Assitant Artisan

**Introduction**

Our Client, based in Durban, is looking for a General Artisan to join their maintenance team.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Receive maintenance schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work.
- Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements.
- Generate job requisitions for scheduled maintenance work.
- Perform duties in line with national and standard legal requirements.
- 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 the problem to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully.
- Capture all information related to the breakdown to aid in determining the root cause.
- Maintain all mechanical equipment in the plant.
- Perform routine maintenance.
- Align machines and equipment.
- Diagnose and repair faults on equipment and machinery during production / operation and report defects to management.
- Commission and refurbish machines/equipment.
- Perform basic welding of plastic and metal equipment.
- Documentation and reporting: maintain accurate records of tooling repairs, adjustments, and maintenance activities as per standard operating procedures.
- Raise problems and concerns to the Manager/ Supervisor timeously.
- Train staff on standard operating procedures and equipment use.
- Adhere to health, safety and environmental protocols and regulations while working with tools and equipment.
- Report any health, safety and environmental hazards or incidents promptly.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Regular housekeeping.
- Assist with putting up signage and fabricating frames.
- Carry out any reasonable instructions as and when required.
- Desired Experience & Qualification
- Tertiary certificate - millwright / engineering or similar

**Experience with plant maintenance.**
- Welding experience.
- Experience within the chemical industry will be advantageous.

**Interested?**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent