Maintenance Technician at UPM

Job description

Are you looking to join a dynamic, innovation-driven, international company building a better future for us all? UPM leads the integration of bio and forest industries into a new, sustainable and innovation-driven future. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage.

We are looking for a Maintenance Technician for a permanent position to join our team in Pinetown.

What You’ll Do

• As a Maintenance Technician you will be responsible for systems and equipment – preventive maintenance schedules, restoring, repairing, rebuilding or replacing faulty or inoperative components and parts. Your responsibilities will include also supervising stuff in the mill.
• Your Main Tasks And Responsibilities Will Include
• Accomplishing maintenance human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Maintaining operational standards by contributing maintenance information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems.
• Meeting maintenance financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions.
• Evaluating functionality and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by conferring with operating departments; identifying problems and requirements.
• Maintaining function and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by implementing a preventive maintenance program; operating and testing systems and equipment; restoring, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing faulty or inoperative components and parts.
• Improving function and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by studying performance results; identifying, recommending, and implementing changes, expansions, and additions.
• Maintaining safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal codes and regulations.
• Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading technical publications.
• Accomplishing maintenance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Who You Are

• You have excellent local and good English language skills, both oral and written.
• You have good practical knowledge of Microsoft package: Word, Excel etc.
• You are experienced within manufacturing environment, continuous batch processing.
• You are experienced in leading within a lean manufacturing.
• You have a good level of knowledge of UPM Raflatac software packages, SAP etc.
• You have interpersonal and communication skills.
• You are self-motivated and have ability to motivate others and to lead a production-based team.
• You have ability to analyse and solve problems in a logical manner.
• You demonstrate inventiveness and initiative.

This Is What We Offer For You

• Meaningful job: We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our personnel, the high quality of our products and the company's values.
• Inspired and motivated teams: We have highly skilled workforce. We are a multifaceted, international organisation that works as a team to achieve our shared objectives.
• Development opportunities: With us you can build up your expertise. We provide opportunities to support your development throughout every stage of your career.
• Responsibility for people and environment: Our ethical principles embrace people as well as the environment. We are always striving to build a more sustainable future.

Additional Information

• Maintenance Technician reports to Terminal Operations Manager for South Africa.
• Position is located in Pinetown.
• If you feel you meet the requirements of the role please apply by clicking “Apply” button. We are waiting for your e-application till April 23, 2017.
• In case of further question regarding the vacancy please contact Shawn Simons, Terminal Operations Manager for South Africa via [email protected]
• If you need a support with submitting your application please contact our HR SC Recruitment Team: [email protected] or via phone: +48 123 999 400.