Job Description
Job Purpose
- To maintain the overall effectiveness of equipment and packing equipment on sites. Including electrical and mechanical support
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.Capturing feedback and time data on all completed work orders, the completion of necessary inspection of reports and Healthy and Safety Appointees.
- Regular housekeeping and maintenance of machines to required standard (Maintaining Power factor, machines and Electrical panels)
Skills & Competencies
- Ability to function in a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Be self-motivated
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Sense of urgency
- Accountability
- Equipment knowledge
- Innovation/ continuous improvement
- Good communication skills
- Numerical ability
- Respect
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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