Automation Technician at Seven Up Bottling Company

Created by the Howdy Corporation in St. Louis, MO, 7UP was an optimistic venture from the very start. After great success with the Howdy Orange drink, company founder C.L. Grigg decided to try his luck with lemons and limes. C.L. Grigg spent more than two years testing over 11 different formulas, all in search of a drink that was refreshing enough to prove irresistible to the people of Missouri and the world at large. In 1929, C.L. Grigg’s bubbliest drink was born. The public quickly developed a taste for Grigg’s caramel colored lemon-lime soda. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda sold, and sold well. As the drink grew more and more popular, the original name was traded in for something short and sweet. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda became known as 7UP. Early advertising featured a winged 7UP logo with copy that read "a glorified drink in bottles only. Seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop." The drink was so successful by 1936 that Grigg changed the name of The Howdy Corporation to The Seven-Up Company. By the late 1940s, 7UP had become the third best-selling soft drink in the world. In the decades to follow, 7UP developed iconic branding, setting it apart from industry front-runners. In 1967, 7UP brought the phrase UNCOLA into the national vernacular. The UNCOLA campaign set 7UP apart from its competition and became part of a counter cultural that symbolized being true to yourself and challenging the status quo. Always at the frontier of taste and pop culture, 7UP was also among the first sodas to introduce sugar-free and caffeine free options. Through the years, advertising for 7UP featured everything from a cartoon mascot named Spot, to the "It’s an Up thing" and "Make 7UP yours" taglines.
ABOUT THE ROLE

Keep our high-speed bottling lines running. You will maintain all electrical and automation equipment to ensure continuous, reliable operation, while supporting high product quality, zero safety incidents and consistent delivery of production volume targets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Schedule and carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on all equipment in line with the maintenance plan
Conduct and/or facilitate the calibration of all electronic instruments in the plant
Inspect and maintain special electronic equipment such as electronic bottle inspectors, fill height detectors, mixers, ozone generators and coding machines
Execute the annual maintenance and cleaning programme for all electronics and automation equipment
Carry out basic cycle maintenance, cleaning and inspection
Communicate promptly to the line manager any critical actions needed to restore equipment to 100% reliability
Ensure safety and prevent loss of tools and equipment in the Engineering department
Provide prompt and reliable service to Production, Quality Assurance and Management
Share best practices and promote process automation and the use of technology across the business

KEY REQUIREMENTS

OND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Minimum of 2–3 years\' hands-on Electrical/Automation experience in an FMCG operation
Proven experience in, and knowledge of, bottling operations
Basic programming skills on Siemens, B&R and Allen-Bradley PLCs
Ability to read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams
Strong electrical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Good understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills; assertive and willing to try new things