Durban: Maintenance Technician posted by Tower Group

Purpose of the job:
Responsible for all maintenance activities as well as supporting the production to achieve daily targets

Experience and Educational requirements:
Trade Test Millwright
Basic Robot operations and repairs
Basic PLC experience
Basic Computer Skills, MS Office
3-5 Years related experience
A valid Code 08 Drivers License

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Conduct fault finding and programming when required
Prepare and use engineering drawings, manuals and documents
Ensure compliance to the monthly, weekly and daily maintenance plans
Monitor and analyze the running condition of all equipment and machines
Ensure adequate provision of spare parts and materials for maintained work
Attend to all breakdown engineering activities
Ensure housekeeping is done daily (5S)
Submit Kaizens and near misses to ensure continuous improvement of processes and procedures
Responsible for all preventative maintenance on machines and buildings
Report all breakdowns and provide counter measures

Report on parts damage and provide countermeasure reports.
Backup to Operations team to ensure production targets are met.