TX-R-331,TX-R-331 / Artisan at BMW Group South Africa

The body in white technical team is responsible for the maintenance and running of all technical equipment required to produce the body in white.

What awaits you?

Quality:      

• To support the team in achieving all Product, Process and System Quality targets (as per the Target Commitment Process)
• Ensure all required records and documentation are retained and updated
• Ensure adherence to ISO 14001
• Responsible for ensuring all equipment is maintained and repaired to the required quality standards (without supervision)
• Instigating changes to ensure quality improvements in the maintenance work done
• Together with support staff, set the required quality standards for maintenance work

Flexibility:

• Support the production team in achieving the Production volume, by quick response to breakdowns
• Commissioning equipment to ensure smooth production
• Adhere to the required shift pattern to ensure optimal support to production
• Needs to develop to ensure good support in all fields of the BIW environment (i.e. electrical and mechanical)
• Needs to develop skills in such a way that specialist tasks can be performed in more than one of the specialist technology groups
• Perform maintenance actions after hours as required to support production
• Ensure all breakdowns are resolved before handing over equipment to the following shift (extra work time)
• Needs to stand in for Team leader when required
• Responsible to perform plant testing and commissioning on weekends

Productivity:

• Support his manager and implement measures to achieve Budget, Headcount and Equipment Productivity targets
• Eliminating equipment failure by means of preventative maintenance.
• Gaining all required knowledge of the plant and equipment to ensure that first hand information is available at all times.
• Optimize and continuously improve equipment and systems to optimize product quality, plant availability and reliability.
• Scope of equipment responsibility, all BIW specific equipment
• Fault finding on integrated systems
• Needs to sustain specialized skills in assigned technology group and advanced skills in all other technologies
• Needs to develop contact to the other BMW manufacturing plants to ensure technology specific synergies are optimally utilized
• Needs to plan optimum usage of available spares / equipment during breakdowns and preventative maintenance actions to the advantage of the plant
• Adherence to maintenance/production rules of conduct

Human Resources:

• Support the team in achieving the Human Resource targets
• Share knowledge freely with all colleagues to ensure growth in team skills
• Develop training sessions and give the training on the specialized technology
• Take ownership for personal / soft skills development

Environment:

• Assist management in achieving the Environmental (ISO 14001) targets and conform to all BMW standards and procedures
• To ensure that all work is performed competently and in accordance with BMW specifications, the OHS Act and ISO 14001.
• To ensure that all equipment and work areas are safe at all times to prevent accidents or injury to personnel.
• Ensure that equipment is maintained in accordance with safety regulations.

What you should bring along?

• National diploma or Trade Test
• Min 3 years related experience in electrical & mechanical maintenance, in an automated production environment
• Problem Solving skills
• High level technical and analytical skills
• Specialized knowledge and experience on automated systems

Closing Date: 26 March 2024