Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link Experience: 2 - 3 years' experience in Mechanical field. Closing date: 10 June 2024 Position Summary With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestlé didn't become the world's leading food and beverages brand by chance. Perfection is at the heart of what we do, and our people are always looking for the next big idea to cement our status. We are now looking for a Maintenance Specialist to be based in Mossel Bay Factory. In this role you will be responsible to Maintain manufacturing and packaging equipment to meet production requirements and performance targets whilst coordinating Engineering resources as the Packaging SME. A day in the life of a Maintenance Specialist: Safety Requirements: Ensure compliance to (OHSACT) by ensuring compliance to Work Permits, LOTO & Company requirements. Ensure efficient safe operation of machinery by setting and adjusting devices to within allowed tolerances. Maintain and ensure safe working conditions in and around the factory. Ensure all statutory requirements of the plant are organized and executed in a timely manner. Maintenance and repairs Lead and coordinate the execution of planned maintenance for the Factory equipment, including Services and Buildings. Coordinate daily, all maintenance activities including tracking, reporting and escalation. Lead and coordinate, in a hands-on way, the Installation of new equipment as well as the service and repair of all equipment. Ensure that repairs are affected promptly (first time right) and efficiently. Identify and communicate skills gaps, coaching where possible, to improve the maintenance staff execution and performance. Ensure that machine reliability and availability enable the meeting of production targets. Perform the required administrative tasks linked to Maintenance, Problem solving, TPM, and Safety requirements. Actively lead and participate in TPM activities. Lead the resolution of Instrumentation, Automation, Electrical and Mechanical faults on all equipment in a hands-on manner. When required, perform Fault finding and repairs for equipment break downs. Maintenance Planning Actively participate in the planning of and lead the coordination and execution of Maintenance Shutdowns for restoration of all equipment. Revise maintenance plans, equipment maintenance schedules and checklists to support reliable plant operation. Problem Solving Conduct Loss Tree Analysis and implement corrective action plans focused on correcting Root Cause. Follow up and drive actions to resolve and improve arising maintenance issues. Identify and address Root cause of re occurring faults with sound and sensible solutions Identify, document, and share the results of problem-solving events. Perform a Leading, Specialist role for problem solving, fault finding and BDA on all CPW Equipment. Procurement Obtain quotation and recommendations from OEM and specialist vendors. Present quotations and recommendations in sensible fashion to allow support the repair, maintenance, and improvement of the factory equipment. Create PR's and follow up on these timeously to ensure support for resolving plant issues. (PR role). Compliance Responsible for the time management of subordinates using the Kronos system. Responsible to escalate time management issues from subordinates to HR and Factory Engineer. Set and maintain high quality of workmanship. Responsible to manage engineering contractors conducting work for the CPW plant. Undertakes to work shift, standby and overtime as per company requirements. Ensure Unplanned Downtimes over a certain defined duration are escalated to the Factory Engineer and the Production Manager of CPW. All work carried out on premises shall conform to SABS code and internal standards if more stringent in all areas of Engineering, Quality and Safety health & environment. Complete the necessary administrative tasks for AMM, SHE, TPM. Line efficiency, WO completion rate, SHE audits requirements met. What will make you successful? N6 Certificate or National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Served an Apprenticeship and qualified with a Trade Test Certificate. 2 -3 years' experience in Mechanical field. Good interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently and under pressure. Computer literate (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SAP, and AMM). Strong analytical & problem-solving skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr
