Mechanical Technician

1 week ago


Richards Bay, South Africa Mondi Group Full time
Job title : Mechanical Technician Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Deadline : January 05, 2025 Quick Recommended Links
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Your mission:

  • Holding the responsibility of the technical expert of plant machinery, from the mechanical perspective
  • Managing the compliance and execution of all mechanical statutory requirements in the assigned plant
  • Providing technical support (in terms of data, information, etc.) to the maintenance execution team
  • The execution of more complex maintenance activities, including the management of contractors required for these activities
  • The role shall serve as the first call on break-down events to support the problem diagnosis and advise the maintenance execution team on appropriate corrective action
  • Troubleshooting – understand and utilise technical drawings, P&ID’s, etc. for fault finding on plant problems
  • Ensure adherence to engineering standards by the team during maintenance execution
  • The role shall provide support to the planning department on routine maintenance and shut-down activities from a technical perspective
  • Management of repairable and non-repairable spare parts as per the RACI definition of the process procedure, such as quality check activities, etc
  • Management of specific maintenance service contracts in the plant
  • Analysis and ownership of actions arising from equipment condition-based monitoring reports (including scoping of work). Collaboration with condition-monitoring team from this perspective
  • Management of operational risk arising from equipment defects and faults (‘mill equipment risk list’)
  • Identify and implement small-scope improvement projects and initiatives from a technical design perspective with the intention on improving service life
  • Auditing of the quality of service received by the Central Maintenance Services department
  • Auditing of the quality of maintenance performed by centralised maintenance execution (hydraulics and rolls)
  • Maintaining the required condition of plant and equipment
  • Direct support and management (setting the standard) of the quality of maintenance execution in the plant
  • Management of the plant technical documentation as per the RACI definition of the process procedure
  • Support the Maintenance Manager in ensuring compliance to all mill asset care procedures (with specific reference to Work Order, Technical Change and Shutdown Management processes)
  • Support the central Engineering department during appropriate technical processes (for example, RCFA investigations)
  • Support the central Engineering department through the identification of improvement potential and sources of loss
  • Support the central Engineering department in the development of applicable Engineering Standards for the mill

Your profile:

  • National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
  • Minimum NQF level 6
  • 3 to 5 years within the maintenance / engineering function in a heavy industry environment – pulp and paper, steel processing, mining, etc
  • 1 to 3 years in the role of mechanical technician within this environment would be advantageous
  • Experience in the application of the following core engineering processes:
  • Maintenance quality management
  • Shutdown management and task execution
  • Budgeting and cost management
  • Contractor management
  • Fault-finding and troubleshooting (application of problem-solving techniques & tools)

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