Artisan - Millwright - Parow at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for an Artisan-Millwright to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Parow The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Conducting inspections of machinery and equipment units

• As a dually qualified artisan, the successful candidate will be responsible for conducting inspections of machinery and equipment units guided by OEM standards
• Monitor equipment and machinery performance and ensures consistency in delivering plant availability
• Work with and through technicians and other employees to establish equipment performance before the breakdowns were reported.
• Establish whether the equipment breakdown is related to a missed planned maintenance or part failure or human interference
• Use any of the problem (finding and) solving techniques like 5-Whys, RCA, decision trees etc to pin point the real problem behind failures/breakdowns
• Use electrical and mechanical knowledge to troubleshoot and tests all equipment .
• Complete job card in consultation with the maintenance planner and requisitions parts depending on the outcome of the above.

Conducting preventative maintenance

• Perform defined and/or ad hoc electrical and equipment testing
• Correct electrical systems and equipment malfunctions through testing, adjusting, sequencing, synchronizing and aligns such systems and equipment as AC and DC power supplies, main power control panels, motors, generators, circuit breakers and relay panels.
• Dismantle electrical machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts such as gears, brushes, and armatures.
• Verify and execute preventive maintenance standards on all electrical distribution equipment.
• Complete documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures
• Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done.
• Detect defect and malfunctions with machinery and repairs the same.
• Perform electrical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of electrical equipment.

Planned Maintenance

• Ensure that scheduled maintenance of all machinery and equipment is conducted or executed
• Comply with all defined equipment safety protocols and compliance to GMPs
• Complete job cards and parts requisition documents timeously to improve on mean time to repair thus ensuring high plant availability when planned maintence has been completed
• Refurbish machinery and replacing parts to optimize output.

Plant Breakdowns

• Attend to all electrical and mechanical plant breakdowns and will conduct the diagnosis as stated under point 1 above.
• Obtains feedback from plant personnel on the efficiencies and performance delivery of machinery.
• Clearly demarcate workstation in accordance with procedures in the event of major work to minimise disruptions and possible injuries as a result of human traffic and area being used as thoroughfare.
• Assemble machinery of a unit and ensures proper functioning
• Adhere to AIB and relevant food safety programmes and environmental protocols.
• Complete documentation of work done and close out on ad hoc call outs
• Update parts/spares records in conjuction with the stores
• Mount motors, transformers and lighting fixtures into position and completes circuits according to diagram specifications.
• Place orders requests for replacement spares from Stores.
• Comply with all safety measures outlined by the company for all work processes.

Administration and Document Completion

• Maintain a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery.
• Complete daily shift reports.
• Ensure that parts and spares are in stock  
• Perform Standby and Shift duties in line with operational requirements.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• N3 and Trade tested as a Millwright (Mechanical/Electrical)
• 3 years post-apprenticeship experience in FMCG environment or recognition of prior learning
• Good knowledge of Automated Systems
• Team player
• Ability to work with a diverse workforce
• Good communication skills