Senior Artisan

KwaZulu Natal, Durban
- 40000 + Benefits

Based in the FMCG industry, the key purpose of this role is to maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards.

**Key outputs and responsibilities**:

- Provide specialist support for coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams
- This will include standby, day shift and when requested after a time frame that standby will need expert advice or support
- Where requested, assist as a functional expert in problem solving for the plant and support to zone
- Take part, as functional expert, in regional and central office plant optimisation trials
- Provide additional support to process artisan on machine operation, machine fault finding and correct responses to machine failure modes
- Upskill process artisans with latest SWI for machine setups or machine restorations
- Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
- Ensure backlog meets minimum hours and schedules are reviewed as per required frequency
- Partake in ATO cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner must be resolved using the appropriate problem solving
- techniques
- If Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these required, additional resources may be called in to assist
- Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request take part
- Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
- Present 5’s plans to team and management when required
- On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs

**Profile**:

- **N6** Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or higher qualification
- **Trade test **qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Millwright
- Knowledge or experience of working in a production environment particularly in FMCG
- 3+ years Artisan Experience
- Proven Track record of Reliability Improvement
- Packaging experience highly advantageous (Bottle Washing)
- Physically fit (Physically demanding environment)
- Ability to work independently
- Enquiring and analytical thinking ability
- Problem solving ability
- Great attention to detail with the ability to prioritize
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in teams
- Prepared to work standby and overtime when required

For more information please contact:

- Cornie Cilliers