Job Description

Join Lactalis at our site in Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth and take on the challenges of a Senior Technician. This exciting career opportunity at Lactalis SA will enable you to apply your business acumen to ensure that the company achieves its challenging objectives during the next phase of its growth in South Africa
Required Skills

• Trade Tested Millwright
• Minimum N4 or equivalent - wire-mans licence will be to your benefit;
• Must have a minimum of five (5) years experience post qualifying, in mechanical and electrical
• maintenance preferably in a FMCG environment;
• Successfully passed the Trade test and qualified as a Millwright is essential;
• Proven background and demonstrated techniques to facilitate PLC fault finding is essential;
• Prior working knowledge and experience in Pragma Maintenance System would count in your favour;
• Must be willing to work shifts, weekends, stand-by and overtime;
• Must be in possession of own transport and valid drivers licence;
• Must be able to exhibit prior working knowledge, demonstrate practical methods and execute joint

problem solving and root cause analysis techniques with all levels of staff;

• Proficient in operating a computer and above average skills in Microsoft Word & Microsoft Excel;

requirements up to date.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintenance of process plant and packing lines, Combi blocks & Tetrapak
• Scheduled maintenance of production equipment and utilities;
• Energy optimisation;
• Maintenance of PLC systems;
• Perform Standby duties;
• Maintenance and fault finding on all electrical and mechanical equipment, boilers and cooling

systems;

• Breakdown management and handling associated pressures;
• Carry out general preventative maintenance;
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation (incl. compliance with HACCP and Health and Safety);
• Plant OEE improvement;
• Liaise with production staff; coordinator efforts other shift technicians
• Be an active part of the engineering team with a positive outlook;
• Display enthusiasm and creativity by being a team player; and
• Show the passion and self-drive required for your work by being proud of your outputs

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