Maintenance Technician

Key purpose:

• Maintaining & servicing machinery by making full utilization of planned maintenance allowance.
• Assisting in planning of maintenance activities.
• Fault identification and fixing of route cause and ensuring the accurate completion of production logs and job cards.
• Attending to breakdowns.
• Identification and achievement of measurable technical and process developments and improvements.
• Assisting Production Manager to establish the budget for spares expenses and equipment including the control of consumable costs.
• Controlling spares usage and costs.
• Maintaining standards in accordance with ISO quality system.
• Ensuring that the work in the section is performed in terms of agreed expectations and the companys standards.
• Assisting with training of staff
• Ensuring a safe working environment by adhering to safety procedures.
• Ensuring Proper housekeeping by maintaining a minimum score of 95% on the housekeeping checklist and 100% adherence to the dress code.
• Training of Setters

Qualifications and experience:

• Matric
• Minimum of N5 or higher, Trade tested (electrical or mechanical)
• 3 - 5 years Manufacturing Production experience / Maintenance experience (continuous or FMCG)
• PLC fault finding experience and the ability to read ladder diagrams.
• Willing to work shifts, has own transport
• Highly self - motivated, energetic and ability to motivate others
• Proficiency in English, read, write and understand clearly
• Able to run a maintenance program, continuous improvements and execute