AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world-class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead, and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee, and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Process Fitter at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Isando, Biscuits. The purpose of the role is to ensure that planned and preventative maintenance and breakdown repair work on plant equipment will be carried out.
Line Manager: Process Foreman
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Health and Safety:
Continuously adhere to and engage in safe working practices.
Adhere to the company safety policy.
Adhere to the company's food safety policies.
Maintenance:
Carry out breakdown repair work on all plant and equipment.
Carry out planned and preventative maintenance schedules as required on equipment within the area of responsibility.
Perform planned shutdown work on plant and ancillary equipment.
Contribute to the scope of work for planned maintenance activities.
Identify potential reliability issues, and poor engineering practices, and take appropriate actions to rectify such deviations.
Problem-solving:
Contribute to investigating and completing root cause & failure analysis on protracted/recurrent breakdowns & failures.
Provide expert advice and guidance on problem-solving techniques to fellow workers.
Adhere to the company's escalation policy and procedure.
Reporting:
Record all maintenance data (downtime, spares, and improvement recommendations) on Shopware CMMS.
Complete checklists and take appropriate follow-up measures.
Provide performance feedback through shift or task handovers as well as team meeting platforms.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
Have at least 3 years of experience in processing plant machinery in an FMCG or manufacturing facility.
FMCG Plant Maintenance experience is essential.
Experienced and knowledgeable with pneumatics.
Working experience in conveyance systems.
Working experience in moulding and forming equipment.
Experienced working on gas-fired ovens will be an added advantage.
Knowledgeable in QMS, HACCP, and GMPs is an advantage.
Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
Qualifications:
Matric essential.
Trade-tested Fitter at an accredited training facility.
Minimum of N4 with Mechanical Trade Theory.
Additional Requirements:
Must be able to work shifts.
Welding, basic turning/fabrication.
Good fault-finding abilities.
Computer literacy – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook (e-mail).
Competencies:
Problem solving.
Planning and Organizing.
Analytical Thinking.
Ownership.
Working together.
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