Millwright - Processing
AVI Limited · Gauteng
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Key Performance Areas
- Carry out maintenance, repair, and fault-finding tasks to ensure machine availability for production to reach targets
- Maintain pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical equipment on machinery.
- Perform electrical and mechanical planned fault-finding, maintenance, installation, and repair of all machinery.
- Set timing, cams, and limits on equipment as per manufacturers' specifications.
- Investigate root causes of plant failures.
- Support with project implementation.
- Communicate downtime data to the Engineering Foreman and ensure downtime targets are met.
- Work with food processing equipment, conveyors, homogenisers, high-pressure pumps, bag filtration, knowledge of spray drying, and general factory equipment.
Minimum Requirements
Experience
- At least 3 years' post-trade experience as a Millwright in high-speed packaging machines and plant equipment maintenance and repairs within an FMCG environment.
- Knowledge of food processing equipment, conveyors, homogenisers, high-pressure pumps, bag filtration, and spray drying equipment are
Qualifications
- Matric / Grade 12
- Trade-tested as a Millwright at an accredited training facility
Additional Requirements
- Working at heights - essential
- Working in confined space - essential
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic systems
- PLC programming and VSD set-up knowledge is advantageous.
- Knowledge of QMS, HACCP and GMP - advantageous
- Permit issuing - advantageous
- TIG welding - advantageous
Closing Date 23 October 2026