Mechanical Artisan

Job Purpose

To ensure that the plant is available for production by carrying out preventative maintenance, attending to breakdowns and malfunctions, and communicating effectively with the maintenance manager, production management and quality control personnel.

• Mechanical Maintenance:
  Repair mechanical breakdowns on production line equipment.
• Assessment and replacement of suspect components to prevent future stoppages.
• Attend to general electrical and mechanical problems in the production area, warehouse, office block, and outside premises.
• Preventative maintenance program: daily checks, maintenance and lubrication on KHS line, Vermercati line, Cordial line, sugar/syrup room and compressed air supply per weekly schedule.
• Cooling:
  Monitor compressor performance logs, oil levels, condensers and glycol supply.
• Municipal water supply:
  Monitor filtration systems and water pump and valve operation.
• Compressed air supply:
  Record operating temperatures, running hours, air driers and filtration equipment performance.
• Assist with daily start–up and shut–down of essential production machinery and pre‑production trial runs.
• Assist with size changes on production lines.
• Implement and oversee the preventative maintenance programme.
• Emergency breakdown repairs on day and night shifts.
• Inform the maintenance manager of any equipment abuse.
• Control the maintenance store and company tools.

• Ensure strict adherence to quality, food, health, safety and environmental policies.
• Enforce all food‑safety and health regulations, policies and requirements at all times.
• Maintain exceptional personal hygiene as per the organization’s code of conduct.
• Implement contamination‑control measures to prevent physical product contamination.
• Take reasonable precautions to prevent health and safety hazards and follow incident‑reporting procedures.
• Stay updated with relevant policies, processes, legislative and GMP requirements.
• Participate in training and enforce implementation of learnings.
• Maintain high levels of cleanliness and orderliness within the work environment.

• Ensure housekeeping is performed and all products and activities are stored within the demarcated green, red and yellow areas.
• Maintain expected performance standards.
• Assist with tasks outside the direct job description as needed.

• Grade 12 / Matric / NQF level 4.
• Relevant trade test (essential).
• Up to 3 years’ experience (operational execution) in maintenance, FMCG, bottling equipment.
• Basic MS Excel, MS Word and Email skills.

• Communication:
  Routine communication with instructions, requests or normal work tasks.
• Problem‑solving:
  Identify problems, troubleshoot, apply solutions and, if necessary, escalates.
• Relationship maintenance:
  Interact with others inside the organization.

• Verbal Communication:
  Communicate logically, audience‑aware, use business language, include relevant information, demonstrate proficiency and interpret complex data.
• Decision Making:
  Organise information, anticipate consequences, establish criteria, seek information, conduct analysis.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Raise performance expectations, seek out information sources, adapt improvement ideas, secure resources and alliances.
• Collaboration:
  
  Help teammates, meet commitments, contribute to discussions, share expertise, keep stakeholders informed, revivify processes.
• Accountability:
  Accomplish goals, prepare road‑map, keep stakeholders informed, take responsibility and act in the company’s best interest.