Maintenance Technician

2 weeks ago

Kempton Park, South Africa Wabtec Full time

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:

It’s not just about your careeror your job title it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Position: Maintenance Technician

Post: Maintenance Technician

Department: Production

Reporting to: EHS regional leader, Wabtec, South Africa

Reporting Relationship: Non

Primary Purpose of Role: - Perform daily and weekly inspection of facility and equipment to ensure smooth operations

Primary Objectives:

- Oversee maintenance contractors to carry out specialized duties
- Delegate maintenance issues to appropriate contractors for effective resolution
- Inspect equipment to identify operational inefficiency and facilitate optimization. Including emergency generator.
- Perform periodic maintenance and routine calibration of mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems. In our case pneumatics more often
- Manage the process of disposal of worn-out/damaged machinery as well as the installation of new equipment
- Proffer technical advice and recommendations to the maintenance contractors to ensure an efficient resolution
- Conduct risk assessments to identify possible hazard around building facilities or equipment
- Design and implement programs for effective maintenance operations
- Ensure adherence to health/safety procedures and policies (Contractors included)
- Establish budget with finance and manager. Prepare and manage maintenance budgets.
- Monitor equipment inventory (critical spares) and place orders when necessary to ensure availability.
- Supervise the activities of a building upkeep personnel (cleaners) to ensure they maintain a clean facility (Confirm with Danny first. Cleaners to report to Elmar)
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly maintenance schedules for the upkeep of the facility and equipment
- Maintain accurate record of maintenance operations and present to upper management reports of daily activities.
- To specifically help determine a company's strategic, financial, and operational achievements, especially compared to those of other businesses within the same sector this role will include KPIs measures.
- Sign-Off as maintenance leader of all new equipment
- To look after production and warehouse areas in the plant at the request of your direct manager.
- Driving the forklift
- Absentee cover and any rearrangement within the plant
- When there’s new project, you will need to assist in setting up the proposed compressor line in facilities and tooling and lead the refurbishment of the compressor on a schedule. This would include delivery, quality and cost.

Formal Education/Training
- Trade Test - Millwright
- 3+ years’ experience, railway and manufacturing experience

Essential work skills
- installation, maintenance, and repair of industrial machinery and equipment
- Ability to solve practical problems
- Adherence to company policies and procedures including Quality Assurance and safety
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Sound verbal and written communication skills

Person Specification
- High standard of numeracy, accuracy with attention to detail
- A team player with flexible approach and a willingness to learn
- A self-starter who is proactive and can set and achieve goals
- Strong organizational skills
- Hard working with a proven track record of skilled, hands on trade related experience required

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles people like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or

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