Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Technician required in Ugie, Eastern Cape.

Key Result Areas:

• To manage all mechanical Press maintenance, and shut work and to ensure machine availability.
• Ensure compliance to maintenance business processes within area of responsibility.
• Development and implementation of maintenance standards and maintaining of equipment to these standards.
• Training and development of plant engineering team to comply with laid down standards.
• Conducting of safety, statutory and engineering audits to ensure compliance to standards.
• Responsible for maintenance and incidental shut planning and execution
• Cost control of maintenance expenditure within the budget parameters.
• Manage and control condition monitoring on all/any mechanical equipment.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Matric / Grade12 or Equivalent.
• Minimum N4 Certificate – Mechanical Engineering.
• Qualified Millwright.

Required Minimum Experience:

• Extensive and advanced Hydraulics experience Mechanical and Electrical experience on ContiRoll and Short-cycle press
• Assembling and installing Mechanical equipment and Electrical fault finding
• Pre-planned Maintenance Stops(Shut Planning)
• Experience on Routine lubrication Process and planning

Skills, Knowledge & Qualities:

• Ability to communicate and manage a Team.
• Problem solving skills
• Familiar with OHASA standards.
• Good knowledge of Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
• Leadership and Management skills.
• Computer literate on MS programs, Knowledge of MS Projects.