Queenstown: Millwright posted by Staff Solutions

About the Role

As a Millwright at Staff Solutions in Queenstown, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient operation of our production lines. Your expertise in maintenance, repairs, and production safety will be instrumental in meeting machine efficiency targets and maintaining high-quality output.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting production to meet machine efficiency targets
• Maintenance and repairs are carried out as per instruction/plan, meeting all quality requirements.
• Breakdowns are repaired with the minimum production downtime
• Execute effective production safety/housekeeping
• Assess the problem and determine a course of action
• Provide guidance and advice on machine operation, machine fault finding
• Reduce unplanned downtime on the production lines
• Ensure that manufacturing machines are optimised for quality output
• Ensuring that the machines are properly maintained
• Tools and equipment utilisation comply with manufacturer’s specifications and procedures
• Equipment is correctly identified as per instruction e.g. job card, maintenance schedule, and maintenance manual
• Tracking performances daily identifying performance gaps
• Manage preventative maintenance programs and ensure proper and safe operation of processing equipment
• Ensuring effective process control during production operations
• Ensure relevant paperwork is completed daily
• Safe work environment
• Healthy work environment
• Ensure effective quality management during production process
• Executing effective production safety/housekeeping
• Operating/ shutting down and changing over machines and equipment to prescribed standards
• Replace defective parts of machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometres, and plumb bobs
• Connect power unit to machines or steam piping to equipment, and test unit to evaluate its mechanical operation
• Repair and lubricate machines and equipment.
• Assemble and install equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures
• Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specifies clearances between moving and stationary parts.
• Attach moving parts and subassemblies to basic assembly unit, using hand tools and power tools.
• Assemble machines, and bolt, weld, rivet, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment.
• Lay out mounting holes, using measuring instruments, and drill holes with power drill.

Requirements

• Matric (Math & Science)
• Trade Test, Diploma (NQF 6 )
• Competence on PLCs (S7)
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, speed drives, fillers, and labelers
• Fully competent in both electrical and mechanical

Qualifications

(No qualifications mentioned in the original job description)