Artisan Mechanical at South African Bank Note Company

Job Summary:

The purpose of this role is to ensure maximum availability of plant and equipment with minimum downtime by effectively performing preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance.

Main Responsibilities (not limited to):

• To test equipment and components thereof in order to identify faults.
• To repair equipment or components thereof to the required standards (SHE and good workmanship) to reinstate its normal operating condition.
• To respond immediately to work requests in order to reduce the impact of equipment downtime.
• To execute preventive maintenance tasks in order to retain its reliability.
• To ensure relevant resources, tools, and equipment are available to perform preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance effectively.
• To participate in root cause analysis processes, providing relevant information and recommendations and execute corrective measures.
• To ensure safety regulations, procedures, and standards are adhered to by identifying hazards associated with assigned tasks and escalating hazards that cannot be mitigated.
• To report any incidents, injuries, and near misses.
• To supervise and train Artisan Assistants and Apprentices on assigned tasks.

The Preferred Candidate is likely to have:

• Grade 12
• N6 Mechanical Engineering Diploma
• Mechanical Trade Test Certificate
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Mechanical Artisan

Knowledge and Skills:

• Maintenance Principles
• Technical analytical and diagnostic skills
• Fault Finding
• Verbal Communication
• Computer Literacy
• Read Mechanical Drawings