Executive Plant Engineer

THE COLOMBO ICE COMPANY (PRIVATE) LTD
The Colombo Ice Company (CICL), manufacturer of Elephant House Ice Creams is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC.
CICL owns the most modernized Ice Cream manufacturing plant in the South Asian Region

Job Responsibilities

Machine Maintenance & Equipment management and technical support.

•Responsible for maintaining production machinery and Processing machinery availability at maximum level to meet the production plan and relevant KPIs. installation commissioning of production, processing and production support machinery. Develop, execute and follow up preventive maintenance plans for production machinery, Processing plant, chocolate plant, cone bakery plant, material handling equipment, conveyor systems, date coding machines, metal detectors, x-ray and production support equipment. Develop SOPs and ensure best practices in production and relevant areas. Attend breakdowns and troubleshooting of machinery.

 

Quality and Safety Assurance

•Implement TPM, 5S, safety systems and contribute to ISO quality management systems. Communicate with relevant shift engineers for smooth operation of the production lines. Overlook condition monitoring and calibration of the production related equipment.

 

Continuous Improvements and Modifications

•Communicate with external parties for necessary actions relevant to production machinery. Schedule annual maintenance and complete within the time frame. Maintain manuals and software programs of production machinery to use whenever necessary. Prepare annual budget for maintenance activities relevant to production machinery and stick to the given budget. Propose necessary system modification and implementations. Implement spare parts management for production and relevant machinery and adhere to inventory management practices relevant to SAP. Monitors break down delays and generate necessary reports and attend for continuous improvement of the processes.

Person Specifications

•BSc Degree of Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from a recognized University. Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a FMCG manufacturing environment.

•Leadership, interpersonal skills, problem solving, negotiating skills, decision making & problem solving.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply on HIVE before the 17th October  2025.

The Colombo Ice Company (Private) Ltd
2 Oct 2025
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