Day Mechanical Technician X4

Kimberly-Clark; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Day Mechanical Technician at the Cape Town plant to support maintenance and reliability across manufacturing assets. You will work with the engineering and operations teams to minimize downtime and optimize performance while following safety and quality standards.

The role requires hands-on maintenance expertise in FMCG settings, the ability to read mechanical drawings, and a mindset for continuous improvement through data analysis and digital dashboards.

Qualifications

• FMCG maintenance experience is essential.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and interpret schematics.
• Lean manufacturing and process improvement skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain assets to keep them in a Safe to operate condition while promoting safety.
• Coordinate mechanical maintenance resources for planned, unplanned and grade-change activities.
• Utilise SAP PM to record reliability and maintenance data on mill equipment.
• Apply good maintenance practices to improve equipment reliability and MTBF.
• Provide engineering support for solving daily plant operating problems.

Skills

FMCG experience

Fitter & Turner

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Trade certificate (Fitter & Turner) with N4

National Technical Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, Kotex, Poise, Depend, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, Kotex, Poise, Depend, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

We are looking for four Day Mechanical Technicians. Provide technical support, development and control to the engineering team, so that the assets maintain the highest levels of productivity and profitability while maintaining high safety and quality levels. Provide technical support to the Operations Teams to ensure problem solving through a continuous improvement mindset and driving the highest standards in Manufacturing Excellent programs that supports effective rebuilds. Provide data analysis for a key focus area through daily tier meeting reporting. Grade change execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure assets are maintained in a “Safe to operate” condition at all times while promoting safe working practices to meet all Plant safety and housekeeping objectives.
• Manage mechanical maintenance technician resources to ensure sufficient support during grade changes, scheduled and breakdown maintenance.
• Ensure use of SAP PM System to ensure accurate data is maintained on the reliability and maintenance of the mill equipment
• Execution of good maintenance practices to ensure reliability of equipment in allocated sections and continuously seek innovative solutions and lead by example as well as benchmarking of solutions to improve cost and MTBF
• Provide engineering knowledge and support for the solution of Plant daily operating problems
• Formulate, develop and drive areas of improvement within specific process areas supported by digital analysis and dashboards to deliver improved costs and quality.
• Review of statistical data to support quality and OEE
• Support analysis of maintenance cost and spend to delivery and improve $/SU
• Effective management, execution and delivery of grade change activity across the assets.
• Track and action top maintenance expense and downtime contributors to drive down cost and reduce downtime.
• Participate in the role out and development of improvement projects in specific focus areas.
• Lead improvement on various assets in the Mill that will improve “stops, quality, safety, ROO and waste.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Minimum of a trade (Fitter & Turner or Fitter) with N4 and 3-5 Years FMCG experience
• National Technical Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with at least 2 Years FMCG experience
• Working knowledge of electrical and pneumatic systems and Adhesive systems (advantage).
• Able to use and understand mechanical drawings
• Lean Manufacturing and process Improvement an added advantage

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

And finally, the fine print…

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Primary Location

Cape Town Epping Plant

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time