Millwright Hydraulics/Press area

SUMMARY:
Experienced Hydraulic Millwright required. Excellent knowledge on hydraulics and press area. Electrically strong, technical orientated. Minimum of 5 years qualified as Artisan. Must be true go-getter and career orientated.

POSITION INFO:

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The incumbent in this position must have excellent experience, knowledge, and skillset in the hydraulic press domain.  He will ensure optimum plant availability & efficiency by maintaining and repairing plant and equipment according to engineering specifications and safety standards. Must be electrical strong as well. 

MUST HAVE FOLLOWING QUALITIES/EXPERIENCE:

1. Minimum 4 years of solid experience as Hydraulic Millwright and working in a press area.
2. Good traceable track record of employment history
3. Have excellent mechanical and electrical knowledge, skillset and experience
4. Excellent team leader & team player.
5. Willing to go the extra mile in getting the job done
6. Must be hungry for success and wanting a true career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a safe & healthy working environment in the department.
• Ensure asset availability conforms to agreed KPI’s.
• Asset Management to maintain equipment in standard condition.
• Financial controls of maintenance budgets.
• Consumable and critical spares requests, updates, and verification.
• Daily line inspections and repairs.
• Carry out PRAGMA inspections, adhoc, breakdowns, and preventative maintenance.
• Shutdown action plan and execution.
• Safety custodian for the area of responsibility and ensure compliance.
• Shutdown resource allocation.
• Standby duties and call-outs.
• General housekeeping and ensure OHSAct compliance.
• Record and achieve set KPI''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s.
• Waste reduction and elimination.
• Training of department maintenance team and process controllers.
• Rebuild and continuous improvement projects/initiatives.
• Reporting of unsafe acts and conditions.
• Ensure Process Controllers adhere to process control standards.
• Maintain standards in the plant and adhere to all safety rules and procedures

• Maintain production machines, electrically driven machines, and electronic control gear React to breakdowns expediently
• Diagnoses, fault finds and repairs equipment failures so as to effectively minimize machine downtime
• Dismantling, fault detection, repairing. 
• Maintenance, reconstruction, and installation of machinery
• Propose modifications to equipment for better performance or safety improvements Control Job Card information and conduct checks
• Active involvement in the developing implementing and maintaining Preventative Maintenance System

Further essential responsibilities:

• Diagnoses, fault finds and repairs equipment failures so as to effectively minimize machine downtime
• Ensures test equipment is well maintained.
• Carries out shift work in accordance with a pre-planned roster.
• Carries out planned maintenance schedules to required standards.
• Checks that all relevant information for the updating of drawings is collated and is accurate and correct.
• Attends training courses as and when required.
• Covers for other multi-skilled artisans for leave, training, and sick leave.
• Installation of electrical & mechanical equipment.
• Liaises with production personnel in his assigned areas and other engineering staff as and when required.
• Coaches operators on best-operating practices and autonomous maintenance tasks.
• Submits suggestions for improvements within his sphere of operations.
• Participates in Shift Base Units, plant teams, and focus teams.
• Reports unsafe acts and conditions to the appropriate management levels.
• Compiles shift report and ensure proper shift handover as per the procedure.
• Adheres to the environmental policy and procedures of reducing waste, preventing spills, meeting the environmental targets, complying with hazardous chemical procedures, and environmental legal requirements.
• Maintains a high level of good housekeeping in the workplace.
• Investigates incidents (SHEQ) and identify root causes of Non-Conformances and corrects deviations
• Understands the SHEQ requirements of the Section
• Attending to breakdowns: Electrical, Mechanical, and Instrumentation
• Fault finding in various fields including –Electrical, Mechanical Fitting, PLC''s, Variable Speed Drives, Hydraulics, and Pneumatics.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematic drawings
• Competent with Isolation and Lock-out procedures
• Ability to work on Overhead cranes, electro-pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, basic instrumentation, and basic auto electrical equipment.

Required Minimum Qualification / Experience:

• Millwright Trade Test Certificate
• Excellent HYDRAULIC experience
• Excellent experience in working in a press area.
• Computer Literate
• SAP spares ordering experience
• MECHANICALLY Sound and ELECTRICALLY Strong
• PLC experience
• Hand-on approach and pride in work performed
• Total commitment to product quality
• Plan, organize and control costs
• Minimum 5 Years qualified as an Artisan.
• Programming and Fault Finding
• Knowledge of Safety Rules and Regulations

 

Reporting to:

• FACTORY MANAGER

Key Competencies / Skills:

• Problem-solving
• Resilience
• Initiative / Proactive
• Self-awareness
• Positive attitude
• Willing to work long hours
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to work without supervision

 

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