Vacancy title:
Maintenance Lead
Employment type: Full time, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Installation, Maintenance & Repair, Science & Engineering, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Business Operations
Jobs at:
Japan Tobacco International ( JTI )
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 16 2026
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 14 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Job Vacancy Summary: Maintenance Lead
Job ID: 108452
Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
Professional area: Production
Contract type: Permanent
Professional level: Experienced
Location: DAR ES SALAAM, TZ
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Function: Production
Reports to: Cell Lead
Maintenance Lead
The position exists to improve equipment reliability and predictable production performance for the assigned Cell by owning Progressive Maintenance systems, eliminating breakdown and maintenance-related losses, setting technical priorities, and coaching operating teams in equipment care and technical problem solving across the assigned manufacturing area.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Maintanance Lead will be responsible for:
- Own and continuously improve Progressive/Preventive Maintenance systems and TPM standards for the assigned Cell.
- Maintain clear technical standards and convert learning from maintenance execution into updated procedures and equipment-care routines.
- Analyse breakdowns, recurring defects and maintenance losses using structured root-cause analysis.
- Define, implement and verify countermeasures that prevent recurrence and improve equipment reliability.
- With the Cell Team, develop the 24-hour action plan, set technical priorities and allocate available resources to support delivery.
- Escalate equipment risks and specialist support needs with clear technical evidence and recommended actions.
- Coach operating teams in equipment function, inspection, defect identification, basic equipment care and troubleshooting within authorized scope.
- Identify capability gaps and support structured on-the-job development and qualification.
- Track maintenance indicators and use performance results to prioritize improvement work and sustain PM system health.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with applicable safety, quality, environmental and change-management requirements.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
- University or Technical Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Relevant experience in manufacturing maintenance, equipment reliability or a comparable technical role. Experience in IWS/TPM environments is preferred.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English and Swahili.
- Functional skills related to Progressive/Preventive Maintenance systems; TPM standards; breakdown elimination; root-cause analysis; maintenance planning and prioritization; basic spare-parts management; equipment troubleshooting; coaching and capability building; MS Office; SAP PM, MMIS or another maintenance-management system.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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