Job Description

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.

Scope of role

Ensure reliable and safe operation of all electrical systems by performing maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across the brewery to support continuous production

Role purpose

Apply technical expertise, process improvement methodologies, continuous improvement principles, and individual and team development skills to optimize brewery operations and enhance overall plant performance. Effectively utilize maintenance systems data to support operational decision-making, improve equipment reliability, and drive efficiency. Ensure compliance with safe systems of work by promoting and adhering to safety standards and best practices. Consistently deliver and improve performance targets across key areas, including safety, quality, service, cost, and asset care, while driving the implementation and sustainability of the Manufacturing Management System (MMS) at the shift level to support operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Top accountabilities

• Commit to Occupational Health and Safety Standards. Frequently state and articulate that safety by behaving in a safe manner at all times and always challenging unsafe practice and behavior of others, reprimanding where appropriate. Adhere strictly to the site and safety rules and system and equipment operational procedures
• Provide comprehensive production service on plant and equipment to which they are primarily allocated; operating and cleaning, carry out maintenance schedules, responding to breakdowns, assessing and monitoring plant performance on daily basis and attending to all other duties in timely manner
• Deliver best possible plant operations by maximizing plant availability and efficiency of operation through execution of Planned Preventative maintenance Schedules
• Monitor and Maintain adequate storage of Water for use in the brewery
• Monitor and Log accurately, all the necessary parameters of the various equipment eg. Temperature, pressure, current, voltage etc.
• Manage materials component and spares required by their plant and equipment - includes draw down stocks from locally provided bins and accountable for water stock is drawn down
• Demonstrate flexibility, attitude and work practices, and assist colleagues in breakdowns, maintenance and solving problem on their equipment
• Troubleshooting and repairing malfunctioning equipment, appliances, and apparatus.
• Assembling, evaluating, testing, and maintaining electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, and apparatus.
• Understands and uses MMS principles tools and techniques, contributing positively to MMS ITFs
• Support Utilities Engineer to achieve production plans and key performance targets, and deliver agreed customer service Levels
• Actively attend training and development on an individual and team basis and participate in competency-based training programs and develop positive relationships with colleagues including contractors
• Compile and commentate whatever reports are required - either original report or those generated automatically. This includes status sheets, check sheets, condition monitoring sheets etc
• Reading and interpreting electrical and electronic circuit blueprints, diagrams, and schematics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Skills & Experience:

3 Years experience/competence in operations, maintenance, process control and performance measurement in a brewery or drinks or food manufacturing environment.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Mwanza

2026-06-30