YC: Artisan Millwright

UD Trucks India; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

UD Trucks India is seeking a skilled Artisan Millwright to join their team in Pretoria. The role involves diagnosing, maintaining, and improving machinery while ensuring optimal performance and safety standards. Candidates should have a trade test qualification and relevant experience in the automotive or manufacturing sector. Join a diverse team committed to innovation and quality in the commercial vehicle industry.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Global exposure and growth opportunities

Diverse and friendly culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience as an Artisan Post Trade.
• 3 years manufacturing/automotive experience.
• AC/DC motors and drives, PLCs, and MES System troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Perform predictive and preventive maintenance on production equipment.
• Investigate and implement machine improvements.
• Ensure optimal machine availability and resolve functional failures.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive Maintenance

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

Trade test qualified: Millwright

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Forklift

Cherry Picker

Job description

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Job Overview

UD Trucks is known for our pioneering technologies and products within the commercial automotive industry. The main purpose of the job is to investigate, diagnose and perform trade related maintenance and rework of vehicles and repair of machinery according to the maintenance requirements on a shift basis.

YC: Artisan Millwright

Department : Human Resources (BP64030)

Job Overview

UD Trucks is known for our pioneering technologies and products within the commercial automotive industry. The main purpose of the job is to investigate, diagnose and perform trade related maintenance and rework of vehicles and repair of machinery according to the maintenance requirements on a shift basis.

Responsibilities And Duties

Maintenance

• To ensure the required Key Performance Indicators are achieved.
• Plant availability
• Mean time to repair
• Mean time between failure
• PM Adherence
• Action completion on time
• Kaizen creation and completion
• Complete assigned preventative maintenance timeously
• Complete assigned Jobcard timeously
• Ensure optimal machine availability
• Resolve Functional Failures and breakdowns on Production Equipment.
• Pro-actively Identify hardware and software breakdowns using the departmental/machine systems and Pre-PM inspection checklist.
• Perform Predictive and preventive maintenance on Production Equipment.
• Machine ownership - check and maintain equipment to be fit for purpose.
• Implementation and execution of Maintenance ME initiatives and Programs.
• Review Maintenance Task List for value Add and recommend new tasks for equipment
• Compile daily shift handover reports and send to ME team. Upon completion training & roll-out
• Work safely and adheres to specific PPE requirements for specific tasks
• Report in detail on performed work in SAP/syspro-PM. Upon completion training & roll-out
• Ensure that the 5S standard is adhered to before, during and after the shift
• Work at heights and confined spaces with the required work permit/risk assessment completed
• Applies LOTTO for work in progress when applicable
• Loading and offloading of heavy equipment and material on Forklift and Cherry Picker
• Update spares inventory to avoid waste or unavailability of spares when needed
  
  

Improvements

• Investigate & Implement machine improvements in order to maintain/improve quality and production output
• Introduce quick and standard Kaizens
• Proactively engage with operators to introduce Kaizens
• Pursue energy saving initiatives
• Provide input into Spares requirements for the Business unit.
  
  

Business Unit

• Give full support to all other business unit partners.
• Clear and open communication.
• Teamwork
• Active Participation in Problem Solving.
• Communicate deviations encountered to ME for production and process improvement.
• Attends a Handover meeting with other Artisan, Team Leader/Section Engineer and prioritizes work to be done.
• Perform other duties given by the Maintenance Engineer that is within the department.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

• Trade test qualified: Millwright
• AC / DC motors and drives, PLCs and MES System Machine level (Troubleshooting system).
• Understanding of Electrical diagrams
• Knowledge and experience working with Pneumatic equipment, schematics and devices
• Knowledge and experience working with Hydraulic equipment, schematics and devices
• Knowledge and experience with overhead machinery
• Knowledge and experience with lifting tackle and lifting equipment
• Understanding of LOTTO systems
• Basic Knowledge and experience with Microsoft office product (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Up to date Cherry picker and Forklift license
• Minimum 2 Years experience as an Artisan Post Trade.
• 3 Years manufacturing / automotive experience
  
  

About UD Trucks

Part of the Isuzu group, UD Trucks is a global leading international commercial vehicle solutions provider headquartered in Japan. At UD Trucks, we are defining the next generation of smart logistics solutions through advanced innovations in automation, electro mobility and connectivity. UD Trucks develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of heavy, medium and light-duty trucks, operating in more than 60 countries across all continents. Our trucks and people go the extra mile for our customers and business partners, day in and day out.

We Are An 8,000+ Strong Team Of Colleagues With 40 Nationalities Who Bring Diversity And Passion In Delivering Our Products And Services. We Trust Each Other, Work Collaboratively And Embrace Change. At UD Trucks, Our Purpose Is Better Life – To Make Life Better For People And The Planet. We Have Developed a Culture That Promotes

Diverse and friendly culture – Strong culture of diversity and inclusion, organizing annual events, daily activities and open communication platforms including various internal voluntary networks.

Empowered growth – Global exposure and growth opportunities across functions and countries through internal mobility system and self-driven career opportunities, building a learning organization by enabling self-managed learning supported by the UD Academy.

Flexibility with trust – We continue to fully support both remote working (where and when applicable) and flexible working hours, we actively encourage our colleagues to maintain a good work/life balance. You will have the autonomy and flexibility to split your working time between both our wonderful, modern and equipped HQ and remotely.

Be part of our journey to create Better Life for society, for our customers and for yourself. UD Trucks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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