Maintenance Assistant

We are seeking the services of a highly capable Mechanical Maintenance Assistant.
The incumbent is responsible for minimizing plant downtime, improving equipment reliability and extending the operating life of machinery through the effective and efficient execution of all mechanical assistance activities.

Reporting to the Mechanical Maintenance Foreman. The incumbent must:
Effectively liaise with maintenance assistants, production team leaders, engineering stores coordinator, maintenance planners and artisans to ensure that maximum plant and equipment availability is achieved.
The incumbent must be proactive and take responsibility of supporting artisans and lubrication programs to ensure world-class maintenance best practices are implemented and maintained.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Delivery:
  
  • Lubricate all machinery in the plant (i.e. Paper machines, Gearboxes, Motors, Compressors, Forklifts, Generators, etc.).
  • Maintain the lubrication program/system.
  • Assist artisans with breakdown repairs and planned maintenance activities.
  • Report any identified plant risks or equipment abnormalities (e.g., unusual motor noise).
  • Monitor the compressed air plants.
  • Follow instructions from the mechanical maintenance foreman.
  • Execute any reasonable tasks given from time to time.
  • Complete work according to the weekly maintenance plan.
  • Do general daily housekeeping tasks.
  • Perform any task that may be given to him from time to time by the engineering leadership team.
    
• Quality:
  
  • Ensure no maintenance rework by ensuring that mechanical maintenance assistance is provided to artisans for ease of executing quality repair activities on equipment in accordance with the agreed standard by adhering to World Class Manufacturing best practices.
  • Ensure no maintenance rework by ensuring that lubrication activities on equipment are executed correctly the first time in accordance with the agreed standard by adhering to World Class Manufacturing best practices.
    
• Cost:
  
  • Ensure that you do not increase maintenance cost by supporting artisans to reduce the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) on equipment repairs.
  • Ensure that you do not increase maintenance cost by eliminating over greasing of equipment and lubricant spillages.
    
• Health, Safety and environmental:
  
  • Partake in on site Safety Program and attend regular safety talks, toolbox inspection, etc.
  • Ensure that all maintenance work is executed in a safe and efficient manner.
  • Maintain high work and safety standards within area of responsibility.
  • Ensure plant housekeeping is of a high standard by implementing 5S principles and practices in area of responsibility.
    
• People:
  
  • Maintain open channel communication with artisans, maintenance lubricator, engineering stores coordinator and production team leaders.