Artisan - Millwright - Malmesbury Mill

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Job Overview: The main purpose is primarily to ensure that all plant equipment is functioning or operating at high levels of reliability and are maintained periodically as scheduled and all breakdowns are resolved soonest in order to ensure maximum plant availability as well as ensuring that the factory meets its key KPIs which include but are not limited to volume and quality compliance, costs and downtime reduction. A qualified Artisan with a Millwright Trade certificate.

Conducts Inspections of Machinery and Equipment Units

As a dually qualified artisan, he is responsible for conducting inspections of machinery and equipment units guided by OEM standards

Monitors equipment and machinery performance and ensures consistency in delivering plant availability

Works with and through technicians and other employees to establish equipment performance before the breakdowns were reported.

Establishes whether the equipment breakdown is related to a missed planned maintenance or part failure or human interference

Uses any of the problem (finding and) solving techniques like 5-Whys, RCA, decision trees etc to pinpoint the real problem behind failures/breakdowns

Uses electrical and mechanical knowledge to troubleshoot and test all equipment

Completes job card in consultation with the maintenance planner and requisitions parts depending on the outcome of the above

Conducts Preventative Maintenance

Performs defined and/or ad hoc electrical and equipment testing  

Corrects electrical systems and equipment malfunctions through testing, adjusting, sequencing, synchronizing and aligns such systems and equipment as AC and DC power supplies, main power control panels, motors, generators, circuit breakers and relay panels.

Dismantles electrical machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts such as gears, brushes, and armatures.

Verify and execute preventive maintenance standards on all electrical distribution equipment.

Completes documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures

Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done.

Detect defects and malfunctions with machinery and repairs the same.

Performs electrical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of electrical equipment.

Planned Maintenance

Ensures that scheduled maintenance of all machinery and equipment is conducted or executed

Complies with all defined equipment safety protocols and compliance to GMPs

Completes job cards and parts requisition documents timeously to improve on mean time to repair thus ensuring high plant availability when planned maintenance has been completed

Refurbish machinery and replace parts to optimize output

Plant Breakdowns

Attends to all electrical and mechanical plant breakdowns and will conduct the diagnosis as stated under point 1 above.

Obtains feedback from plant personnel on the efficiencies and performance delivery of machinery

Clearly demarcates workstation in accordance with procedures in the event of major work to minimise disruptions and possible injuries as a result of human traffic and area being used as thoroughfare.

Assembles machinery of a unit and ensures proper functioning

Adheres to AIB and relevant food safety programmes and environmental protocols.

Completes documentation of work done and close out on ad hoc call outs

Updates parts/spares records in conjunction with the stores

Mounts motors, transformers and lighting fixtures into position and completes circuits according to diagram specifications

Placing orders requests for replacement spares from Stores

Complying with all safety measures outlined by the company for all work processes.

Administration and Document Completion

Maintaining a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery

Complete daily shift reports.

Ensure that parts and spares are in stock  

Performing Standby and Shift duties in line with operational requirements

• Trade tested as a Millwright (Mechanical/Electrical)
• 3 years post-apprenticeship experience in FMCG environment or recognition of prior learning
• Good knowledge of Automated Systems
• Team player
• Ability to work with a diverse workforce
• Good communication skills

"PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"