Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Technician

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Reporting to the TM3 Asset Leader, the Mechanical Technician is a day-based role that safely drives asset performance and supports the shift teams on a daily basis. The successful applicant will be part of an ‘Asset Team’ to ensure all work carried out conforms to site standards, therefore delivering key KPI’s and the mill reliability strategy. The holder of this role will be required to implement the World Class Best Maintenance practices in a way that meets all Kimberly Clark’s standards and processes.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Safety:

• Comply with all KC Safety Systems & Processes
• Assist in delivering line safety performance
• Work to ensure Line Team ‘go home in same condition as they arrived’
• Demonstrate and drive the KC 3 Safety Obligations
• Complete Process Confirmation’s where required
• Identifies and records unsafe conditions using our hazard identification system, ETQ
• Works to approved Standard Operating Procedures as dictated by role profile in the site training system.
• Uses site training system to agreed frequency and monitors updates to ensure aligned with safest working practices
• Maintains a clean and tidy working environment, ensuring housekeeping standards are met at all times
• Participates in proactive safety conversations with fellow workers and contractors to drive safety culture and logs these conversations in the ProAct system.

Quality:

• Comply to all KC Quality Systems & Processes
• Take decisive action when in “red condition” versus standard
• Conduct all necessary Process health checks and essential care rounds to ensure product quality is met

Delivery:

• Support the delivery of all TM3 performance targets
• Prepare and Lead Planned Maintenance activities including all scheduled Planned Maintenance shuts
• Assist with breakdowns and repairs on the asset
• Complete and continuously improve preventative maintenance activity
• Act on advice from condition monitoring reports
• Gather data on asset failures and use to problem solve to root cause.
• Contribute to failure analysis and implement countermeasures
• Conduct Process Confirmation to ensure maintenance systems are adhered to
• Where required, provide support across assets/departments
• Management of CMMS backlog to agreed targets

Communication:

• Proactively communicate clearly and concisely
• Provide detail and fact in communication
• Communicate conclusions and potential solutions to concerns identified
• Communicates closely with immediate team and Asset Leader to share condition of areas of responsibility
• Maintain customer/supplier relationships by adopting best practice communication standards
  • Understanding customer performance and issues
  • Feeding back actions taken to support customer
  • Confirming with customer that the action has been successful
  • Communicate issues and solicit critical feedback from the Mechanical engineer or engineering leader
• Maintain continued partnering with asset teams, shift teams and support staff

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• An indentured Apprenticeship with (ideally) a HNC in a Mechanical Engineering discipline or equivalent  
• 2-3 years’ experience in an FMCG process/tissue/heavy engineering environment

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Computer literacy skills
• A ‘hands on’ approach to problem solving
• A committed and flexible approach

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES/ KEY BEHAVIOURS

• Available to work flexible hours (where needed) outside of normal day hours to cover a business need, to cover shortfalls within the shift operations team due to resourcing issues, and to support a 24hr Call In Rota.
• Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

GROW OUR PEOPLE

• Working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; making the most effective use of the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all individuals.

PLAY TO WIN

• Setting high standards of performance for self; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.

Move fast

• Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Establishing courses of action of self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.

Key  stakeholders

• Individual –Asset Engineers,
• Electrical Technicians,
• Team – Shift Operating teams & Shift Leadership
• Workshop Foreman,
• Reliability Engineer
• Process Engineer
• Operations manager

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