Asset Care Technician

Job Description:
Job Title: Asset Care Technician

Location: Isipingo

Level: L6

Reports To: Asset Care Lead

Purpose of Role:

- Work safely within the Operations team
- Provide maintenance and continuous improvement skills to deliver and improve on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost and asset care.
- Effective use of maintenance systems data
- Observe and ensure compliance to safe systems of work
- Completion of Preventative maintenance activities and pro-active maintenance activities
- Deliver and improve performance targets in safety, quality, service, cost and asset care.
- Fully understand KPIs and the individuals influence to these.

**Qualifications**:

- N6 engineering and Equivalent trade test (Mechanical)
- 5 years' experience as artisan in Bottling processes and procedures including maintenance
- Minimum of 5 years in an FMCG environment preferably in bottling

Experience - Essential
- Numerical/verbal reasoning
- Computer literate, MS office and SAP experience
- Understanding of Asset Performance and maintenance philosophy with excellent Process Improvement and a solid foundation in process understanding and problem solving (e.g. root cause analysis)
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to work in a team and be an effective team member, good communication skills
- Has strength of character to challenge poor team behaviours and non-adherence to standards.
- Functioned in an environment with FSSC accreditation with clear understanding of how maintenance influences food safety and quality.
- Surfaces problems doesn't hide them.
- Is an ambassador for Manufacturing Excellence and continuous improvement.
- Responds to change in a positive and flexible manner, adaptability.
- Have a safe working knowledge and understand the need for maintaining legal compliance.
- Sound knowledge of bottling principles e.g., Labeler, Rinser, Filler, and Capping maintenance.

Experience - Desirable
- Knowledge of risk standards (Quality / H&S / Environment) Safety and hygiene compliance procedures
- Working knowledge of SAP, Harford

Accountabilities
- At all times adhere to Diageo health and safety, environmental and food safety standards, and work to all applicable legislative procedures. Responsible for Safe Systems of work.
- Maintain a safe and organised workplace environment through adherence to the Safety and 5S MMS practices.
- Provide Asset Care Technician resources (electrical and/or mechanical) to the Operations team.
- Accountable to ensure all assigned Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules are carried out at the defined frequency and completed to the required standard.
- Coach operators to perform autonomous maintenance tasks, machine set ups optimisation and support growth in equipment capability as required.
- Support capital work, including installation, commissioning and testing within area as required. Responsible for feeding into early equipment management.
- Make full use of SAP - SAP reporting & recording completion.
- Review RCM activity on a weekly basis.
- Attend and contribute to SIC process. Complete short interval control documentation on activities.
- Raise and attend 5 why’s as defined by agreed trigger points. Work with Operators and team leaders to play a proactive role in situational problem solving on shift. Fixing problems and finding solutions via RCPS.
- Participate in line improvement projects.
- Engage in start of shift meetings and performance-based team meetings to raise and address persistent performance issues.
- Support TLs & Operators to build asset care and RCPS capability.
- Add to the maintenance system by optimising work schedules to add value.
- All planned maintenance schedules issued to be completed on time and in full.
- Potential to carry out standby activities as and when required.
- Carry out audits and inspections on equipment deems to fall under legislative requirements.
- Able to run with and manage projects such eg.FI improvements.
- Be flexible in working hours as and when required.

Worker Type:
Regular

Primary Location:
Isipingo

Additional Locations:
Job Posting Start Date:
2024-06-13