Automated Plant Operator – Multi‑Machine Specialist

Boardroom Appointments; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments invites applications for a maintenance/production technician role in an automated factory environment. The successful candidate will set, operate, and maintain a range of high-tech machines to meet quality and production targets.

Requirements include 5 years of automation experience, thorough process knowledge, and familiarity with QMS systems. The role demands a professional, safety-conscious approach and close collaboration with suppliers, customers, and management.

Qualifications

• Able to run hi-tech machinery.
• A thorough knowledge of process.
• Understanding of QMS systems.
• 5 years experience in an automated factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Setting and maintaining the automatic plate enveloping machines as per the suppliers operating manual.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the automatic COS machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes mould changes and start up.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the Shorts Testing machines as per the suppliers operating manual.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the TTP welding machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes head changes per the production schedule.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the Heat Sealing machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes mould changes and start up.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the leak testing machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes tool changes and start up.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the Date Coding machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes setting up the correct coding information and start up.
• Ensuring that the automatic and semi-automatic Post Burner equipment is correctly set up and maintained.
• Ensuring that each line of equipment produces the correct quality product at the nominal production rate for that equipment.
• Taking corrective action if the above is not true.
• Ensuring that all assembly line equipment used is kept clean and safe
• Ensuring that all extraction systems are kept in the correct working condition.
• Ensuring that the cooling water system is kept in the correct working condition.
• Ensure that appropriate job card is completed before maintenance work starts. Note that vessel entry, hot work and elevated work permits must be approved by the section manager before work starts
• Complete the production logs, attribute charts and SPC data as required in the assembly work instructions.
• Written and oral contact with: Suppliers, customers, directors, management, peers and subordinates.
• Must ensure at all times duties are performed in a professional manner, first time right and to the customers requirements.
• Under no circumstances allow any process or action to continue if the quality of work is incorrect or not up to standard. The action will be immediately stopped, the cause determined, corrected and further monitored.
• Assist others where and when necessary to improve the profitability of the Company.
• Join safety audit teams and carry out safety audits when required.
• Assist the production team in other departments when the need arises.
• Comply with the quality, safety and housekeeping requirements of the relevant Company standards.

Skills

Hi-tech machinery

Process knowledge

QMS systems

Automation experience

Tools

Automatic plate enveloping machines

COS machines

Shorts Testing machines

TTP welding machines

Heat Sealing machines

Leak testing machines

Date Coding machines

Extraction systems

Job description

Boardroom Appointments invites applications for a maintenance/production technician role in an automated factory environment. The successful candidate will set, operate, and maintain a range of high-tech machines to meet quality and production targets.

Requirements include 5 years of automation experience, thorough process knowledge, and familiarity with QMS systems. The role demands a professional, safety-conscious approach and close collaboration with suppliers, customers, and management.