Vacancy for a Maintenance Technician (Durban)

Description:

Essential Duties:

• Maintenance/Spares

- Ensure that machines are in good running order

- Assisting with preventative maintenance on machines and equipment

- Assisting with the ordering of machine spares, stocktaking and maintaining an efficient stock level

- Processing and storing of maintenance paperwork and records

- Making bespoke parts for machines and equipment

• Machine Breaks

- Minimise down time by dealing effectively and efficiently with electrical, electronic and mechanical machine breaks

- Dealing with machine break downs

• Building

- Perform general maintenance to the building

• Health & Safety

- Ensure compliance to OHSA regulations i.e. protective wear

• Housekeeping

- Maintaining housekeeping

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Knowledge and Experience:

• Matric

• Mechanical and electrical aptitude

• General plumbing and light carpentry skills

• A minimum of 3 years work experience within a mechanical/electrical printing industry

• 2 to 3 years’ experience in plumbing, building and maintenance work

Behaviours:

• Self Managed – Ability to work on own and within the team structure

• Ability to trouble shoot and think independently

• Environment is deadline driven and stressful from time to time

• Ability to follow instructions

• Ability to work without supervision

• General knowledge of Health & Safety

• Good timekeeper

• Prepared to work overtime as and when required.