Maintenance jobs in South Africa

Seeking excellent red seal Snr Millwright, career orientated and go-getter to ensure optimum plant availability. ELECTRICALLY and MECHANICALLY STRONG. Maintaining and repairing plant and equipment. Min 5 years qualified as Artisan with experience in maintenance in an Electronic Engineering environment. Must have an excellent track record.

POSITION INFO:

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The incumbent in this position will ensure optimum plant availability & efficiency by maintaining and repairing plant and equipment according to engineering specifications and safety standards.

MUST HAVE FOLLOWING QUALITIES / EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years solid experience as Snr Millwright
• Good traceable track record of employment history
• Being under the age of 37 years
• Have excellent mechanical and electrical knowledge, skillset, and experience
• Excellent team leader & team player
• Willing to go the extra mile in getting the job done
• Must be hungry for success and wanting a true career

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a safe & healthy working environment in the department
• Ensure asset availability conforms to agreed KPIs
• Asset Management to maintain equipment in standard conditions
• Financial controls of maintenance budgets
• Consumable and critical spares requests, updates, and verification
• Daily line inspections and repairs
• Carry out PRAGMA inspections, adhoc, breakdowns, and preventative maintenance
• Shutdown action plan and execution
• Safety custodian for the area of responsibility and ensure compliance
• Shutdown resource allocation
• Standby duties and call-outs
• General housekeeping and ensure OHSAct compliance
• Record and achieve set KPIs
• Waste reduction and elimination
• Training of department maintenance team and process controllers
• Rebuild and continuous improvement projects / initiatives
• Reporting of unsafe acts and conditions
• Ensure Process Controllers adhere to process control standards
• Maintain standards in the plant and adhere to all safety rules and procedures
• Maintain production machines, electrically driven machines, and electronic control gear. React to breakdowns expediently
• Diagnoses, fault finds, and repairs equipment failures to effectively minimize machine downtime
• Maintenance, reconstruction, and installation of machinery
• Propose modifications to equipment for better performance or safety improvements
• Control Job Card information and conduct checks
• Active involvement in the development, implementing, and maintaining Preventative Maintenance System

Further essential responsibilities:

• Diagnoses, fault finds, and repairs equipment failures to effectively minimize machine downtime
• Ensures test equipment is well maintained
• Carries out shift work in accordance with a pre-planned roster
• Carries out planned maintenance schedules to required standards
• Checks that all relevant information for the updating of drawings is collated and is accurate and correct
• Attends training courses as and when required
• Covers for other multi-skilled artisans for leave, training, and sick leave
• Installation of electrical & mechanical equipment
• Liaises with production personnel in assigned areas and other engineering staff as and when required
• Coaches operators on best-operating practices and autonomous maintenance tasks
• Submits suggestions for improvements within his sphere of operations
• Participates in Shift Base Units, plant teams, and focus teams
• Reports unsafe acts and conditions to the appropriate management levels
• Compiles shift reports and ensures proper shift handover as per the procedure
• Adheres to the environmental policy and procedures of reducing waste, preventing spills, meeting the environmental targets, complying with hazardous chemical procedures, and environmental legal requirements
• Maintains a high level of good housekeeping in the workplace
• Investigates incidents (SHEQ) and identifies root causes of Non-Conformances and corrects deviations
• Understands the SHEQ requirements of the Section
• Attending to breakdowns: Electrical, Mechanical, and Instrumentation
• Fault finding in various fields including – Electrical, Mechanical Fitting, PLCs, Variable Speed Drives, Hydraulics, and Pneumatics
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematic drawings
• Competent with Isolation and Lock-out procedures
• Ability to work on Overhead cranes, electro-pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, basic instrumentation, and basic auto electrical equipment

Required Minimum Qualification / Experience:

• Millwright Trade Test Certificate (Mechanical & Electrical)
• Computer Literate
• SAP spares ordering experience
• MECHANICALLY Sound and ELECTRICALLY Strong
• PLC experience
• Hands-on approach and pride in work performed
• Total commitment to product quality
• Plan, organize, and control costs
• Minimum 5 Years qualified as an Artisan, with experience in maintenance in an Electronic engineering environment
• Programming and Fault Finding
• Knowledge of Safety Rules and Regulations

Reporting to:

• FACTORY MANAGER
• Problem-solving
• Resilience
• Initiative / Proactive
• Willing to work long hours
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment