Fitter at RCL Foods

Job Description    
RCL FOODS is searching for an experienced Fitter to join our Groceries team. This role is based in Randfontein and will report into the Senior Fitter and Mechanical Supervisor.

The purpose of the role is to manage the mechanical machine minders, ensuring proactive maintenance, repair, and service of equipment.
Minimum Requirements    

• Qualified Trade Tested Mechanical Fitter with SETA accredited Red Seal with a minimum of 3 years appropriate training
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience where the apprenticeship itself is not counting as part of the experience (Post Trade Test experience)
• Experience in Food Manufacturing Environment working on Hi-Speed Packaging Machinery.
• Mechanical maintenance and fault finding
• Machines and tools, including their design, uses and repair

Duties & Responsibilities    
Operational Maintenance

• Plan and manage all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests and break downs.
• Help plan and manage weekend mechanical maintenance tasks and projects.
• Use planned maintenance schedules to coordinate daily activities of machine minders and implement operational asset productivity and care through the planned maintenance strategy by noting and driving the resolution of maintenance issues with the machine minding team.
• Monitor, measure and report on engineering related down-time and general issues.
• Fault find on mechanical equipment to ascertain and repair faults to ensure production can continue.
• Attend to and resource mechanical breakdowns timeously in order to minimize production downtime.
• Conduct planned maintenance as per the job card schedule and sign off job once fully completed.
• Send job cards to the Maintenance Manager for record purposes.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance on hydraulic, pneumatic and conveyor systems to ensure that they run optimally.
• Inspect, operate and test equipment in order to diagnose equipment malfunctions.
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools.
• Supervision of sub-ordinates work quality.

SHEQ Implementation

• Ensure Artisan assistants follow safety rules and regulations as per the Business’s safety plan.
• Ensure that security access points to the premises and BMS system are in good working condition.
• Report theft and dangers on the premises.
• Ensure mechanical safety equipment is in good working order (e.g. fire extinguishers) at all times.
• Guide the team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and timeous action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance.
• Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.
• Maintain and implement food safety standards.

Stock Control

• Complete a spares requisition once spares have been drawn from stores in order to have the buyer procure and replenish stock.

Team Supervision

• Manage the day to day activities and outputs of Artisan assistants across the shift.
• Train and mentor the team to improve performance and reduce down time.
• Utilize skills matrix to assess capability gaps within the artisan assistants’ team and develop a training plan in conjunction with the HR development specialist to address skills gaps.
• Be available on call out and work on weekends or when necessary to ensure optimal performance of the team and effective maintenance of equipment.
• Daily meetings with engineering staff and prepare inspection reports.
• Manage the Artisan assistants
• Perform work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks and compliance with legislation, SHEQ and in-house maintenance standards