Permanent - Utility 2 Operator - Nelson Mandela Metropole (Gqeberha Port Elizabeth) - South Africa

Reporting to Section Manager

Job Purpose

To operate, repair and perform maintenance work on equipment and machines to minimise and prevent failures / breakdowns on production operations.

Key Performance Areas:

1. Maintenance Support (55%)
2. Administration (15%)
3. Compliance (10%)
4. Cost Control (10%)
5. Customer Service (10%)

 Maintenance Support:

• Sets and maintains the following machines as per suppliers’ operating manual.
• Negative and Positive Pasting lines including expander, tab blanker, hopper, divider and stacker.
• Ensures each line of equipment produces the correct quality product at the nominal production rate for that equipment.
• Ensures all extraction and cooling systems are kept in the correct working condition

Administration:

• Ensures appropriate job card is completed prior to maintenance work starts.
• Completes the production logs, attribute charts and SPC data as required in the assembly work instructions.

Compliance:

• Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of the company.
• Reports risks or areas of concern to management within area of responsibility.
• Promotes compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure

Cost Control:

• Supports the effective and transparent use of financial and other resources.
• Limits expenditure, reduces costs and ensures deviations from budgetary limits are reported to direct Manager

Customer Service:

• Maintains effective working relationships with employees and customers to render highest quality of services.
• Identifies and solves problems whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with the company's core values

Minimum Qualifications:

Grade 12 Certificate (NQF 4)

Trade Test:  Artisan (NQF 5) - electrical or a mechanical trade test.

Minimum Experience:

Up to 3 years’ Operator experience in a manufacturing environment

Technical Experience:

• Computer Literacy (Basic MS Office; and SAP, ERP Systems and other job-specific software systems).
• Knowledge of relevant maintenance practices / designs / methodologies / SOP’s.
• Housekeeping and safety principles