Fitter and Turner

Overview

Equipment Maintenance

• Single Point of Accountability for the Condition and performance of all Mechanical Equipment and infrastructure on the Krugersdorp Mill site
• Serves as a lead Mechanical on repairing, installing, replacing and testing mechanical, equipment, and appliances.
• Diagnoses and performs complex Mechanical maintenance and repairs on a variety of mechanical equipment (Process, Packing, Palletizing, compressors and dryers)
• Supports the site Utilities maintenance team with Mechanical work.
• Performs Mechanical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of Mechanical equipment
• Provides troubleshooting and demand maintenance work on a variety of equipment and systems along with other equipment related to production and facility operations.
• Collaborates and coaches shift Apprentice to troubleshoot analog/digital hardware problems on various systems. 
• Conducts tests to troubleshoot and test transformers, motors, switchgear and other mechanical devices for defects.
• Reviews and updates equipment maintenance schedule requests and specification changes through Engineering Planner.
• Diagnoses and corrects mechanical systems and equipment malfunctions; test, adjust, sequence, synchronize and align such systems and equipment as pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, bearings.
• Spares review – complete new spares requests in line with Special purchase requests raised during Planned Maintenance and Shutdown work.
• Participate in problem solving for complex mechanical engineering processes and mechanical work with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for on-the-job induction of new apprentices on site (taking them through maintenance standards, philosophy, equipment designs and drawings, ways of work, hierarchies and rules)
• Ensures that proper guidance is given, training, competency assessments using portfolios of evidence and sign offs are done for new apprentices until they are fully qualified.
• Supports Supervisors in the development of the Operators on baseline technical skills to be capable of completing First Line Equipment Maintenance.
• Set-up and lead problem solving sessions with electricians.
• Complete key equipment repairs and breakdown support on critical equipment.
• Assist shift teams with troubleshooting.
• Complete equipment modifications motivation for approval.
• Review with the Maintenance Planner schedules based on equipment performance.

Qualifications

• Qualified/trade tested Fitter and Turner.
• N4 mechanical engineering/Fitter qualification.
• Minimum 3 years maintenance experience in the FMCG environment.
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software (CMMS Systems -SAP etc.)