Piping / Plastics Manufacturing
A global leader in the manufacturing of conduit piping for underground applications requires the technical skills of an experience Maintenance Technician to join their manufacturing plant in Kya Sands, Randburg (Shifts / overtime)
Duties:
- Attending to all breakdowns during or outside of normal working hours
- Ensure adherence to the OHSACT and company policies and procedures
- Hands on practical approach
- Inspect all machinery, equipment and buildings of the facility
- Maintaining a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery
- Maximise machine efficiencies
- Must be a self-starter with the ability to work as part of a team in a fast paced environment with minimal supervision.
- Overseeing tool changes, ensuring all tooling and equipment is properly maintained and available prior to tool changes
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on machinery and equipment
- Reduce machine breakdown times
- Refurbishment of machinery
- Required to work overtime as and when required
- Required to work weekly standby
- Strong mechanical and electrical problem solving skills.
- Strong understanding of control systems and machine operation with hands-on experience.
- To ensure that all duties and tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient manner and at no time is the employee or their co-workers placed in an unsafe condition
- Complete any other duty or tasks assigned by Plant Manager.
- Qualifications,:
- Willing to do extra in order to meet goals i.e. going the extra mile
- Qualified Maintenance Electrician and/or Maintenance Millwright with minimum 10 years practical experience.
- AC and DC drive experience
- Basic PLC and electronic experience
Excellent communication skills, proficient in the English Language Written and Oral - must be able to legibly read and write reports.
Knowledge and skill Requirements:- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Strong knowledge in operating maintenance tools and equipment
- Punctuality - having an excellent attendance track record
- In procession of a valid driver's licence - LDV
- A good knowledge of maintenance planning methodologies and the control thereof
- Problem solving; identifying and solving all technically related problems
- Experience in the ordering of spare parts, interaction with suppliers
- Team member -ability to encourage or influence others to work together within the group
- Flexibility
- Conceptual/ analytical thinking
- Attention to detail
R110.00 to R120.00 per hour (with night time, overtime and shift allowances applicable)