Fitter - Randfontein at RCL Foods

Job Description    
RCL FOODS seeks experienced Fitters to join our Groceries Division based in Randfontein. The purpose of the role is to maintain all machines to obtain their optimum efficiencies, ensure that all planned maintenance work is done according to the schedules, and that all records are kept up to date. Will, when deemed necessary, assist with new projects and work overtime when required.

Minimum Requirements    

• Attend to and maintain plant production equipment
• Responsible for ensuring that preventative planned maintenance is performed in a cost effective way to ensure minimum downtime and product losses
• Maintenance of mechanical equipment - production lines, high speed packaging lines, dust and explosion proof equipment
• Fault finding and repair of mechanical equipment - Expected to strip the machine down that is being overhauled and examine all the working parts very carefully for wear and replace worn parts with either standard parts purchased from outside, parts manufactured outside and / or parts made or repaired in-house
• Construction of new mechanical equipment in plants.
• Repair old parts and assist with the manufacturing of machine parts on new projects.
• Handle breakdowns in an effective manner
• Accurate completion of dMS and administrative forms
• Liaise with supervisor and keep him informed of the progress and / or any problems which may occur during the machine overhaul.
• Maintain optimum settings, will report any problems related to the non-performance of machines / equipment and / or labour or both to his supervisor. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Attend to and maintain plant production equipment
• Responsible for ensuring that preventative planned maintenance is performed in a cost effective way to ensure minimum downtime and product losses
• Maintenance of mechanical equipment - production lines, high speed packaging lines, dust and explosion proof equipment
• Fault finding and repair of mechanical equipment - Expected to strip the machine down that is being overhauled and examine all the working parts very carefully for wear and replace worn parts with either standard parts purchased from outside, parts manufactured outside and / or parts made or repaired in-house
• Construction of new mechanical equipment in plants.
• Repair old parts and assist with the manufacturing of machine parts on new projects.
• Handle breakdowns in an effective manner
• Accurate completion of dMS and administrative forms
• Liaise with supervisor and keep him informed of the progress and / or any problems which may occur during the machine overhaul.
• Maintain optimum settings, will report any problems related to the non-performance of machines / equipment and / or labour or both to his supervisor.