FITTER & TURNER (FOOD MANUFACTURING)

SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:

Carry out routine preventative maintenance of all allocated plant and equipment, machinery, facilities and the machining of components and spares.

POSITION INFO:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Qualified Trade Certificate in Fitting & Turning
• Minimum of 5 years of plant maintenance experience in food industry
• Minimum of 5 years of Turning and Machining experience
• Code 08/B driver’s license
• Forklift driver's license advantageous
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is advantageous
• Experience with Tool and Parts Management
• Computer literacy
• Experience in ARC, TIG and MIG welding advantageous

• Maintain plant equipment
• Perform plant maintenance during the shutdown period
• Understand and interpret new drawings and manuals
• Install new machines and equipment as and when instructed
• Responding to emergency machine breakdowns throughout the plant
• Do regular inspections of plant equipment
• Give feedback to Maintenance Engineer on breakdown root cause analyses
• Attend to all relevant breakdowns during standby period
• Complete DMS Work orders and Work order book to keep a record of work completed
• Apply for parts by making use of the requisition procedure
• Operate the Leathe and Milling machine to manufacture parts and spares

• Ensure overall compliance to relevant procedures and policies
• Ensure that all team members have clearly defined job profiles
• Regular goal reviews are completed to assess achievement of results
• Support, coaching and mentoring is continuously provided to ensure that objectives are met
• Appropriate allocation of resources to meet operational demands
• Ensure adequate succession planning in order to meet ongoing and anticipated business requirements