Maintenance Technician

Main purpose:

The job holder is responsible for the mechanical maintenance in our production plant and is directly reporting to the Maintenance Manager.

Main tasks & responsibilities:

• Conduct Electrical and Mechanical services and maintenances of machines on site
  • Ensures preventive maintenance is performed
  • Ensures Machine Breakdowns are repaired
  • Ensures current and accurate record of maintenance
  • Ensures all relevant manufacturer modifications and updates are performed/installed
• Ensures a spare part warehouse
  • Maintains good housekeeping
  • Ensures availability of spare parts
• Manages contractors on site
• Ensures all employees understand and follow company policies and procedures
• Guides Team
  • Ensures mechanical maintenance technicians works together as efficiently as possible
  • Assesses training needs of mechanical maintenance technicians and ensures execution of training
  • Ensure all maintenance job cards are attended to timeously.

• Responsible to report any risks identified for Quality and Food Safety Management where food contact product is produced in the plant.
• Ensure on-going awareness of Quality, Food Safety, Environmental and Health and Safety Management
• Ensure housekeeping and general areas facilitates a tidy, neat environment

• Millwright Qualification
• Minimum 5 years of work experience similar industry
• Experience with Computer Control Systems on machines
• Experience in working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Hands on experience running busy engineering department