About Us

East African Breweries PLC (EABL) is East Africa’s leading branded alcohol beverage business with an outstanding collection of brands that range from beer, spirits and adult non-alcoholic drinks (ANADs), reaffirming our standing as a total adult beverage (TAB) company.

EABL has extensive operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania with breweries, distilleries, support industries and a distribution network across the region. It also runs a growing export operations business within and outside of the wider Eastern Africa region. The group’s diversity is an important factor in delivering the highest quality brands to East African consumers and long-term value to East African investors.

EABL operates within a multi-cultural, multinational, multi-currency environment, dealing with various regulatory, tax and compliance requirements

EABL is a Public Listed Company (Plc) listed on the Securities/Stock Exchange in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.Browse Careers

About the role

Lead and motivate the shift team at Tier 1 level to drive world-class performance across safety, quality, service, cost, and team morale while ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, quality, and reliability standards, including regulatory and accreditation requirements such as ISO/HACCP. The role involves leading continuous improvement initiatives, driving significant change through strong engagement, leadership, and ME methods and tools, managing day-to-day operational complexities to deliver high-quality products safely and according to plan, and guiding the line team in developing MMS practices while maintaining a strong understanding of future line or area demands.

Key accountability

• Creating/Maintaining a safe working environment and ensure all equipment’s within Packaging is operated inline with required Environment, Health and Safety Standards
• Delivering Quality products that meets Diageo specification to both internal and external customers
• Maintaining High level of hygiene of across all Packaging equipment and areas around the equipment
• Planning and Controlling the production area to ensure delivery that is on time and in full to the agreed schedule
• Reducing waste in operations to meet or exceed cost targets
• Understand and use MMS best Practices (Tools and Techniques) to drive Improvements and performance
• Aware of Quality triggers and Use Escalation Matrix and use it effectively on process deviation and breakdowns for support for proper Quality control
• Ensure timely and effective usage of any new system and process that are adopted by organizations like Harford and Orbis
• Upholding and advancing quality standards by ensuring Quality is maintained at source
• Drive Autonomous maintenance in Packaging
• Human resource management – Coaching and Train operators on process and development
• Active participation in own personal development initiative as leader of people
• Ensure proper application of RCPS through role modeling and leadership. Raise 5 Whys as per defined by trigger points and lead to situational problem solving on shift
• Completely accountable for planning and driving the Asset Care agenda for the shift.

• Creating/Maintaining a safe working environment and ensure all equipment’s within Packaging is operated inline with required Environment, Health and Safety Standards
• Delivering Quality products that meets Diageo specification to both internal and external customers
• Maintaining High level of hygiene of across all Packaging equipment and areas around the equipment
• Planning and Controlling the production area to ensure delivery that is on time and in full to the agreed schedule
• Reducing waste in operations to meet or exceed cost targets
• Understand and use MMS best Practices (Tools and Techniques) to drive Improvements and performance
• Aware of Quality triggers and Use Escalation Matrix and use it effectively on process deviation and breakdowns for support for proper Quality control
• Ensure timely and effective usage of any new system and process that are adopted by organizations like Harford and Orbis
• Upholding and advancing quality standards by ensuring Quality is maintained at source
• Drive Autonomous maintenance in Packaging
• Human resource management – Coaching and Train operators on process and development
• Active participation in own personal development initiative as leader of people
• Ensure proper application of RCPS through role modeling and leadership. Raise 5 Whys as per defined by trigger points and lead to situational problem solving on shift
• Completely accountable for planning and driving the Asset Care agenda for the shift.

• MMS best Practices (Tools and Techniques)
• Escalation Matrix
• Harford and Orbis systems
• Autonomous maintenance
• Coaching and Training
• RCPS
• 5 Whys
• Asset Care

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering/ production management
• Diploma in Engineering/ Food Science/Chemistry/Biochemistry is highly preferable
• IBD Diploma in Packaging or Brewing