Maintenance Technician, Durban

Maintenance Technician

DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB

Statutory Liabilities:

• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• SANS Electrical Standards
• 5 S House Keeping Standards
• Internal Policies and Procedures
• Good engineering practices
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act
• Labour Relations Act
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Skills Development Act

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Installations & Modifications

• Responsible for electrical change design (Cable routes, cable ladders, changes to the Distribution board, machine relocations) and installation & commissioning of electrical reticulation and new equipment
• Sizing of electrical components depending on the electrical load requirements
• Update electrical single line diagram drawings
• Machine rigging and mechanical works
• Ensuring all work is conducted to the SANS code of practice and electrical COC’s are issued
• Contractor management and price sourcing

Maintenance

• Multidisciplined Maintenance of the all machine according to sound practices and original equipment manufacturer specifications
• Working with control systems and PLC’s
• Ensures that machine, components, safety devices and electrical panels are in good functional order
• Responsible for efficient maintenance schedule on machines
• Analyse critical spares and differentiate between bought out spares from OEM, alternate spares and spares that can be manufactured locally to reduce the cost
• Multidisciplined Maintenance of offices and factory infrastructure
• Ensures that the alternate power supplies are available and ready to switch over during planned and unplanned power interruptions and that all equipment has been powered down
• Factory lighting and UPS’s maintenance
• Mandatory Inspections
• Substation LV & MV maintenance
• Power Factor Correction
• Earth Leakage testing
• Generator Inspections
• Management of contractors
• Responsible for ordering of machine spares, stocktaking and maintaining an efficient stock level
• Minimise down time by dealing effectively and efficiently with machine failure
• Fault finding and problem solving
• Ability to repair and retrofit engineering equipment
• Diagnosis problems trough interrupting drawings and error codes
• Record keeping and tracking of breakdowns and preventative maintenance on each piece of equipment/machinery in order to establish:
• Frequency of breakdown
• Quality of parts and Costs
• Ability to make informed decisions on whether to change parts, suppliers and or equipment
• Root cause analysis
• Effectively carries out the preventative maintenance of production machinery, air compressors, air-conditioning systems, fire systems, wetworks, effluent streams and electrical reticulation to improve reliability
• Determine and implement best practice standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance

Goal Planning and Support

• Liaises with management regarding goal planning, providing support and expertise

Project Management

• Work on multi-discipline engineering projects for new developments and improvements
• Engage with production teams and track project progress
• Work on presentations on project status
• Prepare detailed reports to demonstrate technical progress and accomplishments on projects

Research and Development

• Keep abreast of developments /new technology, processes and equipment
• Build and maintain the knowledge needed on equipment and manufacturing of products

Safety, Health and Environment

• Non-negotiable compliance to protocols
• Good Housekeeping standards
• Ability to work at height with the necessary precautions in place
• Electrical Safety-Lockout Tagout and isolation
• Working at heights protocols
• Safe driving of forklifts, electric mobile boom, scissor lifts etc

Other Duties

• Any other duties as may be reasonably required

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• Equipment Effectiveness
• Minimum downtime

NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB

• 24 hour standby
• Available for callouts

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Knowledge: Minimum qualification – N6 Trade Tested
• 1 appointment.
• Skills: Ability to read and understand diagrammatic instructions
• Demonstrated skills in designing equipment, plant and processes
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and Projects
• Behaviours: ‘Can do’ attitude

Team player

Flexible

Reliable

Good time management

Problem solving ability

Efficient

Rational thinker

• Experience: Minimum 5 years experience in printing industry
• Computer ability: Understand relevant computer software/technology

CONTACT RELATIONSHIPS

• Production Management
• Suppliers
• Agents
• Contractors / External technicians