Permanent - Millwright - Nelson Mandela Metropole (Gqeberha Port Elizabeth) - South Africa

POSITION IS BASED IN PORT ELIZABETH

Job Purpose:

To execute electrical and mechanical inspections, repairs and maintenance of engineering equipment to ensure safe operations.

Key Performance Areas:

1. Engineering and Maintenance Control (65%)
2. Compliance (15%)
3. Cost Control (10%)
4. Customer Service (10%)

Engineering and Maintenance Control"

• Diagnoses root cause of equipment failure and executes plan / takes action to rectify failure by performing repairs in a speedy manner.
• Ensures minimal equipment downtime and damage by repairing faults / defects / failures as speedily as possible.
• Ensures optimal equipment operation by the application of relevant technical and engineering practice, as well as by obtaining manufacturing process approval of equipment's operating condition.
• Supports and liaises with Production by identifying potential problems in a proactive manner; as well as resolving process-related problems and planned maintenance to production runs.
• Perform “first off" inspection on all process changes to determine exact state of equipment.
• Perform routine inspections to detect possible equipment failures or excess wears, make diagnosis and perform the necessary maintenance work.
• Periodically inspects manufactured product against quality requirements to ensure compliance with set standards.
• Coordinates availability of parts in order to perform / execute preventative maintenance routines

Compliance:

• Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the company.
• Reports risks or areas of concern to management within area of responsibility.
• Promotes compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure

Cost Control:

• Supports the effective and transparent use of financial and other resources.
• Limits expenditure, reduces costs and ensures deviations from budgetary limits are reported to direct Manager.

Customer Service:

• Maintains effective working relationships with employees and customers to render highest quality of services.
• Identifies and solves problems whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with the company's core values

Minimum Qualification:

Grade 12 Certificate (NQF 4)

Trade Test:  Millwright (NQF 5)

Minimum Experience:

Up to 3 years’ technical, electrical and mechanical maintenance experience as a Millwright in a manufacturing environment

Computer Literacy (Basic MS Office; and SAP, ERP Systems and other job-specific software systems).

Knowledge of relevant maintenance practices / designs / methodologies / SOP’s.

Housekeeping and safety principles.