Filter operator 1 - Mogalakwena at Metso Outotec

JOB STATEMENT

This position is responsible for providing Metso customers with professional technical support of its products.  This position will coordinate and work closely with the Service Business Line Technical Support Teams to assure a common understanding/application of technical support and information to support and provide excellent customer service on Metso Equipment. 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work as member of a maintenance team for reactive and preventative maintenance and repairs
• Fitting ad repairing of mechanical parts of plant machinery
• Conduct mechanical maintenance work of chutes, floatation cells, conditioners, pumps, pipes, grinding mills, thickeners, filters, conveyors and other crucial areas of the plant to ensure continues operation.
• Perform all work in a planned and organised manner, follow instructions and plans and complete work on schedule.
• Ensure that work performed meet all statuary requirements and company standards.
• Housekeeping duties of the maintenance area.
• In cooperation with the other maintenance personnel ensure the optimisation plant performance and continues development of site maintenance,
• Ensure a safe work environment and compliance to all HSEQ regulations and standards during the work and ensure compliance with statuary and other regulations as are required by law.
• Continually review and where necessary suggest changes that will improve the department occupational health, safety, quality and efficiency performance.
• Other duties as directed by line Manager.
• Maintaining 5S within the working environment
• Willingness to assist in additional reasonable tasks on hand
• Maximize performance on all equipment's
• Complete job cards, logbooks, and inspection reports
• Conduct safety inspections

RELATIONSHIPS

• Report directly to site Supervisor/Manager.
• Maintain a good relationship with Metso customers.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTERFACES

• Key Global and Local customers within the Business Line
• Key suppliers
• Local SBL Customer Service Support teams

POSITION SPECIFICATION

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, competency and/or ability required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Relevant trade certificate
• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Minimum 5 years field service experience on Metso equipment, Mining equipment, and Larox Filters
• Computer Literate
• Understanding our principles of customer relations and interaction
• Ability to effectively communicate with a drive and performance orientation
• Ability to work in a team atmosphere

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Relationship-building qualities, a bias for action, and detail-oriented behaviours are
• required
• A self-motivated individual with the ability to work under stress and meet deadlines
• Good communication, co-operation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong technical, analytical, and mechanical skills and abilities
• Exposure to internal and external environmental conditions, noise, hazards
• Own Transport to and from the site