Description:
Artisan: Millwright
Manufacturing
Accountable for specialist outputs, as well as initiating quality standards within defined work routines and
policies.
Job Purpose
To ensure that the plant is available for production by carrying preventative maintenance, by attending to
breakdowns and malfunctions, communicating effectively with the maintenance manager, production
management and quality control personnel
Key Accountabilities and Outputs
Mechanical Maintenance
Repair mechanical breakdowns on production line equipment
Assessment and replacement of suspect components as a measure to prevent future stoppages
Attend to general electrical and mechanical problems in the production area, warehouse, office block
and outside premises
Preventative maintenance program: on a daily basis attend to checks, maintenance and lubrication
instructions on KHS line, Vermercati line, Cordial line, sugar/syrup room, compressed air supply, as
detailed in the weekly maintenance schedule.
Cooling: control and keep log of performance of compressors, levels of oil, condensers, as well as
monitoring of glycol supply to plant
Municipal water supply: monitoring of filtration i.e. sand filters, activated carbon filters, cartridge
filters, and UV installation as well as water pumps and valves
Compressed air supply: monitoring of compressor performances and keeping records of operating
temperatures, running hours etc.- air driers and air filtration equipment
Assist with daily start-up and shut down of essential production machinery, pre-production trial run
Assist with size changes on production lines
Implement and oversee preventative maintenance programme
Emergency breakdown repairs on dayshift and nightshift
Inform maintenance manager of any equipment abuse
Control maintenance store and company tools
Electrical Maintenance
Applies electrical theory and related knowledge to test and modify operational electrical machinery/
electrical control equipment/ circuitry in the plant
Assembles and tests motor control devices, switch panels, transformers, generator windings.
solenoids and other electrical equipment/ components according to engineering data and knowledge
of electrical principles
Diagnoses cases of electrical/mechanical malfunctions or failure or expansions
Develops wiring diagrams for systems or equipment modifications or expansions
Assists with general plant maintenance with the maintenance team
Conducts daily running and repair of plant machinery as per instructions
Per