Job Description
Main Objectives
To maintain the overall effectiveness of equipment and packing equipment on sites. Including electrical and mechanical support
Key Responsibilities
Safety management:
- Adhering to all PPE, safety requirements, safe operating procedures
- and work instructions. Attending of safety training and committee
- meetings, induction, medical examinations, and safety talks.
Maintenance Support:
- Completion of all electrical/mechanical breakdown.
- Planned and preventative maintenance duties.
- Preventative inspections (Infrared Scanning, bearing temperature) and reporting defects on machines.
- Installation of new equipment and ability to interpreted electrical drawings, a must.
Maintenance Management:
- Maintaining availability of the packaging machines and execution of
- task according to standards. Controlling of job execution times.
- Planning of the work order spares and determining the scope.
Administration:
- Capturing feedback and time data on all completed work orders, the
- completion of necessary inspection of reports and Healthy and Safety Appointees.
Housekeeping and other functions:
- Regular housekeeping and maintenance of machines to required standard (Maintaining Power factor, machines and Electrical panels)
Skills and Attributes Required
- Ability to function in a teamÂ
-  Sense of urgency  Â
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure Â
- Accountability       Â
- Numerical ability
- Be self-motivated      Â
- Equipment knowledge Â
- Respect
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Innovation/ continuous improvement
- Must be able to work under minimum supervision
Qualification Requirements
- Matric
- Apprenticeship trained Electrician with a very sound Mechanical background.
- Trade tested (Dept. of Labour) (Red Seal) with a minimum of N3 in Electrical Engineering.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5-7 years in relevant trade (Milling environment and Packaging Machines – added advantage).
- Experience working on PLC and Scada systems.
- Knowledge of Variable frequency drives installation and fault finding.
- Mechanical experience which must include shaft alignment, motor overhaul, installation heavy of equipment.
- Pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.
Key Outputs
- Working in a factory environment – hot, noisy and flour dust.
- Required to work overtime and unusual working hours if needed (after hours, weekends and public holidays).
- Required to work a rotational Standby basis.
- Travelling and living out maybe required for this position.
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