Durban: Millwright posted by Durpro Workforce Solutions

Purpose of the job:

Millwrights are responsible for assembling, installing, and maintaining heavy mechanical equipment and/or machinery used in the manufacturing process. The responsibilities will include reading and interpreting blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures, transporting equipment for installation and assembling machinery and equipment. The millwright will also be responsible for conducting tests and inspections to ensure machinery and/or equipment operates safely and efficiently as well as the execution of maintenance tasks and trouble shoot issues to minimise downtime and extend the life cycle of the equipment. The millwright will play a crucial role in ensuring that the plant operates at maximum efficiency with minimal downtime.

Experiential and Educational requirements:
Matric
Qualified Millwright / Red Seal Qualification or Trade Test in all disciplines (N4 preferred qualification)
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in Automotive Manufacturing or manufacturing environment

Essential duties and responsibilities:
Inspecting and examining equipment and/or machinery to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions
Installing, aligning, commissioning, repairing, diagnosing, inspecting and dismantling and moving stationary machinery and mechanical equipment
Operating machine tools to fabricate parts required during the overhaul, maintenance and set up of machinery and/or equipment
Adjusting machinery and/or equipment and/or repairing or replacing of defective parts
Aligning and testing equipment and/or machinery to ensure optimal performance
Performs planned and preventative maintenance
Machine and/or equipment cleaning and lubricating.

Resolve machine breakdowns, identification of faults, repair or replace defective parts with minimal downtime
Continuous improvement to improve machine and/or equipment performance
Ensures risk assessments are available, read and understood for each activity undertaken
Ensure Health, safety and environmental standards are adhered to
Align and calibrate machinery and equipment parts as required for safe and efficient operation.
Testing of units to evaluate operational operation.
Report writing and overall feedback on plant equipment.
Day by day tracking of machine problems
Weekly tracking of plant facilities. (Air, water and electricity)

Technical Pre-requisites:
Compliance with Safety Regulations and cognisance to safety risks
Excellent manual dexterity
Mechanical aptitude in dealing with various hand and power tools
Ability to read technical documents such as specifications, machine manuals and blueprints
Proficient in troubleshooting techniques to solve machine issues
Good mathematical skills
String working knowledge of mechanical and hydraulic systems
MS Office
Electrical fault finding
PLC knowledge
Basic Robotics