About This Role
This is a hands-on maintenance leadership position inside a working confectionery plant, where the mechanic keeps production lines running and prevents costly stoppages. Nib Candy Factory is an established Ethiopian manufacturer, so the environment is fast-paced continuous production rather than project-based engineering. It suits a practical troubleshooter who is comfortable owning equipment reliability rather than sitting behind a desk.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The six-year threshold signals that the factory wants someone who has already seen failures repeat and knows how to stop them recurring, not a technician still learning on the job. The preference for food, beverage, or packaging backgrounds reveals the real concern: hygiene standards, washdown conditions, and the intolerance for downtime that define continuous manufacturing. Expect them to probe how you diagnose pneumatic and hydraulic faults under production pressure, since those systems are where unplanned stops usually originate.
How to Approach This Application
Lead with concrete examples of breakdowns you personally diagnosed and the measurable reduction in downtime that followed, because a factory manager cares about uptime more than credentials. Mention specific equipment types you have maintained and any preventive maintenance schedules you built or improved. The negotiable salary plus transport service suggests they expect to discuss terms openly, so know your range before the interview.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to a seasoned industrial mechanic from food processing or packaging who wants stability and long-term employment in a plant environment. Competition is likely moderate, but candidates with confectionery or beverage experience will stand out clearly.
Senior Mechanic 2 (two)
Place of work: burayu industrial zone
Employment type: permanent
Salary: Negotiable with transport service
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Ø Preventive Maintenance
Ø Breakdown Maintenance
Ø Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
Ø Equipment Installation and Alignment
Ø Maintenance Documentation
Ø Safety and Team Support
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
Education: Diploma or B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience: Minimum of 6 years of relevant hands-on industrial mechanical maintenance experience.
Experience in food-processing, confectionery, beverage, packaging, or other continuous manufacturing environments is an advantage.
Demonstrated experience in preventive and corrective maintenance of industrial machinery.
DESIRABLE ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates with relevant professional certifications, specialized training, or practical experience in the following areas will have an added advantage, depending on the position:
HACCP
GMP
ISO 22000 / Food Safety Management Systems
Quality Management Systems
How To Apply
Early applicants are encouraged to submit their document if we get successful applicant we may select before the due date
Ø Interested and qualified applicants can apply through the link: https://bit.ly/4jlqw6m
Ø N.B: Write the job title on the subject line of your email
Note: For additional information use our telephone number 011262328
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