Technical Expert (Mechanical) - Gqeberha at Continental

Job Description
MAINTENANCE

• Assist with breakdowns in all disciplines and troubleshooting on production machines
• Identify possible hardware and software breakdowns using the departmental/machine systems and pre-PM inspection checklist
• Predictive and preventative maintenance on departmental machines as well as machine control systems
• Machine ownership
• Departmental ownership.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Provide machine improvements to increase quality/production levels and to reduce breakdowns
• Implement improvements in-line with pareto and root cause analysis
• Maximum machine availability
• Pursue energy saving projects
• Responsible for PLC system adaptations, upgrades, and software modifications.

REPORTS

• Prepare reports and make recommendations for improving department operations and solving maintenance-related problems
• Do pareto analysis/root cause analysis and reports on repetitive machine related problems
• Report in detail on performed work in SAP-PM
• Validation and report on Control systems modifications.

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENTS

• Manufacturing Execution Systems, implementation, upgrades, system enhancements and troubleshooting at machine level
• IPC Management and upgrades. Setting up new IPC's and integrating into network, configuring and set-up of machine specific software
• Adhere to back-up and restore procedures and control system recovery
• Change Management- Coordinate, Implement, Validate (test) and documenting of Software change requests on Control System Software in area.

BUSINESS UNIT

• Give full support to all other business unit partners.
• Maintain KPI’s.

HR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comply with disciplinary procedures as per Company code of conduct.  
• Update daily attendance and time keeping.

ESH

•  follow the internal ESH work instructions in the daily work;
• demonstrate exemplary personal behaviour in ESH and motivate others;
• ensure immediate notification and response, and initiate preventive measures in case of unsafe or polluting hazards.

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (In addtion a fitter and turner trade test will be advantageous) 

Additional Information

• Medimed Medical Aid – with 3 options to choose from with the Company subsidising 50% of the cost
• Provident Fund – 2 options to choose from with the Company contributing  an additional 10.5% towards it.
• Tyre Purchase discount for up to 8 tyres a year
• Long service awards payments from 10 years of loyal service
• Study Assistance and Bursaries