Millwright Electrician

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

1. < 35 Years of age
2. 3 Years Experience as Millwright/Electrician (Tilewright)
3. Both genders (Female preferable)
4. Starting with a 3 months FTC with the possibility of permanent employment where benefits come into play.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The incumbent in this position will ensure optimum plant availability & efficiency by maintaining and repairing plant and equipment according to engineering specifications and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

- Create and maintain a safe & healthy working environment in the department.
- Ensure asset availability conforms to agreed KPIs.
- Asset Management to maintain equipment in standard condition.
- Financial controls of maintenance budgets.
- Consumable and critical spares requests, update and verification.
- Daily line inspections and repairs.
- Carry out PRAGMA inspections, adhoc, breakdowns and preventative maintenance.
- Shutdown action plan and execution.
- Safety custodian for area of responsibility and ensure compliance.
- Shutdown resource allocation.
- Standby duties and call-outs.
- General housekeeping and ensure OHSAct compliance.
- Record and achieve set KPI's.
- Waste reduction and elimination.
- Training of department maintenance team and process controllers.
- Rebuild and continuous improvement projects/initiatives.
- Reporting of unsafe acts and conditions.
- Ensure Process Controllers adhere to process controls standards.
- Maintain standards in the plant and adhere to all safety rules and procedures

- Maintain production machines, electrically driven machines and electronic control gear React to breakdowns expediently
- Diagnoses, fault finds and repairs equipment failures so as to effectively minimise machine downtime
- Dismantling, fault detection, repairing.
- Maintenance, reconstruction and installation of machinery
- Propose modifications to equipment for better performance or safety improvements Control Job Card information and conduct checks
- Active involvement in the developing implementing and maintaining Preventative Maintenance System

Further essential responsibilities:

- Diagnoses, fault finds and repairs equipment failures so as to effectively minimise machine downtime
- Ensures test equipment is well maintained.
- Carries out shift work in accordance with pre planned roster.
- Carries out planned maintenance schedules to required standards.
- Checks that all relevant information for the updating of drawings is collated and is accurate and correct.
- Attends training courses as and when required.
- Covers for other multi-skilled artisans for leave, training and sick leave.
- Installation of electrical & mechanical equipment.
- Liaises with production personnel in his assigned areas and other engineering staff as and when required.
- Coaches operators on best operating practices and autonomous maintenance tasks.
- Submits suggestions for improvements within his sphere of operations.
- Participates in Shift Base Units, plant teams and focus teams.
- Reports unsafe acts and conditions to appropriate management level.
- Compiles shift report and ensure proper shift handover as per procedure.
- Adheres to the environmental policy and procedures of reducing waste, preventing spills, meeting environmental target, complying with hazardous chemical procedures and environmental legal requirements.
- Maintains a high level of good housekeeping in the workplace.
- Investigates incidents (SHEQ) and identify root causes of Non-Conformances and corrects deviations
- Understands the SHEQ requirements of the Section
- Attending to breakdowns: Electrical, Mechanical and Instrumentation
- Fault finding in various fields including Electrical, Mechanical Fitting, PLC's, Variable Speed Drives, Hydraulics and Pneumatics.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematic drawings
- Competent with Isolation and Lock-out procedures
- Ability to work on Overhead cranes, electro-pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, basic instrumentation and basic auto electrical equipment.

Required Minimum Qualification / Experience:

- Millwright Trade Test Certificate Electrical
- Computer Literate
- SAP spares ordering experience
- MECHANICALLY Sound and ELECTRICALLY Strong
- PLC experience
- Hand-on approach and pride in work performed
- Total commitment to product quality
- Plan, organize and control costs
- Minimum 3 Years qualified as an Artisan, with experience in maintenance in an Electronic engineering environment
- Programming and Fault Finding
- Knowledge of Safety Rules and Regulations

Reporting to:

- FACTORY MANAGEMENT

Key Competencies / Skills:

- Problem solving
- Resilience
- Initiative / Proactive
- Self-awareness
- Positive attitude
- Willing to work long hours
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment

Ability to work without supervision