Artisan at The Heineken Company

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

• Adhere to all safety procedures and policies.
• Ensure machines are maintained to best practice standards including safety (machine safe to use).
• Ensure proper disposal of consumables and materials.
• Ensure good food safe practices when performing maintenance.
• Ensure that problem-solving is done to best practice standards in of support higher-level problem-solving efforts, as required.
• Prompt reaction time to breakdowns and other requests.
• Assist with shutdown planning as per shutdown best practice.
• Ensure spares are in place for preventive maintenance activities.
• Proactive risk/hazard identification and mitigation).
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to process teams - operating procedures, fault finding, etc.
• Monitor and control quality practices in a manufacturing / cellar / engineering environment.
• Innovation and business improvements in support of operational and segment goals.
• Implemented initiatives of business plans.
• Assisting with installation of new equipment, projects, and improvements.
• Ensuring that administration is attended to timeously and as per best practice.
• Comply with Heineken Beverages standard operating practices.
• Excellent housekeeping.
• Perform mechanical and electrical preventative maintenance and repairs, to production machinery, utilities, and facilities, timeously and according to specification. (e.g., lighting, boilers, compressors, crossflows, heat exchangers, crushers, pumps, electrical motors, control panels, distribution boards, etc.)
• Perform welding activities.

The successful candidate must preferably have the following experience / skills:

• Minimum 3 years working experience as an artisan in a cellar and utilities environment.
• Reading and understanding of electrical drawings.
• Good knowledge of electrical reticulation in a plant environment.
• Good knowledge of equipment used in wine cellars and utilities is a distinct advantage (see examples above).
• Ability to do in depth problem solving and fault finding (mechanical and electrical).
• Competent and argon and arc welding.
• Advantageous to be able to perform turning and milling activities.
• Must be self-motivated, innovative, and able to work without supervision.
• Able to work and make decisions under pressure.
• Good communication skills on all levels.
• Active involvement in mini-business activities.
• Able to work within a team.
• Willing and able to work overtime and flexible hours.
• Perform standby duties.
• Have own reliable transport available.

The successful candidate must preferably have the following qualification/s:

• Minimum Engineering N3
• Trade tested Millwright.