Utility 2 Operator

Boardroom Appointments; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing firm based in Gqeberha, South Africa, seeks a skilled technician to operate and maintain hi-tech machinery, ensuring the production of quality products and adherence to operational standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in an automated factory environment and understand quality management systems. The role involves thorough upkeep of various machinery and documentation correlated to production output and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Must be able to run hi-tech machinery.
• Must have thorough knowledge of process.
• Understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) is required.
• 5 years of experience in an automated factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure satisfactory customer service to all customers.
• Set and maintain automatic plate enveloping machines.
• Operate and maintain COS, Shorts Testing, TTP welding, Heat Sealing, and leak testing machines.
• Maintain quality product output at nominal production rates.
• Complete production logs and other required documentation.
• Participate in safety audits and assist the production team as needed.

Job description

Responsibilities

To ensure satisfactory customer service to all our customers (internal and external).

• Setting and maintaining the automatic plate enveloping machines as per the suppliers operating manual.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the automatic COS machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes mould changes and start up.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the Shorts Testing machines as per the suppliers operating manual.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the TTP welding machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes head changes per the production schedule.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the Heat Sealing machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes mould changes and start up.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the leak testing machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes tool changes and start up.
• Setting, operating and maintaining the Date Coding machines as per the suppliers operating manual. This includes setting up the correct coding information and start up.
• Ensuring that the automatic and semi-automatic Post Burner equipment is correctly set up and maintained.
• Ensuring that each line of equipment produces the correct quality product at the nominal production rate for that equipment.
• Taking corrective action if the above is not true.
• Ensuring that all assembly line equipment used is kept clean and safe
• Ensuring that all extraction systems are kept in the correct working condition.
• Ensuring that the cooling water system is kept in the correct working condition.
• Ensure that appropriate job card is completed before maintenance work starts. Note that vessel entry, hot work and elevated work permits must be approved by the section manager before work starts
• Complete the production logs, attribute charts and SPC data as required in the assembly work instructions.
• Written and oral contact with: Suppliers, customers, directors, management, peers and subordinates.
• Must ensure at all times duties are performed in a professional manner, first time right and to the customers requirements.
• Under no circumstances allow any process or action to continue if the quality of work is incorrect or not up to standard. The action will be immediately stopped, the cause determined, corrected and further monitored.
• Assist others where and when necessary to improve the profitability of the Company.
• Join safety audit teams and carry out safety audits when required.
• Assist the production team in other departments when the need arises.
• Comply with the quality, safety and housekeeping requirements of the relevant Company standards.

Qualifications and experience

• Able to run hi-tech machinery.
• A thorough knowledge of process.
• Understanding of QMS systems.
• 5 years experience in an automated factory environment.