Millwright

Astral Foods Ltd; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Astral Foods Ltd seeks a skilled Millwright for our County Fair, Primary Processing Plant in Fisantekraal. The role focuses on routine and scheduled maintenance of plant machinery to ensure safe, efficient operations.

You will perform electrical and mechanical maintenance, dismantle and reassemble equipment, and install upgrades while adhering to HACCP and housekeeping standards.

Qualifications

• Must have a Team player mindset and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Willing to work shifts and overtime.
• Fluent in English and an additional official language.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a highly pressurized environment.
• Must be deadline driven.
• Must have own reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Routine and scheduled maintenance in the plant.
• Attend to electrical and mechanical maintenance on machinery in the plant.
• Dismantle, move, assemble, install and align equipment and machinery.
• Ensure electrical reticulation is maintained in good working order.
• Repair and lubricate machinery and equipment.
• Fault finding and repairs in the plant.
• Repair basic electrical circuitry and components and testing of units to evaluate electrical and mechanical operation.
• New installations, modifications, upgrades and repairs to machinery and systems.
• Maintain plant and equipment in a safe and acceptable overall condition.
• Implementing of 20 Keys/ HACCP/ Risk Control and apply general housekeeping rules.

Skills

Millwright Trade Certificate

N4 qualification

Wiremen’s license

PLC and VSDs certificates

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Fluent in English

Education

Millwright Trade Certificate (Section 13 and served apprenticeship)

N4 qualification in the relevant field

Wiremen’s license (advantageous)

PLC and VSDs certificate (advantageous)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Astral, a leading South African integrated poultry producer, has Millwright opportunity at County Fair, Primary Processing Plant Fisantekraal.

The primary focus of this position is to perform routine and scheduled maintenance in the plant.

Qualifications

• Millwright Trade Certificate (Section 13 and served apprenticeship)
• Minimum N4 qualification in the relevant field
• Wiremen’s license will be advantageous
• PLC and VSDs certificate and experience will be advantageous

Experience

• Previous experience in a FMCG environment
• Computer literacy: basic MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook)

Other Requirements

• Must be a team player and able to work with minimal supervision
• Willing to work shifts and overtime
• Fluent in English and an additional official language
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work in a highly pressurized environment
• Must be deadline driven
• Must have own reliable transport

The Ideal Candidate Would Be Responsible For

• Routine and scheduled maintenance in the plant
• Attend to electrical and mechanical maintenance on machinery in the plant
• Dismantle, move, assemble, install and align equipment and machinery
• Ensure electrical reticulation is maintained in good working order
• Repair and lubricate machinery and equipment
• Fault finding and repairs in the plant
• Repair basic electrical circuitry and components and testing of units to evaluate electrical and mechanical operation
• New installations, modifications, upgrades and repairs to machinery and systems
• Maintain plant and equipment in a safe and acceptable overall condition
• Implementing of 20 Keys/ HACCP/ Risk Control and apply general housekeeping rules