Job Description
The Key Purpose of this role is to perform optimization/modification of process control systems.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Interacts daily with the production teams to resolve quality equipment related problems
- Assists in the implementation of plant and process improvement projects
- Standby duties be available for call out when required
- Carries out specialised maintenance work in on quality equipment calibration and set up work, complex component replacement, etc
- Ensures availability of specified critical spares and recommendations on maintenance regimes
- Verification/validation of quality equipment operation
- Uses SAP, other systems and reports as appropriate to analyse information in order to identify deviations from process capability relating to quality equipment
- Sigga / SAP maintenance schedules management compliance
- Problem Terminator compliance (previously known as 5 WHY)
- Develop and maintain equipment performance report (ERI)
- Develop and maintain SOPs / SWI’s in Acadia
- Support in management of breakdown of equipment
- Instrument set up NPD support
- Supplier liaison (SPP)
- Supports development of training material and coaches operational teams to ensure optimal operation of quality equipment
- Provides specialist subject matter expertise and diagnostic skills in problem solving
- Provides expert information to assist in compilation of maintenance budgets (including spares stock holding)
- Continuously improves technical competence in order to ensure that latest thinking on operating and maintaining the quality equipment is applied
- Ensure a safe, healthy and risk free working environment
- Work in teams, support VPO initiatives.
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Concern for attention to detail and accuracy
- Team player
- Good administration & problem solving skills
- Good technical knowledge
- Good self management practices
Minimum Requirements:
- Min N6 / National Diploma and Trade Test Qualification in Instrumentation and Control
- Minimum of 3 years instrumentation equipment maintenance and PLC experience advantageous
- Good knowledge of SAP and excel