Maintenance Fitter

Our client, a trusted manufacturer and supplier of baking ingredients, is looking for a Maintenance Fitter to join their team based in Montague Gardens, Cape Town.

IMPORTANT: This is a temporary position for 2 Months.
R122 per hour.
42.5 hours per week.
182.5 hours per month.

**Scope***:To carry out repairs, maintenance, and operation in a food manufacturing environment.

**Position reports to***:Engineering Supervisor

**Description of Duties**
- General machine maintenance in a food manufacturing environment
- Ensure Planned maintenance is carried out within BOP.
- Ensure unit standards are met.
- Execute planned and unplanned maintenance activities.
- Provide continuous process support.
- Trouble shooting and rectify faults occurring due to failure of mechanical equipment.
- Continuously monitor the working environment responsible area and report any abnormalities found.
- Plant and equipment inspection and defect reporting
- Installation of equipment
- Physically monitor and control the production process.
- Examine equipment and complete safety checklist.
- Report all at risk behaviors and unsafe conditions to the line manager
- Comply to all OSH ACT requirements.
- Practice good housekeeping.
- Comment, discuss and improve upon task elements within the maintenance plan.
- Identify, report and action any irregularities within the manufacturing line.
- Perform standby duties according to roster.
- Perform daily inspection of all units and machinery in plant.
- Remove and replace defective equipment and machinery.
- Ensure that the mechanical equipment in the related section/s are well maintained and safe to operate.
- Conduct visual inspections on the process and equipment.

**Minimum Requirements**

**Leadership**
- Valuing diversity and difference
- Building and maintaining relationships
- Managing effective teams and work groups - directly and remotely
- Exhibiting leadership stature
- Managing politics and influencing others
- Setting vision and strategy.

**Required Attributes**
- Computer literate
- Analytical
- Problem Solving Skills
- Self-Driven
- Motor Skills
- Assertiveness
- Systematic and Methodical
- Work Ownership / Pride

**Communication**
- Communication - written & oral/ability to communicate complex ideas concisely.
- Active listening

**Problem Solving/Decision Making**
- Analytical & Interpretation skills.
- Decision making & judgment.
- Problem Solving - enquiring mind, lateral thinking.

**Experience, Qualifications and other requirements specific to the role**
- Trade Tested
- 3-5 yrs experience in Food or FMCG industry
- At least 3 years experience in the maintenance of gearboxes, conveyors, and food processing equipment
- Artisan Minimum N3
- Physically able
- Take instructions / communicate in English
- Willing to make a contribution as a member of the operations team
- Ability to work shifts and overtime as and when operationally required
- Pneumatics/hydraulics
- Basic electricity will be an advantage.

**Cobus Visser