Brewing Machine Specialist - Chamdor Brewery
The South African Breweries SAB · Gauteng
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Key Roles and Responsibilities
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
- Provide specialist support to the shift based teams during operations.
- Assist as functional expert in problem solving.
- This must be undertaken in support of the Process Artisan.
- Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift based teams.
PLANNED MAINTENANCE
- Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required.
- Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner.
- Partake in maintenance post mortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
- Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner.
- Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule.
- Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate PS techniques.
RUNNING REPAIRS
- On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs.
- When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action.
- Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out as per SAP requirements.
PROBLEM SOLVING
- Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem solving approach to resolve.
- Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Engineering Controller for direction.
- Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request.
- Take part in FFA's on request.
IMPROVEMENT
Improve SWI's, SOP's and maintenance tasks on an ongoing basis to ensure that the loop is closed out to prevent issues arising.
HOUSEKEEPING AND SAFETY
- Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected.
- Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate ABInBev policies and procedures.
- Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties.
Key Attributes and Competencies
- Maintain equipment in an as new condition.
- Assuring reliable performance to standard through inspections.
- Corrective actions to restore equipment back to inherent condition.
- Problem solving to address root cause of failures and loop closure.
- Provide input into the ZBB maintenance budget.
- Coaches operators in the correct way to operate equipment and perform autonomous operations.
Minimum Requirements
- N5/N6 Mechanical/Electrical.
- Brewing maintenance workshop experience in a brewing plant.
- Brewing maintenance and production experience.