PTA - MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN - MILLWRIGHT, Pretoria

Responsibility for plant maintenance, both breakdowns and assigned tasks (Mechanical and electrical) on a shift basis. To assist in problem solving to ensure stoppages are kept to a minimum.

Key Performance and Result Areas

• Reduce machine downtime
• Reduce scrap originated from machine failure and set – up activities
• Maintain Quality and safety standards

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure all maintenance activities (electrical and mechanical) are carried out to the required standard and fool-proofing techniques are applied whenever possible
• Ensure continuous improvement philosophy is applied
• Assist production in interpreting relevant machine values in relation to the operation of the machine
• Carry out appropriate actions to ensure scrap reduction during set-up and production activities
• Respect budget by ensuring no wastage of spare components
• Carry out stock takes as defined to ensure availability of spares
• Ensure all maintenance systems as defined are respected
• Actively participate in all action teams as requested
• Carry out all mechanical or electrical adjustments on machines to ensure product quality
• Assist in installation or moving of any machinery when needed
• Assist in any project relation to upgrading of the factory / machinery or plant layout
• Carry out all maintenance activities required, in normal and after hours to ensure down time is kept to the minimum
• Ensure that all electrical machinery and equipment is safe to operate
• Ensure that all protective equipment controlling access to live electrical components are in good condition
• Isolate and forbid the utilisation of any equipment that present a risk to employees until the problem is fixed
• Perform all scheduled preventive maintenance task to the correct standards
• Ensure correct application of LOTO instructions and rules when doing any maintenance interaction on machines
• Assist contractors and other personal with LOTO arrangement when and where applicable
• Assist the production team in order to maintain and when possible, to improve productivity, by minimizing the production line stoppage.
• Ensure proper house keeping of any areas when electrical and mechanical re concerned
• Promote, adhere to and ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures and instructions in the capacity of employment e.g. Environmental Management Systems, Health and Safety, Quality
• Ensure safety, Health and environmental issues relating to all activities conducted on the company's premises are respected

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualified Millwright
• Minimum of 5 years' experience (post trade) in an automotive/manufacturing environment.

Required capabilities and skills:

• Can approach a logical problem-solving method
• Understand the interfacing of all engineering control systems mediums
• Need to be able to make calculated decisions.
• Need to be able to work without assistance.
• Good time management skills
• Self-driven capability

Authorities:

• Must stop the machine in case of emergency.
• Must block the access to any equipment for safety reason.
• Must isolate and forbid the utilisation of equipment that he declares not safe.
• Must report any action or process that may have a negative impact on HSE.