Senior Maintenance Fitter

Description:

RESPONSIBILITY OF JOB:
To ensure high plant availability by carrying out mechanical repairs, maintenance, plant modifications, and installations in accordance with agreed standards and in compliance with NOSA, O.H.S.A and BSI ISO 9000 2000
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS (KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS) Responsible for:
All maintenance, modifications and repairs are carried out to ensure plant availability of at least 97 %.
Work planned by the Engineering Manager and Maintenance Foreman must be carried out to the correct standards and timely.
Preventative maintenance and monitoring are correctly carried out daily and areas of concern are immediately reported to the Engineering Manager.
Liaising with the production personnel to determine problem areas on the plant.
Breakdowns are to be attended to immediately and rectified in the shortest time possible. Breakdowns occurring after normal working hours are to be reported to the Engineering Manager within 10 minutes of breakdown.
Suggestion and ideas to be discussed with the Engineering Manager on improving the plant.
All work to be done without neglecting safety, legislation, policies and procedures.
The best quality and service is to be given when maintaining, modifying, fabricating or installing equipment to the plant.
Correct start up procedures of equipment to be followed at all times.
SHERQ:
Each employee in the organization is responsible and accountable for his/her own safety and to comply to all Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies, Procedures, Laws and by-laws that the company subscribes to.
Each employee is responsible to identify hazards, assessing risks and implementing control measures to address the risk identified.

Requirements:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS:
Qualifications Standard 10 / N3 Trade Test Fitter
Experience maintenance of machines in production environment – Boiler Making, Turning, Welding, Machinery
Specific knowledge: Basic Welding, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, knowledge of gear boxes pumps and distribution
Must have good technical knowledge
Must be able to communicate, read and write English
Must have good knowledge of OHSA, NOSA and BSI ISO 9001 2000
Must be able to work with little or no supervision
Must be able to work under pressure
FORMAL TRAINING REQUIRED:
Health and Safety and First Aid
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Fitting
Basic Welding
Basic Electrical
Preventative Maintenance
Special Competencies:
Fault finding
Must be innovative – improve working methods
Plant improvement ideas/suggestions