Maintenance Assistant - Flexible Packaging Industry

Johannesburg
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Manufacturing
Reference: 2283625

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Sotina Recruitment

Responsible for the maintenance of ISO and Occupational Health and Safety Policy within the Workshop and tooling area. Keep the Workshop and Tooling Warehouse well maintained, sanitizing various areas, performing basic maintenance on machinery, equipment and escalate repairs.

Maintenance of ISO and Occupational Health and Safety Policy within the workshop and tooling area.

Weekly lubrication of all machines.

Bi-weekly lubrication of extruder and (all machines in plant).

Break Down repairs on all machines – after escalation and service call creation and Machine Maintenance.

Perform general maintenance and repairs of the building (Incl, painting, plumbing, carpentry, etc.

Perform routine maintenance of machinery and production equipmen.t

When tooling Supervisor is not present, assist in receiving orders for booking out of tools and supply all tooling and accessories required by Setters or Supervisors.

Assists with sharpening of tools.

Recommend tools, equipment, machinery, and layout improvements or maintenance.

Diagnose and troubleshoot issues.

Perform general housekeeping duties and maintain a safe and clean work environment.

Required Skills

Packaging Engineering: 1 to 2 years
Packaging Machines: 1 to 2 years
Fitter Machinist: 1 to 2 years
Maintaining Of Machines : 1 to 2 years
Process Assistant: 1 to 2 years

Candidate Requirements

Matric or Maintenance certification preferable.

At least 1 years of experience in a similar role.

Basic Computer Skills.

Problem-Solving Skills.

Time Management Skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication Skills.

Strong technical expertise in a machine manufacturing environment.

Good work ethics.

Good listening skills.

Physical and mental strength required.

Ability to deal with pressure.

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About Sotina Recruitment

Sotina Recruitment Agency - Sotina Holding was established in 2010 and provides recruitment services to business partners. Our offices are based in Johannesburg Gauteng and Paarl Western Cape. We adapt best practices to facilitate sourcing, validating and evaluating profiles to deliver candidates of the required skills and calibre to our clients. Based on the requirement of the job profile, we search for candidates from our online database and we also advertise in local platforms like Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, we pride ourselves with high quality standards, professionalism, integrity, passion and excellent customer service. We recruit top calibre candidates throughout South Africa.

Our human resources management solutions range from permanent recruitment, short-term long-term contract placements.

These are more reasons to partner with us:

Our candidates go through comprehensive background checks

Team

We have a multi-talented team of highly experienced recruitment consultants, who specialize in different industries and sectors. Our team of consultants works in close coordination with clients to conceptualize their requirements and offer them best solutions. Further, we also have a dedicated team of customer care, who attend to all the queries of the clients and furnish them with complete information about the services.

Customer Satisfaction

While speed, dependability, reliability and efficiency are our priority, customer satisfaction is the ultimate goal. Our unique working methodology and untiring efforts enable us to shortlist appropriate candidates, who are at the helm of rendering the best of present generation services. We utilize our in-depth market knowledge and comprehensive research techniques to meet the unique requirements of every client