AVI Limited is looking for a Packaging Fitter. Apply Now!
AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Packaging Fitter at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Isando, Biscuits. The purpose of the role is to ensure that planned and preventative maintenance will be carried out as well as breakdown repair work on plant equipment.
Line Manager: Foreman
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Health and Safety
• Continuously adhere to and engage in safe working practices.
• Adhere to the company safety policy.
Maintenance
• Carry out breakdown repair work on all plant and equipment.
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance schedules as required on mechanical equipment in area of responsibility.
• Perform planned shutdown work on plant and ancillary equipment.
• Contribute to scope of work for planned maintenance activities.
Problem solving
• Contribute to the investigation and completion of root cause & failure analysis on prolonged and repeated breakdowns.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on problem solving techniques to fellow workers
• Adhere to company’s escalation policy and procedure
Reporting
• Record all maintenance data (downtime, spares, and improvement recommendations) on Shopware CMMS.
• Complete checklists and take appropriate follow-up measures
Requirements:
Experience:
• Have a minimum of 3 years solid experience with High-Speed Packaging machinery working in an FMCG or manufacturing facility
• Extensive experience in and knowledge of working with pneumatics. Electro-pneumatic experience advantageous
• Experience with high-speed flow wrapping and cartoning machines
• FMCG Plant Maintenance experience is essential
Qualifications:
• Matric essential
• Fitter Trade tested at an Accredited Training Facility
• N4 Fitter- Mechanical Trade Theory in Mechanical Engineering
Additional Requirements:
• Experience working with Robotic palletizers, stretch wrappers, modular and belt conveying systems, VFFS machines, case packers and case sealers.
• MIG & TIG welding experience advantageous, SMAW(stick) welding experience essential
• Excellent fault-finding abilities
• Good Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (SAP, Pragma, Shopware etc)
• QMS, HACCP, and GMP Knowledge is advantageous
• Computer literacy – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook (e-mail),
Competencies:
• Thinking Analytically
• Documenting Facts
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decision
• Inviting Feedback
• Attention to detail
• Planning & Organising
• Taking Initiative