Highlands is a Kenyan company manufacturing and marketing non-alcoholic beverages, with a history spanning 69 years. A Pioneer of the East African beverages industry, Highlands has been transformed from a small family factory to a category leader with an "own-brand" portfolio that spans the major beverage categories and consumer segments of the market.

Responsibilities or duties

• Undertaking repair and maintenance activities on electrical and mechanical systems for key equipment and facilities
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing electrical, instrumentation, and controls-related problems on equipment and utilities
• Periodically reviewing control and automation systems on equipment and facilities and recommending upgrades where necessary.
• Install, inspect, maintain, and repair low- and medium-voltage electrical systems.
• Ability to install, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot PLC-controlled systems
• Conducting root cause analysis (RCA) on all major failures on electrical and mechanical systems and utilities
• Reading and interpreting electrical wiring and schematic diagrams to address faults on machines and support utilities
• Ensure reliability of electro-mechanical, control and automation systems by performing autonomous, preventive, condition based and predictive maintenance.
• Advise on the stocking of key electrical and automation spares in liaison with the maintenance planner to ensure timely replenishment to prevent unprecedented downtimes
• Follow electrical safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTOTO) when performing isolation works
• Ability to advise the engineering leadership on continuous improvement projects towards improving energy efficiency of key equipment and utilities
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications or requirements 

• Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Good knowledge & understanding in control and automation systems (PLCS, VFD’s etc.) is an added advantage
• High level of technical aptitude – exceptional knowledge of LV circuits, control and instrumentation, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
• Proficiency in electrical design, diagnostic and testing software.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Great organizational and time management abilities.

Experience needed

3-5 years of experience in an FMCG or manufacturing set-up.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Performance Details: OKR Areas

• Downtime related to electro-mechanical, control, and instrumentation breakdowns.
• Accuracy of RCA’s.
• MTBF of automation systems.
• MTTR of automation systems.
• Timely submission of reports.
• Zero accidents due to malfunction of automation systems.

• Undertaking repair and maintenance activities on electrical and mechanical systems for key equipment and facilities
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing electrical, instrumentation, and controls-related problems on equipment and utilities
• Periodically reviewing control and automation systems on equipment and facilities and recommending upgrades where necessary.
• Install, inspect, maintain, and repair low- and medium-voltage electrical systems.
• Ability to install, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot PLC-controlled systems
• Conducting root cause analysis (RCA) on all major failures on electrical and mechanical systems and utilities
• Reading and interpreting electrical wiring and schematic diagrams to address faults on machines and support utilities
• Ensure reliability of electro-mechanical, control and automation systems by performing autonomous, preventive, condition based and predictive maintenance.
• Advise on the stocking of key electrical and automation spares in liaison with the maintenance planner to ensure timely replenishment to prevent unprecedented downtimes
• Follow electrical safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTOTO) when performing isolation works
• Ability to advise the engineering leadership on continuous improvement projects towards improving energy efficiency of key equipment and utilities
• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time

• Control and automation systems (PLCS, VFD’s etc.)
• LV circuits
• Control and instrumentation
• Electro-mechanical systems
• Pneumatic systems
• Hydraulic systems
• Electrical design, diagnostic and testing software
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Communication and collaboration skills
• Organizational and time management abilities

• Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering