Artisan Millwright (6 Months Contract) at Danone

ABOUT THE JOB

To execute preventative maintenance and fix all breakdowns on the machines. Comply with GMP requirements.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Quality

• Ensure adherence to quality standards, procedures, policies and practices
• Fix all breakdowns and execute preventative maintenance and/or scheduled maintenance, always adhering to high standards of workmanship
• Adhere to HACCP and CIP protocols
• Comply with housekeeping standards: ensure that work area and machinery is kept clean at all times, clean work areas and machinery as required

Food Safety and Quality

• Ensure adherence to Food Safety and Quality principles as included in the policies, procedures, product specifications and processes. This also includes general Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and hygiene practices.
• Identify and report any potential Food Safety & Quality and GMP deviations and hazards

Costs

• Ensure optimal functioning of the production line by executing preventative and reactive maintenance duties as per standard
• Attend to breakdowns timeously, thereby reducing production downtime.
• Minimize stoppages and increase plant availability by implementing plant maintenance strategies.
• Execute maintenance tasks within budget (i.e., reduce spare parts consumption where possible and attempt to curtail costs associated with breakdowns)
• Continuously identify cost effect ways of delivering world class service, identify cost saving initiatives and recommend improvements
• Lead maintenance specific problem solving initiatives
• Complete required maintenance documentation: use information to analyse machine performance (i.e., establish trends, etc.)

Delivery

• Execute breakdown and scheduled maintenance within the agreed time frame
• Monitor the production line/s to ensure smooth operation at all times
• Assist in assembling, commissioning and decommissioning lines
• Make use of problem solving techniques (root cause analysis) to establish the reason why breakdowns occur in order to eliminate such breakdowns into the future.
• Uphold Good Manufacturing Practice principles.
• Complete CUTE documentation and adhere to DAMAWY procedures and process
• Complete all required documentation as required (maintenance, safety, quality, etc.)
• Participate in 15 minute team talk and in proper shift handover

Morale

• Encourage team members to strive for excellence in all they do
• Be the custodian of the Company Values and CODE
• Participate in monthly shift safety meetings
• Monitor KPIs and participate actively in initiatives aimed at achieving targets set.
• Actively engage with team members and management to ensure that shifts are properly attended in order to achieve production targets and reduce the pressure placed on other team members due to unplanned absences.
• Provide coaching and support to other team members particularly as it related to maintenance activities
• Take responsibility for your own learning and development (subject to budgetary constraints) and performance

Environment

• Ensure adherence to the environment policies, procedures and standards

Safety

• Adhere to safety regulations, procedures and policies
• Identify and report safety hazards
• Participate in safety incident/accident investigations as required
• Participate in safety dialogues as per guidelines
• Participate in safety audits and action plan implementation as and when required
• Comply with LOTO procedures and perform work in a safe manner at all times

ABOUT YOU

QUALIFICATIONS:

• N3, Qualified Millwright

MINUMUM EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• 2/3 years’ experience within a FMCG environment, Processing, Utilities and/or Packaging/Filling experience would be an advantage.
• Exposed to technical root cause analysis methodologies.