Maintenance Engineer - Processing Plant Optimisation

Astral Foods Ltd; Brakpan; On-site; ZAR 720,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development opportunities

Career growth within Astral Group

Competitive salary package

Opportunity to work within AstralGroup

Job summary

Astral Foods Ltd, within Festive division, seeks a Maintenance Engineer to ensure safe, efficient operation of the processing plant and to minimise downtime. You will drive preventative maintenance, budgeting and capital project implementation while coordinating with multiple departments at management level.

The role favours technical electrical qualifications, a Factory CoC (or in progress) and willingness to work overtime/weekends; poultry/FMCG experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Technical electrical qualification with CoC for Factories or in progress.
• Overtime and weekend work available when required.
• Experience in poultry or FMCG plants is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the 20 Keys Program is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Continuous optimization and analyses of the processing plant preventative maintenance.
• Assisting with preventative scheduling, task lists, reports and analyses to optimize plant.
• Optimizing stock control of all engineering parts.
• Contract management, planning, control and implementation of capital projects.
• Assisting in compiling of annual maintenance budget and control.
• Implementation & maintenance of sustainable projects on site that will improve plant running costs per unit.
• Daily interaction with various departmental & inter-group role players at management level.

Skills

Electrical experience

Maintenance planning

Budget management

Contract management

Education

Technical tertiary qualification in electrical field

Certificate of Competency for Factories (or in progress)

Job description

Astral Foods Ltd, within Festive division, seeks a Maintenance Engineer to ensure safe, efficient operation of the processing plant and to minimise downtime. You will drive preventative maintenance, budgeting and capital project implementation while coordinating with multiple departments at management level.

The role favours technical electrical qualifications, a Factory CoC (or in progress) and willingness to work overtime/weekends; poultry/FMCG experience is a plus.