Millwright

3 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa Adzuna ZA B C2 Full time

Purpose of the job:

  • To conduct mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs on plant and equipment in a safe and
    efficient manner. Reporting to: Maintenance Foreman.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Matric /Grade 12 with mathematics and science
  • Trade Test: Millwright Section 13 red seal
  • Certificate: N4 electro-mechanical, Siemens PLC
  • 5+ years’ experience in heavy industry

Main Responsibilities:

Maintenance Process (Scheduled Preventative Maintenance):

  • Receive Maintenance Schedules, plan and execute before they expire. Interpret instructions and plan
    maintenance and repair work
  • Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements
  • Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares,
    quantities, time, etc.)
  • Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site
  • Isolate equipment, perform lockouts, complete the LOTO register and make the work area safe
  • Complete the Contractors Permit to Work prior to contractors commencing with work on site.
  • Conduct Preventive Maintenance activities
  • Perform change overs in the production environment
  • Count stock for a Stock Take integrity check (check spares condition during the count)
  • All Scheduled Maintenance shall be recorded (Opened and Closed) to the Maintenance Connection
    system IN TIME to aid in pro-longing equipment life and prevent Unplanned Maintenance
  • Housekeeping: Keep Workshop and work area clean and maintain or improve on 5S standards
  • Perform Plant start-ups. Plan plant start-up well in advance of planned production starting time to
    ensure the plant is ready for production. If unsure, ask
  • Track and record personal daily hours to ensure the KPA – Artisan Utilization of ? 75% is
    achieved

Maintenance Process (Breakdown):

  • Attend to machine breakdowns of a mechanical/electrical nature for all equipment under engineering
    functional control
  • Update the responsible person on progress of repairs
  • Escalate a problem/breakdown to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully
  • All Breakdowns shall be recorded (Opened and Closed) to the Maintenance Connection system to aid
    in determining the root cause and to accurately calculate KPI and artisan utilisation data

Mechanical Maintenance:

  • Perform routine maintenance
  • Align machines and equipment
  • Diagnose and repair faults on equipment and machinery during production/operation
  • Commission and refurbish machines / equipment
  • Operate and monitor a drilling machine to produce simple components
  • Operate and monitor a lathe to produce simple components
  • Operate and monitor a milling machine to produce simple components
  • Operate and monitor a surface grinding machine to produce simple components
  • Operate the Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) to seal moulds
  • Perform basic and MIG/TIG welding of metals
  • Grind tools and drill bits
  • Maintain mechanical equipment (indirect and direct drives, pipe systems, static seals, bearings,
    brakes and clutches, direct drives, dynamic seals, heat exchangers and pressure vessels, lubricating
    systems, pumps, conveyor systems, compressors, fluid power/pneumatic/vacuum systems,
    gearboxes, safety valves)

Electrical Maintenance:

  • Design and construct Single/Three Phase Circuits
  • Design and Install Electrical Wire Ways
  • Construct, commission and do fault tracing on low voltage reticulation networks (220Vac, 110Vac,
    24DC)
  • Install or replace and commission electrical equipment (lighting systems; electrical cables and
    conductors; earth leakage unit in a low voltage circuit; metering units or measuring instruments; low
    and medium voltage transformers; batteries; electrical wire ways; direct current (DC) machines three
    phase AC electrical circuits, machines and control gear)
  • Wire and commission three phase electrical circuits
  • Inspect and clean (electrical machines; enhanced safety apparatus; electrical motors)
  • Test and inspect a three-phase industrial/commercial installation
  • Inspect and maintain electrical equipment (electrical distribution boards, panels and enclosures;
    intrinsically safe apparatus; lighting systems; high mast lighting structures; batteries and battery
    rooms (UPS, Generator); low voltage switchgear; unit protection devices on transformers; AC or DC
    drive units; (DC) machines; electric power tools; three phase AC machines and control gear; AC
    motor control gear)
  • Replace electrical equipment (electrical cables; faulty components in a distribution board; three-phase
    electrical motor between 5,5 kW and 75 kW)
  • Fault find and repair (Domestic appliances; single phase alternating current (AC) systems; three
    phase voltage electrical circuits)
  • Disconnect and connect electric motors
  • Handle and care for electrical earthing gear and related equipment
  • Joint low voltage cables
  • Troubleshoot on programmable logic controllers

Instrumentation Maintenance:

  • Construct Basic Electronic Circuits
  • Install Instrument impulse lines
  • Maintain instrumentation equipment (Flow; Level; Pressure; Temperature; Intrinsically safe
    apparatus)
  • Carry out soldering and de-soldering procedures

Maintenance Process (Post Maintenance):

  • Test and commission machinery or equipment prior to handover
  • Complete the Planned Maintenance Schedule-Maintenance Connection (Work completed, work not
    completed, spares used, spares not available, time taken, observations, problems, etc.)
  • Identify any other work required (including additional spares) and communicate to the Planner/Buyer
  • Clean up after completion of job and inform the responsible person that the maintenance has been
    completed to the required standard

Material Handling:

  • Handling sling loads, operating cranes/hoists and operating forklifts
    Engineering Projects

Project Initiation:

  • Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control and work as a valuable
    team member
  • Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor
    and control actual cost against budget

Project Planning:

  • Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
  • Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules

Project Management:

  • Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise
  • Supervise a project team of a technical project if and when requested
  • Provide assistance within the project in the field of your expertise

Project Administration:

  • Support project meetings and workshops when required to do so

SHE:

  • Conduct continuous Risk Assessments in the workplace
  • Conduct Planned Task Observations in the workplace
  • Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace
  • Address workplace hazards and risks
  • Apply safety, health and environment practices and legal requirements when working on machines
    and equipment

Key Skills and Competencies:

  • MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Operating computer systems

Engineering Drawings:

  • Draw and interpret simple engineering drawings
  • Read, interpret and produce basic engineering drawings
  • Mark off basic regular engineering shapes

Tools and Measuring Instruments:

  • Select, use and care for engineering measuring equipment
  • Select, use and care for electrical measuring instruments
  • Select, use and care for engineering power tools
  • Select, use and care for marking off/out

equipment: routine shapes

  • IATF requirements

Electrical:

  • Understand fundamentals of electricity
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the uses and safety aspect associated with flammable energy sources
  • Understand basic electronic theory and components
  • Understand basic electrical and mechanical engineering principles

Instrumentation:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of basic programmable logic controllers
  • Demonstrate an understanding of fault-finding techniques on field instrumentation
  • Demonstrate an understanding of process communication systems
  • Functional Knowledge
  • Business Expertise

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