Our client in Johannesburg, Gauteng has a Maintenance Technician Job Vacancy (1 Year Contract). Kindly forward your CV and Qualifications.

Ensure all maintenance activities (electrical and mechanical) are carried out to the required standard and fool-proofing techniques are applied when ever possible.

· Ensure continuous improvement philosophy is applied.

· Perform weekly, monthly P.M. and T.P.M. checks

· Assist production in interpreting relevant machine values in relation to the operation of the machine.

· Carry out appropriate actions to ensure scrap reduction during set-up and production activities.

· Respect budget by ensuring no wastage of spare components.

· Carry out stock takes as defined to ensure availability of spares.

· Ensure all maintenance systems as defined are respected.

· Actively participate in all action teams as requested.

· Carry out all mechanical or hydraulic adjustments on machines to ensure product quality.

· Assist in installation or moving of any machinery when needed.

· Assist in any projects relating to upgrading of the factory/ machine or plant layout.

· Carry out all maintenance activities required, in normal and after hours to ensure down time is kept to the minimum.

· Ensure that all hydraulic machinery and equipment is safe to operate.

· Isolate and forbid the utilisation of any equipment that presents a risk to employees until the problem is fixed.

· Perform all scheduled preventive maintenance tasks to the correct standard.

· Ensure correct application of LOTO instructions and rules when doing any maintenance interaction on Machines.

· Assist contractors and other personal with LOTO arrangement when and where applicable.

· Assist the production team in order to maintain and when possible to improve the productivity, by minimizing the production line stoppage.

· Ensure proper housekeeping of any areas where maintenance are concern.

· Promote, adhere to, and ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures and instructions in the capacity of employment e.g. Environmental Management Systems, Health and Safety, Quality, HIV/AIDS etc.


Qualifications

· Qualified Artisan (Fitter/Turner/Toolmaker)

· Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environmental.