Mechanical Artisan

Job Purpose

To ensure that the plant is available for production by carrying preventative maintenance, by attending to breakdowns and malfunctions, communicating effectively with the maintenance manager, production management and quality control personnel

Key Accountabilities and Outputs

Mechanical Maintenance

• Repair mechanical breakdowns on production line equipment

• Assessment and replacement of suspect components as a measure to prevent future stoppages

• Attend to general electrical and mechanical problems in the production area, warehouse, office block and outside premises

• Preventative maintenance program: on a daily basis attend to checks, maintenance and lubrication instructions on KHS line, Vermercati line, Cordial line, sugar/syrup room, compressed air supply, as detailed in the weekly maintenance schedule.

• Cooling: control and keep log of performance of compressors, levels of oil, condensers, as well as monitoring of glycol supply to plant

• Municipal water supply: monitoring of filtration i.e. sand filters, activated carbon filters, cartridge filters, and UV installation as well as water pumps and valves

• Compressed air supply: monitoring of compressor performances and keeping records of operating temperatures, running hours etc.- air driers and air filtration equipment