Job Description
The primary role of the Process Operator-Mechanical is to maintain process equipment and machine and ensure continued machine availability for production, the execution of non-destructive quality checks and carrying out of routine maintenance. The process operator has a primary focus on the asset care activities of the team. The role reports to the shift team leader
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Operational Support
- Assist shift based teams with situational problem solving.
- Coach the shift based teams on machine operation, machine fault finding and correct responses to machine failure modes.
- Provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation and maintenance to shift based teams.
- Review SIC’s and address deviations regularly
- Development of work instructions related to equipment.
- Monitor and manage performance of equipment.
- Verify and ensure that machines are running at rated speed
Maintenance of plant and equipment
- Carrying out deep cleaning, lubrication and inspection of machines according to the work instructions, and following the schedules supplied by the maintenance planner
- Carrying out autonomous maintenance activities according to the work instructions to the work instructions, and following the maintenance schedule.
Quality Control and Analysis
- Carrying out quality checks and analysis as per the quality procedures
- Recording the results of quality checks on the relevant documentation of information system
- Prepare and communicate shift handover reports to ensure production continuity
- Participate in Technical meetings and escalate issues that could not be resolved during the shift and follows up to ensure gap closure
- Ability to stand in for the Production Team Leader where required
- Ability to work shift
Skills, Experience & Education
- Minimum requirement: Diploma in Mechanical engineering or related fiel
- Knowledge in PLCs will is an added advantage
- Minimum 2 years experience as a machine operator , preferably in food production environment
- Experience in FMCG is an added advantage
