Operator – Rewinding LINE

Mabati Rolling Mills Limited (MRM) is a member of the Safal Group, founded in 1962. It is a manufacturing company based in Nairobi, Kenya, specializing in steel processing.

The Operator for the Rewinding Line at MRM Mariakani is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the line to meet production targets. Key duties include verifying incoming coil identification, dimensions, and customer specifications before processing, as well as adjusting machine parameters like line speed, strip tension, and side guiding to maintain product quality. The operator must continuously inspect the strip surface for defects such as scratches, dents, rust, oil stains, edge damage, and telescoping, ensuring finished coils meet customer requirements for tightness, shape, dimensions, and appearance. Record-keeping of production quantities, downtime, defects, and material traceability is also essential. The role involves performing routine operator maintenance and daily inspections, supporting maintenance activities during scheduled shutdowns and breakdowns, and minimizing downtime by early identification and reporting of equipment abnormalities. Quality management is a critical aspect, requiring the operator to ensure finished coils comply with customer specifications and quality standards, perform visual inspections, verify coil weight, width, thickness, and identification labels, and identify and segregate non-conforming material. Maintaining full product traceability and participating in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), and quality improvement activities are also part of the role, aiming to reduce coil handling damage and processing defects. Furthermore, the operator must comply with all Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality (HSEQ) requirements, policies, and procedures, adhere to LOTOTO, Permit-to-Work, and safe work practices, and identify, report, and address unsafe conditions and near misses. Participation in safety inspections, toolbox talks, and emergency response activities, along with maintaining housekeeping standards through 6S principles, is expected. The role also encourages continuous improvement through participation in TPM, Kaizen, and Operational Excellence initiatives, supporting the achievement of productivity, yield, quality, and cost targets, and contributing ideas to enhance safety, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability.

1. Operate and monitor the Rewinding Line safely and efficiently to achieve production targets.
2. Verify incoming coil identification, dimensions, and customer specifications before processing.
3. Adjust machine parameters including line speed, strip tension, and side guiding to maintain product quality.
4. Inspect strip surface continuously for defects such as scratches, dents, rust, oil stains, edge damage, and telescoping.
5. Ensure finished coils meet customer requirements for tightness, shape, dimensions, and appearance.
6. Record production quantities, downtime, defects, and material traceability information.
7. Carry out routine operator maintenance and daily inspections.
8. Support maintenance activities during scheduled shutdowns and breakdowns.
9. Minimize downtime through early identification and reporting of equipment abnormalities.
10. Ensure finished coils comply with customer specifications and quality standards.
11. Perform visual inspections before, during, and after rewinding.
12. Verify coil weight, width, thickness, and identification labels.
13. Identify and segregate non-conforming material.
14. Maintain full product traceability throughout the process.
15. Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), and quality improvement activities.
16. Reduce coil handling damage and processing defects.
17. Comply with all Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality (HSEQ) requirements, policies, and procedures.
18. Adhere to LOTOTO, Permit-to-Work, and safe work practices.
19. Identify, report, and address unsafe conditions and near misses.
20. Participate in safety inspections, toolbox talks, and emergency response activities.
21. Maintain housekeeping standards through implementation of 6S principles.
22. Participate in TPM, Kaizen, and Operational Excellence initiatives.
23. Support achievement of productivity, yield, quality, and cost targets.
24. Contribute ideas that improve safety, quality, efficiency, and equipment reliability.

1. Minimum KCSE Certificate.
2. Government Grade Test III in General Fitting, Mechanical Engineering Craft Certificate, or an equivalent technical qualification.
3. Certificate in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, or a related field (added advantage).
4. Knowledge of Steel Processing Operations (added advantage).
5. Training in 6S, Autonomous Maintenance, and TPM (added advantage).
6. Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 systems (added advantage).
7. Minimum three (3) years of machine operating experience in a manufacturing environment.
8. At least one (1) year of experience operating a Slitting Line, Cut-to-Length Line, Rewinding Line, or equivalent steel processing equipment.
9. Experience in steel processing or heavy manufacturing environment will be an added advantage.
10. Proficiency in Rewinding Line operation.
11. Proficiency in Slitting line operation.
12. Ability to perform tooling setup and adjustment.
13. Skills in quality inspection and process control.
14. Knowledge of Autonomous Maintenance.
15. Awareness of TPM and OEE.
16. Problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis skills.
17. Basic computer literacy.
18. Strong safety consciousness.
19. High attention to detail.
20. Accountability.
21. Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
22. Effective communication skills.
23. A continuous improvement mindset.