Artisan Fitter at AVI Limited

Key Areas of Impact:

Maintenance:

• Monitor machine performance on a daily basis
• Performing daily checks and routine inspections on equipment and report and repair faults
• Coordinate preventative maintenance activities
• Attending to equipment breakdowns and identifying mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults on equipment
• Minimise and reduce the need for outsourced engineering maintenance

Planning:

• Execute maintenance strategies for different divisions in the factory
• Schedule compliance with job cards and ensure they are manually completed
• Execute jobs allocated via job cards during shutdown

Cost Control:

• Immediately report on defective or machinery that requires attention
• Manage the cost of materials, time and labour effectively

Safety:

• Perform risk assessments and critical equipment for every job
• Ensure loss of work is kept to a bare minimum and assist with shutdown planning and execution
• Ensure the Lock out procedure is complied with

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Fitter in a food processing environment
• Understanding of the operation and maintenance of the following:
• Food Processing equipment for example, coating lines and conveyers
• Knowledge of working on packaging machines in a factory environment
• Pneumatics and Hydraulics experience
• Basic understanding of electrical circuits
• Root Cause Analysis understanding and exposure

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• NQF 4 Fitter qualification or equivalent is required
• Completed Red Seal certification is required