Millwright - Durban - Abantu Staffing Solutions

    Abantu Staffing Solutions
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    Description

    Purpose of the job:

    • To conduct mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs on plant and equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Reporting to: Maintenance Foreman.

    Minimum Requirements:

    • Matric /Grade 12 with mathematics and science
    • Trade Test: Millwright Section 13 red seal
    • Certificate: N4 electro-mechanical, Siemens PLC
    • 5+ years' experience in heavy industry

    Main Responsibilities:

    Maintenance Process (Scheduled Preventative Maintenance):

    • Receive Maintenance Schedules, plan and execute before they expire. Interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work
    • Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements
    • Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares, quantities, time, etc.)
    • Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site
    • Isolate equipment, perform lockouts, complete the LOTO register and make the work area safe
    • Complete the Contractors Permit to Work prior to contractors commencing with work on site.
    • Conduct Preventive Maintenance activities
    • Perform change overs in the production environment
    • Count stock for a Stock Take integrity check (check spares condition during the count)
    • All Scheduled Maintenance shall be recorded (Opened and Closed) to the Maintenance Connection system IN TIME to aid in pro-longing equipment life and prevent Unplanned Maintenance
    • Housekeeping: Keep Workshop and work area clean and maintain or improve on 5S standards
    • Perform Plant start-ups. Plan plant start-up well in advance of planned production starting time to ensure the plant is ready for production. If unsure, ask
    • Track and record personal daily hours to ensure the KPA – Artisan Utilization of ? 75% is achieved

    Maintenance Process (Breakdown):

    • Attend to machine breakdowns of a mechanical/electrical nature for all equipment under engineering functional control
    • Update the responsible person on progress of repairs
    • Escalate a problem/breakdown to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully
    • All Breakdowns shall be recorded (Opened and Closed) to the Maintenance Connection system to aid in determining the root cause and to accurately calculate KPI and artisan utilisation data

    Mechanical Maintenance:

    • Perform routine maintenance
    • Align machines and equipment
    • Diagnose and repair faults on equipment and machinery during production/operation
    • Commission and refurbish machines / equipment
    • Operate and monitor a drilling machine to produce simple components
    • Operate and monitor a lathe to produce simple components
    • Operate and monitor a milling machine to produce simple components
    • Operate and monitor a surface grinding machine to produce simple components
    • Operate the Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) to seal moulds
    • Perform basic and MIG/TIG welding of metals
    • Grind tools and drill bits
    • Maintain mechanical equipment (indirect and direct drives, pipe systems, static seals, bearings, brakes and clutches, direct drives, dynamic seals, heat exchangers and pressure vessels, lubricating systems, pumps, conveyor systems, compressors, fluid power/pneumatic/vacuum systems, gearboxes, safety valves)

    Electrical Maintenance:

    • Design and construct Single/Three Phase Circuits
    • Design and Install Electrical Wire Ways
    • Construct, commission and do fault tracing on low voltage reticulation networks (220Vac, 110Vac, 24DC)
    • Install or replace and commission electrical equipment (lighting systems; electrical cables and conductors; earth leakage unit in a low voltage circuit; metering units or measuring instruments; low and medium voltage transformers; batteries; electrical wire ways; direct current (DC) machines three phase AC electrical circuits, machines and control gear)
    • Wire and commission three phase electrical circuits
    • Inspect and clean (electrical machines; enhanced safety apparatus; electrical motors)
    • Test and inspect a three-phase industrial/commercial installation
    • Inspect and maintain electrical equipment (electrical distribution boards, panels and enclosures; intrinsically safe apparatus; lighting systems; high mast lighting structures; batteries and battery rooms (UPS, Generator); low voltage switchgear; unit protection devices on transformers; AC or DC drive units; (DC) machines; electric power tools; three phase AC machines and control gear)
    • Replace electrical equipment (electrical cables; faulty components in a distribution board; three-phase electrical motor between 5,5 kW and 75 kW)
    • Fault find and repair (Domestic appliances; single phase alternating current (AC) systems; three phase voltage electrical circuits)
    • Disconnect and connect electric motors
    • Handle and care for electrical earthing gear and related equipment
    • Joint low voltage cables
    • Troubleshoot on programmable logic controllers

    Instrumentation Maintenance:

    • Construct Basic Electronic Circuits
    • Install Instrument impulse lines
    • Maintain instrumentation equipment (Flow; Level; Pressure; Temperature; Intrinsically safe apparatus)
    • Carry out soldering and de-soldering procedures

    Maintenance Process (Post Maintenance):

    • Test and commission machinery or equipment prior to handover
    • Complete the Planned Maintenance Schedule-Maintenance Connection (Work completed, work not completed, spares used, spares not available, time taken, observations, problems, etc.)
    • Identify any other work required (including additional spares) and communicate to the Planner/Buyer
    • Clean up after completion of job and inform the responsible person that the maintenance has been completed to the required standard

    Material Handling:

    • Handling sling loads, operating cranes/hoists and operating forklifts

    Project Initiation:

    • Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control and work as a valuable team member
    • Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget

    Project Planning:

    • Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution
    • Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules

    Project Management:

    • Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise
    • Supervise a project team of a technical project if and when requested
    • Provide assistance within the project in the field of your expertise

    Project Administration:

    • Support project meetings and workshops when required to do so

    SHE:

    • Conduct continuous Risk Assessments in the workplace
    • Conduct Planned Task Observations in the workplace
    • Identify potential hazards and critical safety issues in the workplace
    • Address workplace hazards and risks
    • Apply safety, health and environment practices and legal requirements when working on machines and equipment

    Key Skills and Competencies:

    • MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
    • Operating computer systems

    Engineering Drawings:

    • Draw and interpret simple engineering drawings
    • Read, interpret and produce basic engineering drawings
    • Mark off basic regular engineering shapes

    Tools and Measuring Instruments:

    • Select, use and care for engineering measuring equipment
    • Select, use and care for electrical measuring instruments
    • Select, use and care for engineering power tools
    • Select, use and care for marking off/out equipment

    Electrical:

    • Understand fundamentals of electricity
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the uses and safety aspect associated with flammable energy sources
    • Understand basic electronic theory and components
    • Understand basic electrical and mechanical engineering principles

    Instrumentation:

    • Demonstrate an understanding of basic programmable logic controllers
    • Demonstrate an understanding of fault-finding techniques on field instrumentation
    • Demonstrate an understanding of process communication systems
    • Functional Knowledge
    • Business Expertise
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