Fitter and Turner
Job in
Krugersdorp, 1745, South Africa
Listing for:
PepsiCo Inc.
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-10
Job specializations:
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Trades / Skilled Labor
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Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Overview Equipment Maintenance
- Single Point of Accountability for the Condition and performance of all Mechanical Equipment and infrastructure on the Krugersdorp Mill site
- Serves as a lead Mechanical on repairing, installing, replacing and testing mechanical, equipment, and appliances.
- Diagnoses and performs complex Mechanical maintenance and repairs on a variety of mechanical equipment (Process, Packing, Palletizing, compressors and dryers)
- Supports the site Utilities maintenance team with Mechanical work.
- Performs Mechanical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of Mechanical equipment
- Provides troubleshooting and demand maintenance work on a variety of equipment and systems along with other equipment related to production and facility operations.
- Collaborates and coaches shift Apprentice to troubleshoot analog/digital hardware problems on various systems.
- Conducts tests to troubleshoot and test transformers, motors, switch gear and other mechanical devices for defects.
- Reviews and updates equipment maintenance schedule requests and specification changes through Engineering Planner.
- Diagnoses and corrects mechanical systems and equipment malfunctions; test, adjust, sequence, synchronize and align such systems and equipment as pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, bearings.
- Spares review – complete new spares requests in line with Special purchase requests raised during Planned Maintenance and Shutdown work.
- Participate in problem solving for complex mechanical engineering processes and mechanical work with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers.
- Responsible for on-the-job induction of new apprentices on site (taking them through maintenance standards, philosophy, equipment designs and drawings, ways of work, hierarchies and rules)
- Ensures that proper guidance is given, training, competency assessments using portfolios of evidence and sign offs are done for new apprentices until they are fully qualified.
- Supports Supervisors in the development of the Operators on baseline technical skills to be capable of completing First Line Equipment Maintenance.
- Set-up and lead problem solving sessions with electricians.
- Complete key equipment repairs and breakdown support on critical equipment.
- Assist shift teams with troubleshooting.
- Complete equipment modifications motivation for approval.
- Review with the Maintenance Planner schedules based on equipment performance.
- Qualified/trade tested Fitter and Turner.
- N4 mechanical engineering/Fitter qualification.
- Minimum 3 years maintenance experience in the FMCG environment.
- Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software (CMMS Systems
-SAP etc.)
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