Fitter - Can Making Technician at Nestle

Position Snapshot

• Nestlé has over 308 000 employees worldwide. More than being the world’s number one food and beverage brand, we’ve successfully launched, and sustained, hundreds of thousands of careers. The East and Southern African Region Technical Division encompasses a broad spectrum of activities, with five factories in our market in the Food & Beverages, and Nutrition businesses. We’re now looking for a qualified Fitter to join our team Estcourt factory.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Ensure efficient operation of the section in terms of running maitenance, quality product output
• Ensure that production requirement are met and that machinery under is kept in good running order
• Maintain machine asset Intensity on all the machinery
• Carry out goods receipt, declare pallets produced, print and fix label on pallet, print manual stickers when necessary
• Ensure required packing materials and raw materials are available for usage
• Involved in Daily Operational Reviews and Shift Handovers
• Ensure Quality, Safety and Hygiene within the workplace

What Will Make You Successful

• Matric with Maths
• Minimum N3 with Trade Test as a Fitter or Fitter & Turner
• 2 years experience as a Fitter
• SAP Knowledge, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

A day in the life of
Can Making - Artisan Fitter
Safety and Hygiene

• Ensure good housekeeping and safety practices are maintained at all times.
• Ensure that there is no contamination of product i.e.foreign bodies.
• Keep working area clean and tidy at all times.

Operations Operations

• Maintain machine efficiencies on all the machinery(As per dept matrix).
• Ensure proper shutdown procedures followed.
• Ensure required packing materials and raw materials are available for usage (ends and tinplate).
• Ensure equipment is operating within process specification and is in sound working order.
• Ensure required raw materials are available for processing.
• Ensure equipment is maintained within process specification and is in sound working.

Quality Control

• Ensure all products meet the required specification.(finished open top cans)
• Report all defects that are detected and to team leader.
• Do all visual quality checks at work station (damaged cans ,coding, plate squareness etc.)
• Reduce spoilage to a minimum level.

Innovation and Improvement

• Participate in Continuous Improvement Initiatives and seek new and improved methods of working in order to increase efficiency in the overall production process
• Practice teamwork to ensure continuous improvement of all activities and resources within the organization.
• Actively participate in NCE daily meetings.
• Participate in “shop floor ownership”