Millwright at Tiger Brands

• Operate, maintain, repair and optimize plant and associated equipment to ensure plant availability, cost, safety and product quality.
• 3 years experience and Millwright trade test

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Operational Support

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations.  Where requested assist as a functional expert in problem solving.

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve problems.

Running Repairs

• Partake in carrying out repairs on plant equipment as required on shift

Planned Maintenance

• Take part in maintenance planning meetings, contributing suggestions, clarifying work required and carrying out maintenance tasks and building maintenance programs

Housekeeping & Safety

• Operate in a safe manner at all times, identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected

Ensure OEE targets are met 

• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out to maximize plant availability and OEE to meet targets

Reporting and administration

• Ensure the various reports and administration tasks are carried out to support engineering and production

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

Core Competencies

Technical skills

• Mechanical and engineering

Teamwork

• Working effectively with others
• Analytical
• Apply fault finding techniques to diagnose and repair equipment

Communication

• Communicate effectively with others
• High energy levels
• Disciplines and operationally effective

General Competencies

• Millwright experience in fast moving packaging machines
• Exposure to PLC’s. preferably Siemens S7
• Exposure to AC drives and sequential control systems

Experience and Qualifications

• Matric or equivalent
• N3 Electrical Engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering
• Electro-mechanics Trade Test.3 years + Millwright experience in fast moving packaging machines
• 3 years’ experience in a FMCG
• 3 years working in an Electro-Mechanics environment
• Industrial Ammonia refrigeration plant operation (advantage)
• Maintenance of coal fired boilers.
• Acceptable level of skill regarding Argon welding.
• Good knowledge of frequency inverters and Drum

Personal Characteristics

• Effective communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Creativity
• Continuous learning
• Team player within multi-functional team.
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required.
• Situational problem-solving abilities.
• Pro-active and driven by sustainable solutions.
• Strong logical/diagnostic approach to troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings.
• Instrumentation/Pneumatic experience is a requirement.

Special Requirements:

• Must have the physical abilities to carry out the role within a plant and work shifts

End Date: January 15, 2026