Job Description
About the Role
Our client, a leader in the Printing and Packaging Industry, is seeking a qualified Printers Engineer/Millwright to join their team based in Durban. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the optimal performance of printing and packaging machinery, as well as contributing to the overall efficiency and safety of the production process.
Key Responsibilities
- Correct utilization of resources (material, people, machinery, time)
- 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 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
Requirements
- Qualified Printers Engineer/Millwright Qualification or Trade Test in all disciplines (N4 preferred qualification)
- At least 5 years printing and packaging machine experience post qualification (Preferred)
Qualifications
No formal education or certifications are required for this position.
Salary & Benefits
Salary details are not available.
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Engineering positions are a vital part of the eThekwini job market, particularly in industries such as infrastructure development, manufacturing, and technology. The demand for skilled engineers is high due to the growth of these sectors, which has created numerous job opportunities for those with expertise in engineering disciplines.
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