Millwright - Harrismith at Nestle

A day in the life of a Millwright:

• Complete the necessary administrative tasks for AMM, SHE, CDM and MDWT.
• Interact with production, Suppliers and contracting staff.
• Coaching and mentoring of technical operators and apprentices.
• Carry out the planned maintenance required on plant.
• Incumbent must be pro-active and prevent breakdowns on his/her patrols and shows initiative to continuously improve equipment performance – condition-based maintenance.
• Ensure that all work is performed in a Safe and Environmentally conscientious manner.
• In both electrical and mechanical disciplines, install, service, repair and maintain existing and new equipment.
• Attend to electrical and mechanical faults/breakdowns within the factory.
• Basic troubleshooting on PLC’s and SCADA systems.
• Programming and faultfinding on VSD’’s and soft starters.
• Programming and faultfinding on defined instrumentation and calibration.
• Root cause analysis of repetitive faults; implement corrective measures.
• Steer ‘Continuous Improvement’ teams to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Maintain high standard of work.
• Ensure machine availability for production targets to be met.
• Undertakes to work shift, standby and overtime as per company requirements.
• Electrical panels must be closed, always locked and kept in a neat and clean condition complete with a set of as built wiring diagrams.
• always Adhering to Safe Working Permit procedures (e.g., confined space, working at height, hot work, LOTO etc.)
• Ensure any dangerous conditions to be made safe immediately.
• Ensure that during all work performed, food safety is never compromised.
• Correct errors on electrical and mechanical drawings, update accordingly.

What will make you successful?

• Basic working knowledge of PLC’s
• minimum of two years’ experience in both electrical and mechanical disciplines. 
• Preferably have a Certificate of Registration as an ‘Installation Electrician’.  Served Apprenticeship and qualified with a Millwright Trade Test Certificate (Electromechanician.)