Fitter
at Searchrsa
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
| Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 31 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 01 Nov, 2024 | 3 year(s) or above | Blowers,Overtime,Packaging Machinery,Boilers | No | No |
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| Citizen | GC |
| US Citizen | Student Visa |
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| OPT | H4 Spouse of H1B |
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Employment Type:
| Full Time | Part Time |
| Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
| Contract – W2 | C2H Independent |
| C2H W2 | Contract – Corp 2 Corp |
| Contract to Hire – Corp 2 Corp |
Description:
You will play a crucial role in ensuring the availability and performance of our production machinery. Your responsibilities will include installing, maintaining, upgrading and fabricating equipment to improve uptime and to meet production targets.
Duties and responsibilities
- Install, maintain and repair production machinery and equipment.
- Inspect drives, motors, gearboxes, conveyor belts and bearings for wear and damages.
- Ensure good housekeeping standards and maintenance.
- Identify spares requirements.
- Collaborate with engineers, production managers and other team members to ensure projects are completed on time and within budgets.
- Apply a first time-right approach and follow proper fault-finding procedures, documenting them correctly.
- Comply with food safety standards, experience in the FMCG sector is advantageous.
- Diagnose, correct and improve mechanical issues on plant machinery.
- Being able to size bearings, gearboxes, motors and drive systems.
Education and qualifications
- Must have a grade 12 senior certificate or N3 from Soutth Africa.
- Must have a trade test as either a Millwright or Mechanical Fitter.
- Must have 3-5 years mechanical fitting experience.
- Experience with conveying systems, ovens, blowers, boilers, compressors, flaking mills, hammermills and packaging machinery is advantageous.
- Valid Driver’s license with a willingness to work overtime, public holidays, weekends, shifts and standby duties.
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Responsibilities:
- Install, maintain and repair production machinery and equipment.
- Inspect drives, motors, gearboxes, conveyor belts and bearings for wear and damages.
- Ensure good housekeeping standards and maintenance.
- Identify spares requirements.
- Collaborate with engineers, production managers and other team members to ensure projects are completed on time and within budgets.
- Apply a first time-right approach and follow proper fault-finding procedures, documenting them correctly.
- Comply with food safety standards, experience in the FMCG sector is advantageous.
- Diagnose, correct and improve mechanical issues on plant machinery.
- Being able to size bearings, gearboxes, motors and drive systems
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:3.0Max:5.0 year(s)
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Production / Maintenance / Quality
Turners
Diploma
Must have a grade 12 senior certificate or n3 from soutth africa.
Proficient
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Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
