Senior Technician UHT/ESL Filling And Downstream - Humansdorp at Woodlands Dairy

Job Summary 

Leading a team/shift of technicians and performing general maintenance (electrical/mechanical) mainly on UHT and ESL packaging equipment.

Key Performance Areas:

• Performing Preventative Maintenance / Servicing of equipment.
• Performing Reactive Maintenance / attending to Breakdowns.
• Minimize/prevent breakdowns to reduce downtime and improve equipment efficiencies.
• Contribute to improvements and innovations.
• Training of apprentices and junior technicians.
• Promoting a homogenous environment across shifts and departments.
• Comply with and drive HSE policies and targets.
• Ensuring job cards of the team/shift is up to date.
• Performing RCA on breakdowns and PDCA analysis as agreed.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Trade tested- Electrician / Millwright
• Preferred candidates will have previous experience as a senior technician, have successfully completed Tetra Pak Maintenance Courses and have a minimum of 6 years' post qualification experience in performing preventative and reactive maintenance of hydraulics, electrics, pneumatics, mechanics, and PLCs on filling and packing equipment in a FMCG environment.
• Lead a team of technicians to achieve efficiency and budget targets by performing preventative and reactive maintenance of filling and downstream equipment.
• Perform standby duties and assist the line specialists and foreman in the performance of their duties as required.
• This position will require working shifts and overtime to meet operational requirements.