Mechanical Engineering Graduate

5 days ago


Pinetown, South Africa AVI Limited Full time

**AVI Ltd. **is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

**NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED** operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.

We are looking for a **MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE** to join a company that _employs real people to do exceptional things_. Your time with us will start in **January 2024** and our programme runs for **24 months**.

The AVI-Graduate Programme incorporates a holistic experience of mentorship, practical exposure and technical, leadership and business development opportunities. As one of our Graduates you will be exposed to a host of diverse corporate situations spanning from key improvement projects, CSI Initiatives, skills training and behavioural development. We have had the privileged of grooming many young ambitious professionals into successful leaders in our business and are excited to walk this exciting journey with you.

**Why our Graduates choose AVI**
- Real exposure and practical learning in actual working environments
- Encouraged to be involved and think of alternative solutions to genuine business issues
- Constant mentorship, guidance and support
- Meaningful work and opportunities to contribute
- Accountability and ownership for quality and delivery

**What you will be doing**:

- Analysis of breakdowns, with recommendations to reduce downtime
- Review of Computerized Maintenance Management System, ensuring reliability and integrity of information captured on the asset care system.
- Manage workshop and related activities to ensure adherence to relevant standards
- Assist with developing and maintaining a problem-solving culture within the department through facilitating and sustaining root cause analysis practices
- Compile reports - KPI’s, asset care schedule compliance, artisan utilization, employee management control, financial forecast
- Provide advice and problem-solving techniques
- Assist with ensuring compliance with the OHS Act
- Implement aspects of Manufacturing Capability such as 5S and fundamental Reliability Centered Maintenance
- Manage select aspects of Engineering spares
- Develop and implement lubrication management strategies

**What you will need to be considered**:
**Qualifications**:

- Sc or B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
- A minimum average of 60% in the final year of studies

**Additional Requirements**:

- Any vacation experience or part-time work would be beneficial
- Must be willing to travel between sites
- Must have a driver’s license

**What makes you exceptional**
- You are an analytical thinker that is focused on finding solutions to problems, effectively gathering and analyzing information by asking probing questions and thinking things through
- You focus on finding and documenting the facts to better understand the logic behind a problem
- You are reliable and complete your work in accordance with deadlines
- You focus on consistently delivering high quality work by being meticulous and checking the detail of your work
- You can build and strengthen mutually beneficial partnerships with others
- You cope well with pressure by remaining calm and composed before and during important or stressful events
- You are confident and articulate when you communicate and you can explain concepts to other people when giving presentations



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