Bottling Operation Technician - Beverage Industry

Position  Summary

The Bottling Machine Operator Technician is responsible for the operation, setup, adjustment, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of the beer bottling line. The position ensures efficient filling, capping, labeling, and packaging operations while maintaining product quality, food safety, and equipment reliability in accordance with GMP and company standards.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

A. Bottling Line Operation

· Operate bottle rinsing, filling, capping, labeling, and date coding machines.

· Perform machine start-up, shutdown, and product changeovers according to SOPs.

· Maintain cleanliness of bottling equipment.do CIP/sanitize procedures before & after.

· Monitor filling accuracy,crown cap application, and labeling quality.

· Ensure production targets are achieved while minimizing product loss and downtime.

B. Machine Setup & Technical Support

· Set machine parameters based on product specifications.

· Adjust conveyors, fillers, cappers, and labelers during production.

· Perform minor mechanical and electrical troubleshooting to restore operations.

· Coordinate major repairs with the Maintenance Team when necessary.

C. Preventive Maintenance

· Conduct daily pre-operational inspection of all bottling equipment.

· Perform routine lubrication, cleaning, inspection, and basic maintenance.

· Record machine condition, breakdowns, and maintenance activities.

· Immediately report abnormalities that may affect production or product quality.

D. Quality & Food Safety

· Conduct visual inspection of bottles, crown caps, labels, and finished products.

· Ensure defective bottles and non-conforming products are segregated immediately.

E. Inventory & Documentation

· Monitor the consumption of bottles, crown caps, labels, and packaging materials.

· Record hourly production output, rejects, downtime, and machine performance.

· Assist during inventory counting of bottling materials and finished goods.

F. Safety Responsibilities

· Follow lock-out/tag-out procedures during maintenance activities

· Report unsafe conditions, incidents, and near misses immediately.

· Participate in emergency response and safety drills.

Mandatory Skills & Competencies

· Bottling machine operation

· Mechanical troubleshooting

· Preventive maintenance

· Equipment setup and changeover

· Attention to detail

· Documentation and record keeping

· Teamwork and communication

· Safety awareness

Qualifications

· Vocational Diploma or Technical Certificate in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Technology.

· Minimum 2 years of experience operating bottling or beverage manufacturing equipment.

· Experience in beer, beverage, or food manufacturing is preferred.

· Knowledge of fillers, cappers, labelers, conveyors, and packaging equipment.

· Basic mechanical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance skills.

Working Conditions possible

· Works in hot, wet, and fast-paced brewery production environments.

· Requires prolonged standing, lifting of bottles and packaging materials, and operating industrial machinery.

· May be required to work shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime based on production requirements.