Pinetown: Maintenance Millwright posted by Route Management

Position available at a manufacturing / production plant in Pinetown for a qualified and experienced maintenance millwright. The main purpose is to repair and maintain all buildings and electrical- and mechanical aspects of machines, equipment and tools.

Job Requirements

• Millwright trade test certificate (Electrical & Mechanical).
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience as a qualified artisan.
• Mechanically sound and electrically strong.
• Code B drivers license.
• Computer literate.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety rules and regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Asset management to maintain buildings, structures, equipment and machinery in standard conditions.
• Conduct inspections, breakdowns and preventative maintenance.
• Annual shutdown action plan, resource allocation and execution.
• Attend and react to standby and callouts expediently.
• Act as a Health and safety custodian and ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
• General housekeeping.
• Maintain manufacturing / production of electrically driven machines, and electronic control gear equipment.
• Diagnose and execute fault-finding and repairs on equipment failures to effectively minimise machine and equipment downtime.
• Maintenance, reconstruction and installation of machinery and equipment.
• Propose modifications to machines and equipment for better performance or Health and Safety improvements.
• Financial controls of maintenance budgets.
• Training of maintenance team and mechanical- and electrical trainees / learners.

Please note that should you not comply with the requirements your application will not be successful. If not contacted within fourteen (14) days after the closing date you can consider your application unsuccessful.