Machine Specialist

**What is it like to work at Kimberly-Clark?**

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The identity of each and every one of our employees makes us who we are and makes our global company of over 40,000-plus employees stronger because of it. We are in the business of providing better care for a better world, for everyone, everywhere. At Kimberly-Clark treating individuals with respect is the way we do business and the way we lead our industry and our world. We’re building an organisation that looks and thinks like our customers around the world and are searching for talented people with different perspectives and varied backgrounds. People like you. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to join us

**Main Purpose of Job**

Provide Instrumentation and process control support for Tissue Manufacturing, and Recycled Fiber operations to ensure EHS, quality, productivity and cost objectives are achieved.

**Safety**:

- Comply with all Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) rules and regulations at all times.
- Ensure safety job cards are completed by target date.

**Quality**:

- Report and correct defective equipment
- Check oil levels and filtering equipment on pneumatic systems
- Carry out daily check sheets
- Ensure no reworks or repeat failures
- Exhibit good fault finding skills -standard approach e.g. 4SPS
- Ensure all job cards are completed and inputted timeously

**Housekeeping**:

- Maintain world class levels of housekeeping according to the 5’s housekeeping standards

**Productivity**:

- Ensure correct allocation of spares from engineering stores
- Support operating teams to achieve set KPI’s
- Corrects equipment non-conformances.
- Responsible to execute statutory and KCC equipment maintenance standards.
- Maintains a wide range of Instrument & control equipment such as Distributed Control Systems,Analysers, Boiler and Burner systems, level, pressure and flow devices.
- Expert programming and fault finding on DCS controlled machinery.
- Works with Mechanical team Leaders and Engineers to resolve reliability issues.
- Carries out Standby Duties.
- Ensuring all documentation, including schematic and instrument loop drawings and data is recorded correctly and systematically.

**Required Qualifications / Experience**
- ** **Trade Tested Instrument Technician combined with N5 or equivalent tertiary qualification.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Technician in Manufacturing & FMCG environment.
- Hands on experience with a variety of Distributed and other control systems.

**To Be Considered**

**And finally, the small print.**
- The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position._
- Kimberly-Clark is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law._
- KC is a sponsor of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Good Recruitment Campaign_.