Maintenance Support Mechanical - Shalaamboot at Sappi

As a Maintenance Support Mechanical (Foreman), you will be responsible for: 

• Assess equipment, materials, and labour needed to complete large and/or complex maintenance tasks to ensure that maintenance activities meet district standards and resolve the defined issue(s) while reducing wasted resources.
• Collaborate with others (e.g., contractors, vendors, etc.) to implement and maintain services and/or programs.
• Coordinate services and activities of outside contractors as assigned to ensure that contracted work is completed in a safe, effective, and timely manner and that it meets Mill’s standards and objectives.
• Directly assigned maintenance staff in resolving maintenance issues to ensure that Mill sections are maintained in a safe and effective working/learning environment.
• Maintain a variety of manual and electronic files and/or records to provide up-to-date references and comply with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Maintain assigned tools, equipment, and vehicle(s) to ensure their availability as needed to meet assigned maintenance objectives.
• Perform a wide variety of skilled maintenance activities to ensure that maintenance issues are resolved, and projects are completed in a safe, effective, and timely manner.
• Prepare a variety of program-mandated documents and reports to document activities and comply with Mill and/or legal requirements.
• Prioritise and assign system-related work orders to skilled maintenance staff to ensure that the section is maintained in a safe working/learning environment and meets guidelines within the approved budget.
• Required to work standby and overtime as required.
• Integrating and aligning with lean manufacturing.
• Drive SAP to ensure proper maintenance standards, asset utilisation, planning forecast, and maintenance execution.
• Passion to drive and excel performance on the machine.
• Manage and assist in RCAs to implementation and improve on Predictive maintenance.

What are we looking for?

• Post Matric Certificate / Diploma / NQF level 5 - 6
• Recognised Trade Certificate (Manpower/Seta accredited)
•  3 - 5 years’ plant operations experience
• Computer Literate (MS Office Package)
• Valid driving license
• Pulp and Paper industry experience advantageous
• SAP knowledge advantageous