Production Maintenance Specialist

Job Description

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum N4 and trade tested (N5 preferred) - Mechanical, Electrical or Electronics’ Trade Test
• 3+ Years manufacturing production experience (Continuous or FMCG), post Apprenticeship
• PLC fault finding experience (Alan Bradey and Siemens)
• Ability to read PLC ladder diagrams advantageous
• Team management experience
• 5S knowledge and experience highly advantageous

Purpose of the position:

• Maintaining & servicing machinery by making full utilisation of planned maintenance allowance. 

• Planning and managing all maintenance activities in the factory. 

• Fault identification and fixing of route cause and ensuring the accurate completion of production logs and job cards. 

• Attending to breakdowns. 

• Identification and achievement of measurable technical and process developments and improvements. 

• Assisting Production Manager to establish the budget for spares expenses and equipment including the control of consumable costs. 

• Controlling spares usage and costs. 

• Maintaining standards in accordance with ISO quality system. 

• Ensuring that the work in the section is performed in terms of agreed expectations and the company’s standards. 

• Assisting with training of staff 

• Ensuring a safe working environment by adhering to safety procedures. 

• Ensuring Proper housekeeping by maintaining a minimum score of 95% on the housekeeping checklist and 100% adherence to the dress code. 

• Championing all projects from start to completion in the factory 

Key Considerations on Role:

• Willing to work shifts & has own reliable transport (Day shift 7 – 4 on a 24/7 operation)
• Ability to be on standby
• Standby allowance includes travel to and from work and time at work after hours for a callout during the week (No shift allowance as day shifts only)
• Overtime is limited to project work, standby allowance of 10% of basic to cover standby and callouts (not overtime based).

Only qualified candidates will be shortlisted & only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.