Job Summary
Our client based in Ottery, Cape Town is looking to hire a Maintenance Technician.
Requirements:
- Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge and experience
- Sound fault-finding skills.
- PLC, Motors, and pneumatics experience would be to your advantage.
- CAD Design (Solidworks experience will be advantageous).
- Demonstrated technical ability.
- Accountable
- Self-motivated
- Goal oriented
- Flexible
- Team player
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Good Eye-hand co-ordination/ technical orientation
- Willing to work shifts and overtime.
Responsibilities:
- Respond to asset breakdowns and technical issues.
- Conduct technical and electrical fault finding and schedule maintenance in line with assets plans.
- Optimise machine efficiency (capability, downtime, and waste) and ensure machine availability by executing effective planned preventative maintenance, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and technical improvements.
- Assist with the development of effective maintenance plans.
- Technical assistance to other business functions (Production, Engineering, CI e.g.) in line with shift structure as set out by Maintenance Leader.
- Executing Job Cards according to the Maintenance System.
- Upkeeping of critical spares.
- Conduct changeovers and assist with machine modifications where indicated.