Fitter - Durban Mill

2 months ago


Durban, South Africa PepsiCo Full time

**Responsibilities**:

- Conducts diagnosis of equipment failures
- Works with and through technicians and other employees to establish mechanical and equipment performance before breakdowns were reported
- Establishes whether the equipment breakdown is related to a missed planned maintenance or part failure or human interference
- Uses any of the problem (finding and) solving techniques like 5-Whys, RCA, decision trees etc to pin point the real problem behind failures/breakdowns
- Completes job card in consultation with the maintenance planner and requisitions a part or modifies mechanical parts depending on the outcome of the above
- Conducts preventative maintenance
- Performs defined and/or ad hoc condition monitoring on mechanical equipment
- Completes documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures
- May replace parts in the event of noted probable failures to ensure continuous equipment running
- Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done.

3. Planned Maintenance
- Ensures that scheduled maintenance in terms of Engineering plans is conducted as prescribed following defined protocols and compliance to GMPs
- Ensures that machined spares are available as and when required and shall schedule time to execute this one
- Completes job cards and parts requisition documents timeously to improve on mean time to repair thus ensuring high plant availability

4. Plant Breakdowns
- Attends to all mechanical plant breakdowns following or informed by diagnosis conducted under point 1 above
- In the event of mechanical modifications, follows defined procedures in updating relavant documention and equipment records
- Proactively escalates equipment problems to ensure mínimal time stoppages
- Maintains IPS standards on the respective lines
- Clearly dermacates workstation in accordance with procedures in the event of major work to minimise disruptions and possible injuries as a result of human traffic and area being used as thoroughfare
- Adhers to AIB and relevant food safety programes and environmental protocols
- Completes documentation of work done and close out on ad hoc call outs
- Updates parts/spares records in conjuction with the stores (OEM, machined and generic spares/parts)
- Monitors equipment performance after attending to and fixing problems

Qualifications:

- Qualified Trade Tested Fitter
- Min N3 Engineering qualification
- Min 3 years post trade test experience within a manufacturing environment
- Good mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic fault finding skills
- Ability to prepare and read mechanical schematics
- Ability to carry out basic welding, machining and drilling
- Working knowledge of lifting equipment e.g chain blocks, hydraulic jack
- Fully conversant with Environmental, Health and Safety Standards
- Responsible for Technical Assets
- Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software (SAP preferably)

**“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"


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