Senior Maintenance Engineer at PEPSI SBC Tanzania 2 views

Senior Maintenance Engineer

PEPSI SBC Tanzania

Job Overview

SBC Tanzania Limited (PEPSI Tanzania), a leading beverage manufacturer and distributor of PepsiCo brands across Tanzania, is seeking a qualified Senior Maintenance Engineer to join its technical team at the Mbeya Plant. Reporting directly to the Bottling Manager, the Senior Maintenance Engineer will oversee plant equipment, drive preventive maintenance schedules, minimize production downtime, and ensure peak operational reliability across bottling lines.

Key Information

• Company: SBC Tanzania Limited (PEPSI Tanzania)

• Location: Mbeya Plant, Tanzania

• Reporting To: Bottling Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Design, schedule, and execute comprehensive planned preventive maintenance programs for all manufacturing plant machinery and utility systems.

• Downtime Minimization: Proactively diagnose mechanical issues and collaborate closely with the Production team to perform repairs with minimal disruption to bottling targets.

• Spare Parts Management: Supervise the inventory, ordering, and storage of technical spare parts, ensuring zero stockouts and prompt reporting of inventory variances.

• Safety & Compliance: Enforce high safety standards, enforce strict industrial housekeeping practices, and maintain safe systems of work across the engineering workshop.

• Team Leadership & Development: Organize technical training, mentor junior engineers, and supervise workshop staff under a “No Noise, Just Execution” approach.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.

• Work Experience: Minimum of 6 years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience, preferably in FMCG, beverage, or automated bottling environments.

Core Competencies & Technical Skills

• Advanced mechanical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

• Proficiency in predictive maintenance and plant condition monitoring.

• Practical understanding of industrial safety, EHS regulations, and factory compliance.

• Strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and technical training abilities.

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should combine all application documents into a single PDF file and email them to the Human Resource Department:

• Email Address: sbc-recruitment@sbc.co.tz

• Email Subject Line: Clearly state the position title (“Senior Maintenance Engineer – Mbeya Plant”).

• Application Deadline: October 12, 2026

Note: SBC Tanzania Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.