Maintenance Technician – Johannesburg needed at Mars

What are we looking for?

• N4 + Electrical or Millwright section 13 or section 26D trade test
• A minimum of 5 years working experience post In-service training or apprenticeship
• Excellent knowledge of Electrical and mechanical as well as basic Instrumentation knowledge
• PLC, SCADA, and HMI Systems knowledge
• Understanding of machine drive systems
• Ability to work with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical fault finding, electrical and electronic fault finding.
• Familiarity with 5WHY methodology and other problem-solving techniques.
• Able to operate a computer and utilize the basic standard desktop systems (Computerized Maintenance Management System, Microsoft Office programs).  

What will be your key responsibilities?

5S:

• Ensure 5S in the workshop, areas of work and in the store.

Preventive Maintenance:

• Execute the assigned preventive maintenance activities.
• Produce reports, enter the hours of intervention and close Work Orders timeously under the CMMS.
• Contribute to the correct adjustment of equipment, as part of the SRC (Standard Running Condition) approach.
• Report timeously to the Maintenance Planner any further work required should it not be completed.

Reactive Maintenance:

• Carry out troubleshooting and write the corresponding intervention reports.
• Determine the order of priority of interventions in collaboration with the Operations Team Leader.
• Ensure upward and downward communication over the shift (FMOS):
• Respect the escalation process in place.
• Participate in the daily reliability meeting.
• Carry out the passing of instructions with colleagues.
• Inform line operators of the progress of the ongoing repairs.
• Alert in the event of a shortage of spare parts or consumables.

Corrective Maintenance:

• Perform routine electrical and mechanical problem-solving on process & packaging equipment.
• Takes corrective actions in solving problems to root cause level.
• Contribute to the improvement of Work Orders.

Spare parts management:

• Take parts out of the store in accordance with the procedure in place (scanning of the PDRs under CMMS);
• Carry out inventories and contribute to the respect of the good housekeeping and access control.
• Support Operations in equipment setup, changeover and training of operators in Autonomous Maintenance (AM) activities.
• Adheres to all Mars safety & quality policies: GMP/GHP, Hygiene, SiG, LOTO, Working at Heights, Confined Spaces, Electrical Worker Safety, Work Place Transport.

General:

• Be involved in the continuous improvement process during the BDA (Breakdown Analysis) working group.
• As part of a project, may be required to be seconded over a defined period. In this case, a mission letter will be given to the technician in order to specify the subject, the duration, the objectives and the deliverables expected at the end of this mission.
• Monitor the proper functioning of the site’s safety devices, utilities, energies and their networks via the CMMS.
• External contracted works: Operatively control and report contracted works done on equipment or assets of the company by external companies.