Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Maintenance :

• Monitor machine performance
• Performing daily checks and routine inspections on equipment and reporting/repairing faults
• Coordinate preventative maintenance activities
• Attending to equipment breakdowns and identifying mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults on equipment
• Minimise and reduce engineering out maintenance

Planning :

• Execute maintenance strategies per specific area for division
• Schedule compliance with job cards etc. manually completed
• Execute jobs allocated via job cards during shutdown

Cost Control :

• Immediately report on defective or machinery that requires attention to avoid massive costs
• Manage the cost of materials, time and labour effectively

People :

• Ensure skills transfer
• Compliance to own training matrix
• Achieve output as set out in KPD’s

Safety :

• Perform risk assessments and critical equipment for every job
• Management of loss of work, ensure kept extremely to the minimum. Assist with Shutdown planning and execute
• Ensure compliance to lock out procedure and permit to work

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Fitter in a Food Processing or similar environment

Qualifications:

• NQF 4 or Equivalent (Red Seal)
• Fitter Qualification

Technical Competencies and Knowledge:

Understanding of the operation and maintenance of the following:

• Food Processing equipment ie. Coating lines and conveyers.
• Knowledge of working on packaging machines in a factory environment
• Pneumatics
• Hydraulics
• Basic understanding of electrical circuits
• Root Cause Analysis
• Bagging and sealing machine experience and knowledge (advantageous)
• Sealing and Multi Head exposure (advantageous)

Additional requirements:

Reliable transport

Availability to work shifts and weekends

Competencies:

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Working with People
• Applying expertise and Technology
• Planning and Organising
• Following instructions and Procedures