197 Water Filtration jobs in South Africa
Technical Sales Representative - Water Filtration Systems
Posted 7 days ago
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Job Description
Aqua Vie is seeking a driven and technically-minded Sales Representative to generate new business and manage client relationships in the water filtration industry. You will be the face of the company to clients, selling tailored filtration solutions and working closely with the technician.
Location: Gauteng, Pretoria Die Willgers (with regional travel)
Salary: R10,000 R15,000 basic + very lucrative commission
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and pursue new sales opportunities
- Build and maintain strong client relationships
- Explain technical aspects of filtration systems in an easy-to-understand manner
- Collaborate with the technical team to ensure seamless installations and service delivery
- Travel to client sites across Gauteng and occasionally to nearby provinces
Requirements:
- Age between 30 45 preferred
- Technical aptitude (understanding water filtration systems)
- Experience in external sales or a client-facing technical role
- Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Self-starter with a strong sense of responsibility
- Valid drivers license and willingness to travel regularly
- High integrity, dependability, and strong work ethic
Employment Type:
Permanent Employment
Industry:
Other
Work space preference:
Work Onsite
Ideal work province:
Gauteng
Ideal work city:
Pretoria
Salary bracket:
R 1000 - 15000 + commission
Drivers License:
CODE B (Car)
Own car needed:
No
Maintenance Technician
Posted today
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- Education: Diploma or relevant qualification in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics
- Experience: Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge, with proven technical ability in a high-speed manufacturing environment
- Certificates/Skills: PLC, hydraulics, high-speed welding, and pneumatics experience advantageous
- Other: Physically strong, good eye-hand coordination, willing to work shifts and overtime
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical and electrical fault finding on production machinery
- Optimise machine capability and efficiency
- Advise on design of new machinery for additional production lines
- Support the Process Engineer in developing and implementing planned maintenance schedules
- Conduct preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs to minimise downtime
- Maintain and control critical spares inventory
- Perform general repairs, upgrades, and machine changeovers
- Assist with machine modifications when required
- Maintain accurate job card records
- Adhere to housekeeping and safety standards
- Reduce waste and ensure continuous improvement of production processes.
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Maintenance Technician
Posted 1 day ago
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Job Description
- Responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our machinery and equipment
- Perform preventative and predictive maintenance, repairs, inspections (assessing the functionality of production equipment and operational problems)
- Communicating effectively with the production team, communicate pertinent information to the next shift and maintaining a clean work area
- Perform and complete maintenance work order request
- Give detailed feedback of work orders, spare parts consumed, and time spent on specific work orders in SAP-EAM daily
- Performs daily plant critical checks and records results in Inspection Lots in SAP-EAM
- Fabricate items required during maintenance or set-up of equipment
- Read blueprints, diagrams, and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
- Respond to after hour call-out when required
- Control of spare parts used
- Maintain a clean and orderly work environment (Production plant, equipment and workshop) and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment
- Provides support for a variety of projects by assisting with site preparation, on-site clean up and evaluation
- Tertiary qualification in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering
- Wiremans license
- Experience using SAP-EAM (advantageous)
- Projects Environment experience (advantageous)
- Trade Test certificate: Millwright
- 5 years experience as a Millwright/Technician maintenance or project environment (preferably in the manufacturing sector)
- Computer literacy with working knowledge on Microsoft packages and SAP is essential
- Own reliable transport and ability to do standby on a roster basis is essential
- PLC programming and SCADA
Maintenance Technician
Posted 2 days ago
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Role overview
Hands-on technician responsible for uptime, reliability and safe operation of processing and packing equipment used to make and pack cosmetic creams, toiletries and soap bars across a small group of companies.
Key responsibilities
Breakdown response & fault-finding: mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Planned maintenance (TPM/PM): execute schedules, lubrications, inspections, calibrations; drive root-cause and close-outs.
Line changeovers & setups: format parts, nozzles, guides, torque settings, sensors; reduce changeover time.
Repairs & fabrication: bearings, chains, belts, gearboxes, pumps/seals; basic TIG/MIG and light stainless and mild steel fabrication.
Utilities & services: compressed air systems, heating systems and boilers
Support facilities tasks (racking, doors, basic building fixes) and occasional after-hours/overtime.
Equipment youll work on (examples)
Processing: mixers & high-shear homogenisers, ribbon/planetary mixers, transfer and positive-displacement/lobe/gear/diaphragm pumps.
Filling/packing lines: piston/gear-pump fillers, cappers, labellers (wrap/front-back), shrink tunnels & sleeve applicators, inkjet/batch coders, checkweighers, conveyors.
Automation & electrics: VFD/inverter drives, contactors/starters, photoelectric/proximity sensors, basic PLC/HMI fault-finding , (temperature/pressure/flow instrumentation.
Minimum requirements
3+ years maintenance experience in FMCG manufacturing (cosmetics / food / beverage / pharmaceuticals or similar).
Solid skills in mechanical, electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics and basic welding/fabrication.
Able to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings; use multimeters and basic alignment tools.
Matric; N3/N4 (electrical/mechanical) preferred.
Valid drivers licence; physically fit; comfortable with manual work and working at height.
Advantageous
Trade Test (Millwright/Electrician/Fitter).
Experience with cosmetics/cream filling lines and hygienic stainless pipework.
Why join us
A stable, well-run FMCG environment where your craftsmanship directly improves uptime, quality and safety across multiple sites.
Employment Details
Employment Type:
Permanent Employment
Industry:
Pharmaceutical
Work space preference:
Work Onsite
Ideal work province:
Gauteng
Ideal work city:
Kempton Park
Salary bracket:
R 2000 - 25000
Drivers License:
CODE B (Car)
Own car needed:
Yes
Maintenance Technician
Posted 7 days ago
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Job Description
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for, including but not limited to, preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, planned maintenance, servicing, refurbishing, installation activities on all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation related equipment and civil maintenance related tasks on buildings/ facilities and sites.
Key veriables
Maintanance
- Implement, maintain and ensure adherence to preventative maintenance program for plant equipment, machinery and other related facilities
- Perform analyses on equipment maintenance needs from a preventative, breakdown, servicing and refurbishment perspective
- Perform root cause analyses on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, and other equipment/ spares/ consumables related failures
- Order and maintain stock levels on consumables/ spares/ equipment and other parts used in the plant equipment to minimize downtime by ensuring replacement spares/ equipment is available
- Maintain records of plant equipment, lifespan of equipment, services, breakdowns, readings and other equipment related history as input to maintenance systems and stock requirements
- Conduct performance analyses on plant equipment using relevant instruments/ tools/ equipment/ to establish historic maintenance records a input to maintenance systems
- Perform root cause analyses on all breakdowns, equipment failures and update relevant records and put preventative measures in place to prevent from re-occurring
- Maintain, repair, refurbish and service plant equipment/ spares including but not limited to pumps, motors, cables, compressors, belt press, valves, drive unites, chemical feeders, pneumatic equipment, hydraulic systems, gearboxes, motors, etc.
- Install plant equipment including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic instrumentation, etc.
- Maintain accurate records on preventative/ breakdown/ planned/ unplanned maintenance activities and utilise as input into stock maintenance system
- Adhere to OHSA regulations and requirements with regards to safe work practices/ procedures including but not limited to confined space/ pressure vessels/ switching gears/ working at heights/ isolation of equipment and other regulations as required
- Make recommendations and actively participate in making modifications/ improvement initiatives for equipment to ensure optimum productivity, efficiency and utilisation or equipment
- Install/ change/ fix water/ steam/ air/ hydraulics/ pneumatic pipelines, valves, and other mechanical and electrical equipment
- Compile/ interpret drawings, blueprints, schedules, schematics and diagrams for a variety of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation related tasks as and when required
- Perform various riggings/ slinging tasks related to the installation/ removal/ replacement or equipment including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation related equipment.
Breakdown Maintenance
- Perform root cause analysis to identify the root causes of breakdowns/ failures and take corrective action to fix equipment/ parts to ensure that equipment is up and running as quickly as possible and put preventative measures in place to eliminate/ mitigate future breakdowns of the same nature
- Develop, implement and maintain a breakdown maintenance tracking/ recording system, analyse data and make recommendations with regards to preventing/ eliminating breakdowns
- Repair/ replace mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical equipment/ equipment parts as per relevant standard operating procedures, safety rules and regulation and equipment/ supplier requirements
- Perform ore-start checks, start-up, set-up, shutdown, isolation, safeguarding, and other procedures relating to the maintenance of machines/ equipment as per relevant standard procedures, practices, policies
- Record breakdowns and problems with the equipment/ machinery/ parts and update relevant maintenance record systems
- Adhere to OHSA regulations and requirements with regards to safe work practices/ procedures including but not limited to confined space/ pressure vessels/ switching gears/ working at heights/ isolation of equipment and other regulations as required
Preventative Maintenance
- Plan and schedule daily assigned work orders/ job cards and prepare relevant materials/ equipment/ tools/ consumables to perform relevant jobs/ tasks
- Assist in the development/ implementation of planned preventative maintenance schedules
- Perform preventative maintenance tasks on equipment including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Take appropriate actions to prevent equipment breakdowns including but not limited to preventative maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, etc. equipment to eliminate/ mitigate/ minimize equipment breakdowns/ failures
- Implement and maintain records relating to inspection and monitoring tasks on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, etc. equipment to pro-actively identify potential faults/ problems/ issues, etc.
- Perform scheduled/ frequent checks/ inspections/ tests on mechanical, electrical/ pneumatic/ hydraulic/ instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment to identify potentially/ existing defects
- Identify/ implement equipment/ process for improvement s and cost reduction initiatives to ensure optimal production effectiveness/ cost effectiveness/ efficiencies/ equipment availability and equipment utilisation
- Perform any other tasks related to the furthering of business interests tasks/ activities/duties delegated to you
- Identify/ maintain optimum availability of consumables/ spares/ equipment and communicate to the relevant store person and ensure critical spares and other consumable stock holding is sufficient
- Perform all first line preventative maintenance tasks on the mechanical, electrical. Hydraulic, instrumentation, welding or machining
Planned and maintenance
- Develop, implement and execute planned maintenance activities/ tasks with regards to routine maintenance, servicing and refurbishing of equipment mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Prioritise planned maintenance activities to ensure minimum disruption to production processes and optimal equipment utilisation and availability
- Compile project plans/ schedules with regards to the servicing/ refurbishments/ planned replacement of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Develop, implement and maintain a planned maintenance tracking/ recording system, analyse data and make recommendations with regards to frequency of servicing/ planned replacement/ refurbishment of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, electrical, etc. equipment
- Routine maintenance tasks related to cleaning, inspections, preventative maintenance, planned maintenance schedule and first line maintenance in equipment/ buildings/ facilities
- Assign and ensure completion of planned general maintenance tasks such ass painting, welding, soldering, repairing, lubricating, cleaning, etc. and monitor quality of completion of tasks
- Ensure that planned maintenance activities are budgeted for and planned maintenance activities are conducted with the budgetary constrains and in line with overall maintenance plan
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance to relevant legislation e.g. certificated of compliance, firefighting system, electrical installations, etc.
- Monitoring, maintenance and testing of alarm systems, smoke detectors, firefighting systems, air conditioners, etc.
Management of staff
- Grievances when raised are dealt with effectively within a reasonable time frame
- Maintenance Labor is planned, allocated and applied in such a manner as to minimize the necessity of casual labor, fixed term contract labor and overtime
- Training needs of maintenance assistance are identified and high potential candidates are developed
- Regular communication with maintenance assistance are done regularly to discuss breakdown/ planned/ preventative/ servicing maintenance and adhering to budgets
Installations
- Move mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Install mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Reposition mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
Management of staff
- Grievances when raised are dealt with effectively within a reasonable time frame
- Maintenance Labor is planned, allocated and applied in such a manner as to minimize the necessity of casual labor, fixed term contract labor and overtime
- Training needs of maintenance assistance are identified and high potential candidates are developed
- Regular communication with maintenance assistance are done regularly to discuss breakdown/ planned/ preventative/ servicing maintenance and adhering to budgets
Installations
- Move mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Install mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Reposition mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
Management of staff
- Grievances when raised are dealt with effectively within a reasonable time frame
- Maintenance Labor is planned, allocated and applied in such a manner as to minimize the necessity of casual labor, fixed term contract labor and overtime
- Training needs of maintenance assistance are identified, and high potential candidates are developed
Training and development
- Training needs of operational and maintenance staff are identified and addressed/ recommendations are made to address these gaps
- Develop theoretical training material/ give input into theoretical training material development and assist/ give input into the standard operating procedures development as and when required
- Train operational staff and maintenance staff correct use and first line maintenance of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery
Finance and equipment
- Monitor/ control financial expenditure to ensure that purchase of equipment/ spares/ labour, etc. are maintained within the approved budget
- Identify/ develop, design, implement initiatives to ensure optimal utilization of financial resources and ensure efficient utilization of equipment/ optimum productivity/ in order to ensure low-cost production/ processing
- Ensure that financial control systems are adhered to, that costs are effectively managed and that financial resources are allocated effectively.
Servicing equipment
- Develop, implement and maintain machinery/ equipment service tracking/ recording system, analyse data and make recommendations with regards to frequency of servicing/ planned replacement. Refurbishment of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Service mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, legislative requirements, standard operating procedure, practices and policies
- Service mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant servicing schedules/ plans
Occupational health and safety
- Inspect machinery/ plant equipment/ surrounding area, on a daily basis, in order to identify Health and Safety Hazards and take corrective action as per relevant standard operating procedures
- Comply to all Health and Safety regulations, procedures, o=policies, standard operating procedures and other maintenance standard at all times
- Comply to all operational/ maintenance standard operating procedures at all times
- Staff is trained as assessed on relevant standard operating procedures/ safe work procedures on equipment and no the processes
- Ensure that relevant lockout/ safeguarding standard operating procedures/ protocols are followed before commencing maintenance/ servicing repairing or any other related tasks.
Administration
- Develop, implement, maintain and update preventative maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update first line maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update planned maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update breakdown maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update service maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update equipment lifespan/ critical spares/ utilisation of spares administrative system to plan, track, record and provide reports on equipment lifespan/ critical spares/ utilisation of spares and other maintenance related aspects
- Develop, implement, maintain and update job cards/ job card administrative system to plan, track, record and execute of all job-related maintenance activities
Key requirements
- Minimum of years experience as a qualified artisan in manufacturing/ production related field
- Minimum trade test certificate as a millwright/ electrical preferably mechanical background as well
- Grade 12/ NQF level #4 or equivalent
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and written, clearly and accurately in English.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to function effectively in a team
Maintenance Technician
Posted 7 days ago
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Job Description
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for, including but not limited to, preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, planned maintenance, servicing, refurbishing, installation activities on all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation related equipment and civil maintenance related tasks on buildings/ facilities and sites.
Key veriables
Maintanance
- Implement, maintain and ensure adherence to preventative maintenance program for plant equipment, machinery and other related facilities
- Perform analyses on equipment maintenance needs from a preventative, breakdown, servicing and refurbishment perspective
- Perform root cause analyses on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, and other equipment/ spares/ consumables related failures
- Order and maintain stock levels on consumables/ spares/ equipment and other parts used in the plant equipment to minimize downtime by ensuring replacement spares/ equipment is available
- Maintain records of plant equipment, lifespan of equipment, services, breakdowns, readings and other equipment related history as input to maintenance systems and stock requirements
- Conduct performance analyses on plant equipment using relevant instruments/ tools/ equipment/ to establish historic maintenance records a input to maintenance systems
- Perform root cause analyses on all breakdowns, equipment failures and update relevant records and put preventative measures in place to prevent from re-occurring
- Maintain, repair, refurbish and service plant equipment/ spares including but not limited to pumps, motors, cables, compressors, belt press, valves, drive unites, chemical feeders, pneumatic equipment, hydraulic systems, gearboxes, motors, etc.
- Install plant equipment including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic instrumentation, etc.
- Maintain accurate records on preventative/ breakdown/ planned/ unplanned maintenance activities and utilise as input into stock maintenance system
- Adhere to OHSA regulations and requirements with regards to safe work practices/ procedures including but not limited to confined space/ pressure vessels/ switching gears/ working at heights/ isolation of equipment and other regulations as required
- Make recommendations and actively participate in making modifications/ improvement initiatives for equipment to ensure optimum productivity, efficiency and utilisation or equipment
- Install/ change/ fix water/ steam/ air/ hydraulics/ pneumatic pipelines, valves, and other mechanical and electrical equipment
- Compile/ interpret drawings, blueprints, schedules, schematics and diagrams for a variety of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation related tasks as and when required
- Perform various riggings/ slinging tasks related to the installation/ removal/ replacement or equipment including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation related equipment.
Breakdown Maintenance
- Perform root cause analysis to identify the root causes of breakdowns/ failures and take corrective action to fix equipment/ parts to ensure that equipment is up and running as quickly as possible and put preventative measures in place to eliminate/ mitigate future breakdowns of the same nature
- Develop, implement and maintain a breakdown maintenance tracking/ recording system, analyse data and make recommendations with regards to preventing/ eliminating breakdowns
- Repair/ replace mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical equipment/ equipment parts as per relevant standard operating procedures, safety rules and regulation and equipment/ supplier requirements
- Perform ore-start checks, start-up, set-up, shutdown, isolation, safeguarding, and other procedures relating to the maintenance of machines/ equipment as per relevant standard procedures, practices, policies
- Record breakdowns and problems with the equipment/ machinery/ parts and update relevant maintenance record systems
- Adhere to OHSA regulations and requirements with regards to safe work practices/ procedures including but not limited to confined space/ pressure vessels/ switching gears/ working at heights/ isolation of equipment and other regulations as required
Preventative Maintenance
- Plan and schedule daily assigned work orders/ job cards and prepare relevant materials/ equipment/ tools/ consumables to perform relevant jobs/ tasks
- Assist in the development/ implementation of planned preventative maintenance schedules
- Perform preventative maintenance tasks on equipment including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Take appropriate actions to prevent equipment breakdowns including but not limited to preventative maintenance on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, etc. equipment to eliminate/ mitigate/ minimize equipment breakdowns/ failures
- Implement and maintain records relating to inspection and monitoring tasks on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, etc. equipment to pro-actively identify potential faults/ problems/ issues, etc.
- Perform scheduled/ frequent checks/ inspections/ tests on mechanical, electrical/ pneumatic/ hydraulic/ instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment to identify potentially/ existing defects
- Identify/ implement equipment/ process for improvement s and cost reduction initiatives to ensure optimal production effectiveness/ cost effectiveness/ efficiencies/ equipment availability and equipment utilisation
- Perform any other tasks related to the furthering of business interests tasks/ activities/duties delegated to you
- Identify/ maintain optimum availability of consumables/ spares/ equipment and communicate to the relevant store person and ensure critical spares and other consumable stock holding is sufficient
- Perform all first line preventative maintenance tasks on the mechanical, electrical. Hydraulic, instrumentation, welding or machining
Planned and maintenance
- Develop, implement and execute planned maintenance activities/ tasks with regards to routine maintenance, servicing and refurbishing of equipment mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Prioritise planned maintenance activities to ensure minimum disruption to production processes and optimal equipment utilisation and availability
- Compile project plans/ schedules with regards to the servicing/ refurbishments/ planned replacement of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Develop, implement and maintain a planned maintenance tracking/ recording system, analyse data and make recommendations with regards to frequency of servicing/ planned replacement/ refurbishment of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, electrical, etc. equipment
- Routine maintenance tasks related to cleaning, inspections, preventative maintenance, planned maintenance schedule and first line maintenance in equipment/ buildings/ facilities
- Assign and ensure completion of planned general maintenance tasks such ass painting, welding, soldering, repairing, lubricating, cleaning, etc. and monitor quality of completion of tasks
- Ensure that planned maintenance activities are budgeted for and planned maintenance activities are conducted with the budgetary constrains and in line with overall maintenance plan
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance to relevant legislation e.g. certificated of compliance, firefighting system, electrical installations, etc.
- Monitoring, maintenance and testing of alarm systems, smoke detectors, firefighting systems, air conditioners, etc.
Management of staff
- Grievances when raised are dealt with effectively within a reasonable time frame
- Maintenance Labor is planned, allocated and applied in such a manner as to minimize the necessity of casual labor, fixed term contract labor and overtime
- Training needs of maintenance assistance are identified and high potential candidates are developed
- Regular communication with maintenance assistance are done regularly to discuss breakdown/ planned/ preventative/ servicing maintenance and adhering to budgets
Installations
- Move mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Install mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Reposition mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
Management of staff
- Grievances when raised are dealt with effectively within a reasonable time frame
- Maintenance Labor is planned, allocated and applied in such a manner as to minimize the necessity of casual labor, fixed term contract labor and overtime
- Training needs of maintenance assistance are identified and high potential candidates are developed
- Regular communication with maintenance assistance are done regularly to discuss breakdown/ planned/ preventative/ servicing maintenance and adhering to budgets
Installations
- Move mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Install mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
- Reposition mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, standard operating procedures, practices and policies
Management of staff
- Grievances when raised are dealt with effectively within a reasonable time frame
- Maintenance Labor is planned, allocated and applied in such a manner as to minimize the necessity of casual labor, fixed term contract labor and overtime
- Training needs of maintenance assistance are identified, and high potential candidates are developed
Training and development
- Training needs of operational and maintenance staff are identified and addressed/ recommendations are made to address these gaps
- Develop theoretical training material/ give input into theoretical training material development and assist/ give input into the standard operating procedures development as and when required
- Train operational staff and maintenance staff correct use and first line maintenance of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery
Finance and equipment
- Monitor/ control financial expenditure to ensure that purchase of equipment/ spares/ labour, etc. are maintained within the approved budget
- Identify/ develop, design, implement initiatives to ensure optimal utilization of financial resources and ensure efficient utilization of equipment/ optimum productivity/ in order to ensure low-cost production/ processing
- Ensure that financial control systems are adhered to, that costs are effectively managed and that financial resources are allocated effectively.
Servicing equipment
- Develop, implement and maintain machinery/ equipment service tracking/ recording system, analyse data and make recommendations with regards to frequency of servicing/ planned replacement. Refurbishment of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment
- Service mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant supplier/ manufacturer requirements, legislative requirements, standard operating procedure, practices and policies
- Service mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, instrumentation, electrical, etc. equipment/ machinery as per relevant servicing schedules/ plans
Occupational health and safety
- Inspect machinery/ plant equipment/ surrounding area, on a daily basis, in order to identify Health and Safety Hazards and take corrective action as per relevant standard operating procedures
- Comply to all Health and Safety regulations, procedures, o=policies, standard operating procedures and other maintenance standard at all times
- Comply to all operational/ maintenance standard operating procedures at all times
- Staff is trained as assessed on relevant standard operating procedures/ safe work procedures on equipment and no the processes
- Ensure that relevant lockout/ safeguarding standard operating procedures/ protocols are followed before commencing maintenance/ servicing repairing or any other related tasks.
Administration
- Develop, implement, maintain and update preventative maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update first line maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update planned maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update breakdown maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update service maintenance administrative system to plan., track, record and execute of all preventative maintenance activities
- Develop, implement, maintain and update equipment lifespan/ critical spares/ utilisation of spares administrative system to plan, track, record and provide reports on equipment lifespan/ critical spares/ utilisation of spares and other maintenance related aspects
- Develop, implement, maintain and update job cards/ job card administrative system to plan, track, record and execute of all job-related maintenance activities
Key requirements
- Minimum of years experience as a qualified artisan in manufacturing/ production related field
- Minimum trade test certificate as a millwright/ electrical preferably mechanical background as well
- Grade 12/ NQF level #4 or equivalent
- Ability to communicate, both verbally and written, clearly and accurately in English.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to function effectively in a team
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Maintenance Technician
Posted 8 days ago
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Job Description
- Must have a minimum of 5 years Technician | Millwright experience in the FMCG Industry
- Grade 12
- Trade Tested: Red Seal Millwright
- Proven experience working on Ammonia | Boilers | Pasteurisers | Pumps
- Experience with PLCs and building electrical boards
- Strong expertise in both Mechanical | Electrical maintenance, including Fault finding | Control panels and Switchgear
- Valid Driver's License and own Transport required
- Contactable references and payslips required
- Basic Salary negotiable based on experience
- Medical Aid and Provident Fund
Maintenance Technician
Posted 13 days ago
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Job Description
- Help maintain air compressors, nitrogen generators & COâ scrubbers
- Assist with installing new equipment (pipework, wiring, mechanical assembly)
- Learn to troubleshoot and fault-find electrical and mechanical issues
- Support on-site client service and build technical know-how
- Aged 2225
- Studying or completed NC(V) Level 3 or plans to achieve this minimal level
- Keen interest in automation, control systems, and mechanical tech
- Reliable, hands-on, and willing to travel locally
- Able to work under pressure and think on your feet
- ? Bonus: Familiarity with Kaeser compressors is a plus!
- Full training & mentorship in electro-mechanical maintenance
- Long-term growth into a skilled technician
- A team culture built on respect, integrity, accountability & excellence
Want to learn, grow, and get real experience? Apply now!
Maintenance Technician
Posted 13 days ago
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Job Description
Overview
Our client in the automotive industry is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join their team.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Completed relevant Trade Test.
- N6 Engineering Studies qualification completed.
- Minimum 2 – 4 years Preventative Maintenance experience within a Manufacturing Maintenance environment.
- Mechanical and PLC experience
- Pneumatics and Hydraulic Experience.
- Robot system experience, ABB, Fanuc.
- Be able to work overtime and shift work.
Job Responsibilities
- Maintain required uptime on all machinery and equipment.
- Complete all preventative maintenance schedules.
- Maintain the level of plant and equipment
- Complete all required maintenance log sheet records.
- Assist production personnel where required.
- Comply with all safety standards.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained according to the manufacturer’s standards.
- Ensure quality is not compromised at any time.
- Plant and machinery must be kept clean and tidy in accordance with the 5S requirements.
- Responsible for the maintenance of mechanical and /or electrical machinery and equipment.
- Ensure the effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making for the business.
- Understanding maintenance best practices
- Electrical Fault Finding and Diagnoses
- Electrical panel building and installations.
- Mechanical/Electrical Drives, conveyors and linear bearing systems.
- Should be able to diagnose faults, strip and re-assemble machines without supervision.
- Energetic, proactive and able to work under pressure.