Brewery Utilities Maintenance Technician

The South African Breweries; Krugersdorp; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries (SAB) in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, seeks a skilled maintenance technician to support shift teams and sustain plant performance. You will contribute to planned and routine maintenance, participate in problem-solving, drive continuous improvements, and ensure safety and SAP record-keeping.

A N6 or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with Millwright or Fitter trade qualification and 3–5 years in a utilities production environment is required.

Qualifications

• N6 qualification or National Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
• Trade test as Millwright or Fitter required.
• 3–5 years in a utilities production environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations.
• Assist as functional expert in problem solving. This must be undertaken in support of the Process Artisan
• Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift-based teams
• Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
• Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
• Partake in maintenance post-mortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities
• Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate PS techniques
• On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs
• When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action
• Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out as per SAP requirements
• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
• Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or elevate to the Engineering Controller for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request Take part in FFA’s on request
• Improve SWI’s, SOP’s and maintenance tasks on an ongoing basis to ensure that the loop is closed out to prevent issues arising
• Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate AB InBev policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties

Skills

Maintenance planning

Problem solving

5S

Safety compliance

Education

N6 qualification/National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical)

Trade Test qualification: Millwright/Fitter

Tools

SAP

Job description

The South African Breweries (SAB) in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, seeks a skilled maintenance technician to support shift teams and sustain plant performance. You will contribute to planned and routine maintenance, participate in problem-solving, drive continuous improvements, and ensure safety and SAP record-keeping.

A N6 or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with Millwright or Fitter trade qualification and 3–5 years in a utilities production environment is required.