Job Description

My client in the Manufacturing Industry based in Port Elizabeth is looking for Maintenance Artisan (Fitter) in the Engineering Department. Duties and responsibilities:
Maintenance:

• Resolve Functional Failures and breakdowns on Production Equipment. Perform troubleshooting on production machines.
• Identify possible hardware and software breakdowns using the departmental/machine systems and pre-PM inspection checklist .
• Perform Predictive and preventive maintenance on Production Equipment .
• Machine ownership - check and maintain equipment to be fit for purpose.
• Implementation and execution of Maintain ME initiatives and Programs
• Review Maintenance Task List for value Add and recommend New tasks for equipment

Improvement:

• Provide and Implement machine improvements in order to increase quality/production levels and to reduce breakdowns
• Ensure maximum machine availability
• Pursue energy saving projects
• Provide input into Spares requirements for the Business unit.

Business Unit:

• Give full support to all other business unit partners.
• Clear and open communication.
• Teamwork Active Participation in Problem Solving
• Communicate deviations encountered to SE for production and process improvement
• Attends a Handover meeting with other Artisan, Team Leader/Section Engineer and prioritizes work to be done

Reports:

• Prepares shift handover reports and makes recommendations for improving department operations and solving maintenance-related problems
• Report in detail on performed work in SAP-PM

Maintain KPIxe2x80x99S:

• Maintenance Maturity
• Mean Time To Repair
• Mean Time Between Failure
• Machine Availability
• PM Adherence

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualified Fitter (Trade Test)
• 5 Years experience as a Fitter Post Trade
• xc2xb15 Years manufacturing / automotive experience
• Technical ability to analyse and do problem solving on departmental equipment
• Fault finding on mechanical control systems
• Comply with OSH Act and Regulations
• Quality assurance priciples
• Computer literacy, communication and presentation skills
• Maintenance management systems (reactive, planned and predictive maintenance systems)
• Principles of machines (design, control and drive systems, operation), metrology, measurement systems and diagrams
• Lubrication systems
• Pumps, bearings and component alignment
• Pnuematics and Hydraulics

Should you want to apply for the position, please send through your CV and qualifications to the following email address and use the reference number for the position as the subject of the email Email: natasha@staffunlimited.co.za Reference nr: NDFitter
Should you not get an email from us within 2 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful