Fitter and Turner - Potchefstroom, North-West - Tiger Brands

Description

Tiger Brands King Foods is seeking a qualified and experienced Mechanical Fitter & Turner to join our dynamic Engineering team at our Potchefstroom plant. This role plays a vital part in ensuring plant availability, cost-effectiveness, safety compliance, and consistent product quality. The successful candidate will be responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing a variety of mechanical systems and equipment across the plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist technical support to shift-based teams during operations.
• Assist as a functional expert in problem-solving when requested.
• Carry out running repairs on plant equipment as required during shifts.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimize downtime.
• Participate actively in maintenance planning meetings, providing input, clarifying work requirements, and scheduling tasks.
• Execute planned maintenance and contribute to developing and improving maintenance programs.
• Always operate safely and in compliance with plant and legal requirements.
• Proactively identify unsafe conditions or work practices and escalate for correction.
• Ensure all maintenance work is performed in a way that supports plant safety and hygiene standards.
• Carry out maintenance tasks to maximize plant availability and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Contribute to meeting or exceeding set OEE targets.
• Complete required maintenance reports, logs, and administrative tasks to support engineering and production performance.
• Must have the physical ability to perform maintenance duties within a plant environment.
• Willingness to work shifts, including callouts, standby, overtime, and weekend work as required.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Proficiency in maintenance systems and engineering standards.
• Trade-tested and qualified Fitter & Turner.
• Knowledge of high-speed packaging and production machinery.
• Skilled in operating and maintaining lathes, milling machines, drills, grinders, and other precision tools.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience in fabricating and fitting mechanical components.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• High numeracy and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive approach with a drive for sustainable solutions.
• Team player with the ability to work within a multi-functional environment.
• Strong logical/diagnostic approach to troubleshooting.

Personal Characteristics:

• Effective communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Continuous learning
• Team player within multi-functional team.
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required.
• Situational problem-solving abilities.
• Pro-active and driven by sustainable solutions.
• Strong logical/diagnostic approach to troubleshooting

Qualification and experience:

• Education: Matric (Grade 12) with Mathematics and Science/ N3 Technical Qualification.
• Trade: Fitter & Turner (Trade Tested).

Experience: 3–5 years' experience in a similar role, preferably within the manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, or power generation industries