Millwright - - East London

Job Role: Millwright

Location: Port Elizabeth

Overview of the role:

Operates industrial machinery found in construction sites, factories, power plants, and other sectors. Duties include installing equipment, repairing items, and transferring machinery to needed locations

Purpose of the Role

To assist in managing all Engineering activities, purchasing of engineering spares and consumables for the company
Ensure that all machines operate properly, and the facilities remain safe.

Education:

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
Government Certificate of Competency : Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Minimum 5 years Engineering Management experience
Minimum 2 years plant maintenance experience.
Minimum 2 years Project Management experience.
Proven experience in similar role and industry.
Computer literate
An apprenticeship program.
An associate degree in industrial maintenance.
Completed an accredited Millwright certificate or training program.
Occupational health and safety regulations and related safety measures, including specific regulations depending on the industry, region, or province.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Good at adhering to strict safety guidelines and cognizant of safety risks
Mechanical aptitude in dealing with wrenches, hammers, forklifts, and other similar tools.
Working knowledge of mechanical technical skills to allow them to effectively read documents such as specifications, machine manuals, and blueprints.
Proficient in troubleshooting techniques to solve machine issues.
Excellent mathematical skills and strong attention to detail
Ability to be a team player due to constant interactions with similar employees and stakeholders such as Engineers, Plant Managers, and Part Vendors, amongst others.
Exposure to purchasing and stores management.
Strong Leadership & Communication skills

Operational KPIs:

By maintaining and repairing equipment ensure to keep the production shift efficiencies ahead of 85%
Manage and run the preventative maintenance schedule to ensure all equipment is well maintained.
Implement energy efficiencies in the facility to ensure we achieve our electricity targets.
Optimal machine output to limit manufacturing variance for the facility.
Maintain and run the engineering stores to ensure sufficient spares are always available

Key Areas of Responsibility:

As the site responsible engineer in terms of South African Law ensure full compliance with the requirements of the OHS act 85 of 1993 and its regulations and any related legislation.
Ensure that the company is kept informed of changes and proposed changes to legislation and the implications for the company.
Champion the following elements of Manufacturing Excellence: Maintenance Excellence,
Overhaul Excellence, Project Excellence.
To assist with all site Maintenance activities, including the annual site overhauls, within the ABR to deliver maximum OEE via a predictive and preventative maintenance policy.
To manage the asset life plan for the site and use root cause analyses to identify cost effective ways to improve the engineering utility of the site.
Prepare and manage the capital programme.
Identify and approve resources that meet the company SHE, quality and cost requirements to carry out maintenance & project work on the site.
Provide overall project management, project engineering to capital and maintenance work including overall SHE Responsibility for all engineering contractors working on site.

Manage the purchasing of Engineering spares & consumables via an external third party
company.

Manage and control the operation of the Engineering & Engineering consumable store.
Maintain housekeeping standards throughout the organisation
Ensure constructive consulation between production and engineering.
Assembling and installing machines then testing them to make sure they are working correctly.
Must work in full compliance with the approved safety regulations.
Managing the layout and placement of equipment and machinery in factory settings to ensure minimum downtime.
Identifying and repairing problematic parts of a machine by running tests, making temporary repairs, or installing new parts.
Dismantling older machines and replacing them with new ones.
Repair broken or defective machine parts, using welding and brazing tools.
Overseeing preventive maintenance by identifying and correcting potential issues,
removing worn out pieces and lubricating mechanical parts.
Using machinery or equipment, such as forklifts, to move mechanical parts.
Disassemble and reassemble equipment for repair or transportation.
Grind and file machinery parts.
Supervise construction workers when using the equipment

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