over 500 employees, NBL provides various job opportunities, which are regularly updated on their official website.
Innovation is central to NBL's business model, exemplified by the introduction of Eagle Lager in 2002, a sorghum-based beer crafted from local grains predominantly grown by smallholder Ugandan farmers. The company's core values emphasize quality, responsibility, and community engagement. NBL actively participates in corporate social responsibility initiatives, including supporting over 10,000 local farmers to grow and supply barley to its maltings plant and implementing sustainability goals aimed at holistic environmental and social impact. For more information, visit their official website at www.nilebreweries.com.
Job Title
Utilities Artisan job at Nile Breweries Limited
Nile Breweries Limited
Job Description
Job Title: Utilities Artisan (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries Limited
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
The key purpose of this role is to provide engineering support to the maintenance function through repairing, replacing and manufacturing of parts for plant, machines and equipment in manufacturing plant.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Maintain safe healthy and risk-free working environment
Ensure safety, healthy & environmental legislation compliance.
Maintain safety and housekeeping standards.
Maintain and repair of plant and associated devices
Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation and systems.
Plan and prepare for plant jobs.
Carry out repairs / maintenance.
Operate workshop equipment.
Stop and start Utilities equipment.
Work in Teams
Communicate effectively in teams.
Contribute to self and team development.
Work orders complete
Backlog maintained with the required target.
Satisfied customers – no rework.
Health, Safety and Environment
Identification of unsafe practices.
Safety and legal inspections conducted as per the instructions.
Safe maintenance practices audited.
Adherence to PPE policies.
Maintenance tools are in good working order.
Comply with VPO requirements for LOTO and PTW.
Manage Human Resources
Management skills.
People handling ability.
Mental alertness, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Conceptual skills.
Subject matter expert.
Operational Support
Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations.
This will include standby and day shift support.
Where requested, assist as a functional expert in problem solving.
This must be undertaken in support of the process artisan.
Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift-based teams on machine operation, machine fault finding and correct responses to machine failure modes Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams.
Take part, as functional expert, in regional and central office plant optimisation trials.
Planned Maintenance
Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required.
Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner.
Where scheduled work cannot be completed, feed back to the maintenance planner for direction.
This may involve rescheduling the work or prioritising outstanding work.
Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in during planned maintenance windows.
Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities
Routine Maintenance
Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner.
Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule.
Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate problem-solving techniques.
If required, additional resources may be called in to assist.
Where problems have been uncovered, and it is required to include the work in the planned maintenance schedule, this must be communicated to the Maintenance Planner.
Carry out condition monitoring activities where these have been allocated to the Technician in accordance with the CM schedule.
Running Repairs
On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs.
When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action.
Where required, specialist assistance may be called in.
This may include internal resources such as Instrument Technicians, or external resources such as Contractors or Suppliers.
Where repairs indicate that major work is required, such as re-wiring a motor, this must be transferred to the engineering workshop for attention.
Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem.
Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out.
This includes all SAP inputs.
Where running repairs cannot be carried out, communicate this to the Maintenance Planner to ensure the work is planned into the next planned window.
Problem Solving
Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve.
Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Maintenance Planner or Engineer for direction.
Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request Take part, as functional expert, in problem solving on request.
Housekeeping and Safety
Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate SAB policies and procedures Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 4S principles during
Maintain, repair equipment, improvements and optimize plant and associated equipment
Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation / systems
Plan and prepare the maintenance jobs and plant shut downs
Schedules completion – job allocation overview of quality of workmanship by other maintenance specialists and artisans on responsible equipment
Continuously improve (optimize) planning process
Allocate and plan maintenance task
All work is carried out using the VPO principles

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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
A diploma in Engineering (Electrica lor Mechanical) or its Equivalence
At least 3 Years’ experience as an artisan
Key Attributes and Competency:
Good analytical and evaluative skills.
Sound interpersonal and communication skills.
Articulate & Conceptual skills.
Accurate, decisive and persuasive skills.
People handling and leadership skills.
How to Apply
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the APPLY Button below.
Deadline: 18th April 2025