Shift Millwright - Pretoria West
FMCG, Food Manufacturing
Minimum Requirements
- Trade Tested Millwright (Mechanical and Electrical), Minimum N4
- Minimum 3–5 years Requirements Trade Tested Millwright (Mechanical and Electrical), Minimum N4
- Minimum 3–5 years Experience in an FMCG, milling, or packing environment preferred.
- Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills on milling and packing equipment.
- Working knowledge of pneumatics, compressed air systems, motors, sensors, drives, and control circuits.
- Advantages: Hardware PLC, automation, and industrial control system understanding. (Siemens S7, Wonderware Scada, Danfoss drives)
- with preventative maintenance systems and precision maintenance techniques.
- Proven ability to complete detailed job cards and maintenance documentation accurately.
- Working knowledge of RCA tools and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and OEM manuals.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure in a shift environment.
- Good communication skills across all organisational levels.
- Willingness to work shifts, standby, and emergency call-outs as required.
- Strong safety, quality, and food safety mindset.
- Provide mechanical and electrical breakdown support across milling and packing departments during shift operations.
- Execute planned preventative and corrective maintenance on milling, packing, conveying, and ancillary equipment.
- Diagnose and rectify mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation-related faults on plant equipment.
- Maintain milling equipment including roller mills, sifters, purifiers, plansifters, conveyors, elevators, blowers, rotary valves , and aspiration systems. (Buhler)
- Maintain packing equipment including filling machines, weighers, check weighers, conveyors, palletizers, and rotational wrappers. (Fawema, New Tech)
- Carry out precision maintenance activities such as alignment, balancing, tensioning, machine timing, and centre-line setup.
- Strictly adhere to LOTOTO (Lock Out, Tag Out, Try Out) procedures and permit-to-work systems.
- Ensure compliance with OHS Act, GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards at all times.
- Accurately complete detailed job cards, maintenance reports, and CMMS entries for all work performed. (Pragma /On key)
- Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) using tools such as 5-Why and Fishbone to address recurring failures.
- Support production teams during start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
- Participate in shift handovers, communicating equipment status, risks, and outstanding work.
- Mentor apprentices and support skills transfer to operators where required.
- Minimum 3–5 years Requirements
- in an FMCG, milling, or packing environment preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide mechanical and electrical breakdown support across milling and packing departments during shift operations.
- Execute planned preventative and corrective maintenance on milling, packing, conveying, and ancillary equipment.
- Diagnose and rectify mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation-related faults on plant equipment.
- Maintain milling equipment including roller mills, sifters, purifiers, plansifters, conveyors, elevators, blowers, rotary valves , and aspiration systems. (Buhler)
- Maintain packing equipment including filling machines, weighers, check weighers, conveyors, palletizers, and rotational wrappers. (Fawema, New Tech)
- Carry out precision maintenance activities such as alignment, balancing, tensioning, machine timing, and centre-line setup.
- Strictly adhere to LOTOTO (Lock Out, Tag Out, Try Out) procedures and permit-to-work systems.
- Ensure compliance with OHS Act, GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards at all times.
- Accurately complete detailed job cards, maintenance reports, and CMMS entries for all work performed. (Pragma /On key)
- Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) using tools such as 5-Why and Fishbone to address recurring failures.
- Support production teams during start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
- Participate in shift handovers, communicating equipment status, risks, and outstanding work.
- Mentor apprentices and support skills transfer to operators where required.
