PURPOSE:
MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND OPTIMISE PLANT AND ASSOCIATE DEVICES TO ENSURE PLANT AVAILABILITY AND PRODUCT QUALITY AT A MINIMUM COST WITHOUT SACRIFICING STANDARDS

Requirements:
·         N5/RELEVANT ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION

·         WORKING KOWLEDGE OF:
o   PACKAGING PROCESSES
o   MATERIALS
o   CELLAR PROCESSES
o   MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT
o   LABORATORY SYSTEMS

·         5 YEARS RELEVANT WORKING EXPERIENCE
·         EXCELLENT REPORT WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
·         PROVEN LEADERSHIP SKILLS
·         PROVEN PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
·         COMPUTER SKILLS

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:
1.       OPTIMISE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES:
·         ALIGN INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH BUSINESS STRATEGY
·         MANAGE QA QC ENVIRONMENT
·         MANAGE EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY
·         OPTIMISE CURRENT LAB SYSTEMS
·         SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT

2.       MAINTAIN, REPAIR & OPTIMISE PLANT & ASSOCIATED DEVICES:
·         LOCATE PLANT, EQUIPMENT, SPARES & RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION / SYSTEMS
·         PERFORM MAINTENANCE
·         MANAGE EQUIPMENT CORRECTIVE ACTION
·         OPTIMISE MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING OF PLANT, PROCESS EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS

3.       PROVIDE SPECIALIST TECHNICAL SUPPORT & ENHANCE MACHINE, SYSTEMS & PROCESS CAPABILITIES:
·         MANAGE PERFORMANCE OF QUALITY MONITOR AND MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT
·         OPTIMISE USAGE OF RESOURCES
·         RESOLVE & ELIMINATE PROBLEMS

4.       PROTECT REPUTATION BRANDS AND PROCESS INTEGRITY:
·         ENSURE COMPLIANCE TO STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
·         ENSURE INTEGRITY OF RESULTS
·         ANALYSE DATA TO IDENTIFY QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY RISKS

5.       MANAGE HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND RISK IN THE DEPARTMENT:
·         ENSURE SOUND APPROACHES TO HEALTH AND SAFETY AT ALL TIMES
·         MANAGE FACTORS CONCERNING ENVIRONMENT, RISK AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

ROLE CHANGE FROM PRESENT:
AS IS:
·         NEW
TO BE:
·         Dedicated quality at source equipment technician
·         Monitoring and measurement function custodian within quality function
·         Supplier management (Measurement & Monitoring)
CORE SKILLS REQUIRED:
·         Leadership
·         Innovative
·         Passionate
·         Problem Solving