Packaging Instrument Technician at The South African Breweries (SAB)

KEY PURPOSE

• The Key purpose of the role is to maintain, repair and optimize packaging hall machines to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards. 

Key roles and responsibilities

• Review SAP downtime in preparation of morning meeting with maintenance controller
• Advance terminator to Unit manager level
• Develop SWIs, SOPs and schedules reviewed and train operators.
• Training of PEST artisans and shift artisans to close skill Gaps
• Obtain quotes for spare parts from OEM \AMM and or reverse engineering as required and manage the RTS process in order to recover ZBB.
• Perform store walkabout and review store bin holding min and max levels
• Support with shut planning by utilizing medium and long term action plans
• Update AWS daily and track machine specific performance and KPI’s
• Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the production teams on machine operation, machine fault finding and correct responses to machine failure modes 
• Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams 
• Carry out work during the planned, routine and opportunity maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the Planner 
• Where scheduled work cannot be completed, feed back to the Maintenance Planner for direction, this may involve rescheduling the work or prioritizing outstanding work 
• Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in during planned maintenance windows 
• Complete any administration and SAP tasks in support of planned maintenance 
• Partake in maintenance post mortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities 
• Carry out Autonomous Operations as per requirements 
• Participate in machine grouping improvement through the use of Artisan Work Station
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance (where required, additional resources may be called in to assist) 
• Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem 
• Where necessary, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Maintenance Controller for direction 

PROFILE

• Experience in Siemens S7 and Allen Bradley PLCs
• Good knowledge in Process loop checks and calibration of field instruments.
• Good knowledge in Networks: As-Interface, Profibus, Profinet, Device Net and Ethernet. 
• Drive knowledge in Danfoss, SEW and Simotion 
• Packaging experience highly advantageous 
• Physically fit (Physically demanding environment) 
• Ability to self-manage, with initiative and bias for action 
• Enquiring and analytical thinking ability 
• Problem solving ability 
• Great attention to detail with the ability to prioritize 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills 
• Ability to work in teams 
• Prepared to work standby and overtime when required
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties 

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum N6 Instrumentation (Must be trade tested)
• Or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Process Instrumentation).
• 5 years’ experience in an FMCG Environment