Tufting Mechanician at Belgotex Floors

Purpose of this Role:

• To provide mechanical maintenance support to minimize production downtime and ensure efficiency and quality within the Tufting department.
• They work closely with the Tufting Manager overseeing the shifts to ensure they are running well through communication with the team and delegation of tasks with the Mechanicians on site for daily tasks to be carried out accordingly.

Key Accountabilities and Outputs:

• Carries out looper, knife and needle change accurately
• Carry out general maintenance on all machines
• Responsible for carrying out product change overs according to the product specifications
• Assist with Installations within the Tufting department
• Performs fault finding on machines during breakdowns
• Responsible for performing technical procedures on machines accurately
• Must work within the company rules
• Must follow procedure for primary backing changes on machines accurately to reduce any damage to the machine
• Responsible for increasing and decreasing the widths on machine when following seaming plans to ensure customer needs are met as per product specifications
• Responsible for all relevant maintenance documents, technical documents and logbooks such as breakdown slips, Time shifts and Toolbox talks.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Matric 
• Completed a CTFL /Carpet Technology.
• 5-8 years working experience in a similar role is essential
• Ability to work on heights
• Ability to work in confined spaces due to operational requirements
• Ability to work in standing position for extended hours
• Must be comfortable working on elevated surfaces
• Must be flexible to working extended hours
• Ability to tube and label a creel in the correct sequence. 

Competencies: Individual Contributor

• Valuing Differences - Working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations, or backgrounds; seeks out and uses unique abilities, insights, and ideas from diverse individuals.
• Work standards - Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Planning and Organising - Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.
• Continuous Learning - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.