Maintenance Technician at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

POSITION DETAILS

•  Reading diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures. 
•  Installing stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment according to layout plans using hand and power tools. 
•  Inspecting and examining machinery and equipment to detect irregularities and malfunctions. 
• Adjusting machinery and repairing or replacing defective parts.
• Operating machine tools to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance, or set-up of machinery. 
• Ensuring operating safety devices function properly on completion of repairs, modifications, and installations.
• Sharpening and maintaining machine tools 
• Participating in the Preventative Maintenance program on all equipment for continuous improvement of all machines 
• Keeping detailed and accurate maintenance reports and documentation 
• Cleaning, lubricating, and performing other routine maintenance work on machinery. 
• Adhering to workplace safety policies, regulations, and compliances.
• Maintaining a clean and environmentally safe work area 
• Performing other related duties as assigned
• Global 8 Disciplines (6-SIGMA) (G8D) completion on breakdown exceeding 10min.
• Containment and Counter Measure Document (CCMD) completion for breakdowns

Responsibilities

PERFORMANCE MEASURES/ SUCCESS CRITERIA

• Excellent Communication Skills, verbal and written.
• PC literacy, MS Office Excel, Word.
• Ability to do fault-finding and work on your own.
• Variable speed drives, maintenance, and adjustments
• Field devices, Profinet networking
• Electrical/Mechanical drawings.
• Motor testing.
• Basic PLC fault-finding ability.
• Knowledge of Electronics, Proficient in soldering
• Cross travel hoists. 
• Lifting equipment – Hydraulic scissor lifts. 
• Use of root cause analysis tools, i.e., Containment and Counter Measure Document (CCMDs), Global 8 Disciplines (G8Ds), etc., and implementation of Permanent Corrective Actions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES 

•  Foster functional & Technical Excellence
•  Know and have a passion for our business and our customers.
• Demonstrate and build functional and technical excellence.
• Ensure process discipline.
• Have a continuous improvement philosophy and practice.
• Own Working Together
•  Believe in skilled and motivated people working together.
•  Include everyone, respect, listen to, help, and appreciate others.
•  Build strong relationships/be a team player/develop ourselves & others.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and candidly.
• Role Model Ford Values
•  Show initiative, courage, integrity, and good corporate citizenship.
•  Improve quality, safety, and sustainability.
• Have a can-do, find-a-way attitude and emotional resilience.
• Enjoy the journey & each other.  Have fun – never at others’ expense.
•  Deliver Results  
• Deal positively with our business realities and develop compelling & comprehensive plans while keeping an eye on the enterprise view.
• Set high expectations and inspire others. 
• Make sound decisions using facts and data.
• Hold ourselves and others responsible and accountable for delivering results and satisfying our customers.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

• N4 Plus Trade Test Certificate (Millwright)
• Diploma is advantageous with a Millwright Trade
• 2-3 years Maintenance experience in Automotive industry.
• Physical ability to lift up to 13.6kg