Millwright – Bloemfontein

Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a Qualified Millwright based in Bloemfontein, Free State. The millwright in this position will ensure optimum plant availability & efficiency by maintaining and repairing plant and equipment according to engineering specifications and safety standards. Basic Salary, plus benefits.

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Minimum Requirements Qualifications And Skills

Required Minimum Qualification / Experience:
• Millwright Trade Test Certificate (Mechanical & Electrical)
• Minimum 5 Years qualified as an Artisan, with experience in maintenance in an Electronic Engineering environment
• Willing and Able to work long hours in a demand and challenging manufacturing environment
• Must have experience in a Plant/Factory and Manufacturing environment, FMCG
• Programming and Fault Finding
• Knowledge of Safety Rules and Regulations
• 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

Key Competencies / Skills:
• Problem solving
• Resilience
• Initiative / Proactive
• Self-awareness
• Positive attitude
• Willing to work long hours
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environment
• Ability to work without supervision

Key Responsibilities:
• Create and maintain a safe & healthy working environment in the department.
• Ensure asset availability conforms to agreed KPI’s.
• 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 OHS Act 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 & 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 & 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.

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