Automation and Engineering Lead
2026-04-15T17:00:29+00:00
MSVL Group
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Consulting
Science & Engineering, Management, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Installation, Maintenance & Repair
2026-04-22T17:00:00+00:00
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, or Automation Engineering
- 8-12 years of experience in FMCG or beverage manufacturing
- Strong hands-on experience with Krones bottling lines (Combi Block C3 preferred)
- Proven expertise in automation systems, predictive maintenance, and reliability engineering
- Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skills
- Experience in Kaizen, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong project management and vendor coordination capabilities
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership & Reliability: Lead engineering operations across production lines, ensuring high equipment uptime through strong preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
Automation & Technical Expertise: Provide hands-on expertise in automation, instrumentation, and electrical systems, with a strong focus on Krones bottling lines and complex troubleshooting.
Operational Performance: Drive plant efficiency, reduce downtime (MTTR), improve reliability (MTBF), and identify bottlenecks to enhance overall throughput and reduce wastage.
Continuous Improvement & Analysis: Lead root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive initiatives such as Kaizen, digitalization, and process optimization.
Project & Vendor Management: Manage engineering projects including expansions and upgrades, oversee spares and vendor relationships, and ensure timely project execution.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Improve equipment uptime and plant reliability
Reduce MTTR and increase MTBF
Achieve production efficiency and minimize wastage
- Lead engineering operations across production lines, ensuring high equipment uptime through strong preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
- Provide hands-on expertise in automation, instrumentation, and electrical systems, with a strong focus on Krones bottling lines and complex troubleshooting.
- Drive plant efficiency, reduce downtime (MTTR), improve reliability (MTBF), and identify bottlenecks to enhance overall throughput and reduce wastage.
- Lead root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive initiatives such as Kaizen, digitalization, and process optimization.
- Manage engineering projects including expansions and upgrades, oversee spares and vendor relationships, and ensure timely project execution.
- Strong hands-on experience with Krones bottling lines (Combi Block C3 preferred)
- Proven expertise in automation systems, predictive maintenance, and reliability engineering
- Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skills
- Experience in Kaizen, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong project management and vendor coordination capabilities
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, or Automation Engineering
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Vacancy title:
Automation and Engineering Lead
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Science & Engineering, Management, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Installation, Maintenance & Repair]
Jobs at:
MSVL Group
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 22 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 15 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, or Automation Engineering
- 8-12 years of experience in FMCG or beverage manufacturing
- Strong hands-on experience with Krones bottling lines (Combi Block C3 preferred)
- Proven expertise in automation systems, predictive maintenance, and reliability engineering
- Strong troubleshooting and technical problem-solving skills
- Experience in Kaizen, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong project management and vendor coordination capabilities
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership & Reliability: Lead engineering operations across production lines, ensuring high equipment uptime through strong preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
Automation & Technical Expertise: Provide hands-on expertise in automation, instrumentation, and electrical systems, with a strong focus on Krones bottling lines and complex troubleshooting.
Operational Performance: Drive plant efficiency, reduce downtime (MTTR), improve reliability (MTBF), and identify bottlenecks to enhance overall throughput and reduce wastage.
Continuous Improvement & Analysis: Lead root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive initiatives such as Kaizen, digitalization, and process optimization.
Project & Vendor Management: Manage engineering projects including expansions and upgrades, oversee spares and vendor relationships, and ensure timely project execution.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Improve equipment uptime and plant reliability
Reduce MTTR and increase MTBF
Achieve production efficiency and minimize wastage
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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