Maintenance Technician at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa

Job Description
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

Foster functional & Technical Excellence

• Know and have a passion for our business and our customers.
• Demonstrate and build functional and technical excellence.
• Ensure process discipline.
• Have continuous improvement in philosophy and practice.

Own Working Together

• Believe in skilled and motivated people working together.
• Include everyone, respect, listen to, help, and appreciate others.
• Build strong relationships/be a team player/develop ourselves & others.
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and candidly.

Role Model Ford Values

• Show initiative, courage, integrity, and good corporate citizenship.
• Improve quality, safety, and sustainability.
• Have a can-do, find-a-way attitude and emotional resilience.
• Enjoy the journey & each other.  Have fun – never at others ‘expense.

Delivery Results years 

• Deal positively with our business realities and develop compelling & comprehensive plans while keeping an eye on the enterprise’s view.
• Set high expectations and inspire others. 
• Make sound decisions using facts and data.
• Hold ourselves and others responsible and accountable for  delivering results and satisfying our customers.

Responsibilities

• Reading diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures. 
• Installing stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment according to layout plans using hand and power tools.
• Inspecting and examining machinery and equipment to detect irregularities and malfunctions.
• Adjusting machinery and repairing or replacing defective parts. 
• Operating machine tools to fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance, or set-up of machinery.
• Ensuring operating safety devices function properly on completion of repairs, modifications, and installations. 
• Sharpening and maintaining machine tools 
• Participating in the Preventive Maintenance program on all equipment for the continuous improvement of all machines. 
• Keeping detailed and accurate maintenance reports and documentation 
• Cleaning, lubricating, and performing other routine maintenance work on machinery 
• Adhering to workplace safety policies, regulations, and compliances 
• Maintaining a clean and environmentally safe work area 
• Performing other related duties as assigned
• Ensure completion of weekly Dock Level Preventive Maintenance. 
• Liaise with service contract and facilitate completion of Monthly Goods lift Preventive Maintenance. 
• Ensure completion of all portable electrical equipment’s preventive maintenance.
• Ensure completion of DB boards Preventive maintenance. 
• Maintenance of Dock Levelers 
• Maintenance of fast rollers door systems
• Maintenance of BTU’s (Battery trip Units)
• Maintenance of electrical equipment and installation of PMHV chargers

Qualifications

• N4 Plus Trade Test Certificate (Millwright)
• A Diploma is advantageous with a Millwright Trade
• 2-3 years of Maintenance experience in the Automotive industry.
• Physical ability to lift up to 13.5kg