Title: Maintenance Artisan Boiler Maker
UD Trucks is known for our pioneering technologies and products within the commercial automotive industry. The main purpose of the job is to investigate, diagnose and perform trade related maintenance and repair of vehicles and machinery according to the maintenance requirements on a shift basis.(3 Month Fixed Term Contract)
Job Objectives
Maintenance
To ensure the required Key Performance Indicators are achieved.
➢Plant availability
➢Mean time to repair
➢Mean time between failure
➢PM Adherence
➢Action completion on time
➢Kaizen creation and completion
• Complete assigned preventative maintenance timeously
• Complete assigned Jobcard timeously
• Ensure optimal machine and mechanical tools availability
• Resolve Functional Failures and breakdowns on Production Equipment.
• Pro-actively Identify hardware and mechanical breakdowns using the departmental/machine systems and Pre-PM inspection checklist.
• Perform Predictive and preventive maintenance on Production Equipment.
• Machine ownership - check and maintain equipment to be fit for purpose.
• Implementation and execution of Maintain ME initiatives and Programs.
• Review Maintenance Task List for value Add and recommend New tasks for equipment
• Compile daily shift handover reports and send to ME team. Upon completion training & roll-out.
• Work safely and adheres to specific PPE requirements for specific tasks
• Report in detail on performed work in SAP/syspro-PM. Upon completion training & roll-out.
• Shaping and fabrication of parts and production equipment
• Inspecting of Pressure vessel equipment
• Adhere to regulatory standards for Hot work, Gases, pressurized vessels
• Ensure that the 5S standard is adhered to before, during and after the shift
• Ensure that able to weld on various equipment, metals (Mild steel, Stainless steel)
• Work at heights and confined spaces with the required work permit/risk assessment completed
• Applies LOTTO for work in progress when applicable
• Loading and offloading of heavy equipment and material on Forklift and Cherry Picker
• Update spares inventory to avoid waste or unavailability of spares when needed
Improvements:
• Investigate & Implement machine/mechanical improvements in order to maintain/improve quality and production output
• Introduce quick and standard Kaizens
• Proactively engage with operators to introduce Kaizens
• Provide input into Spares requirements for the Business unit.
Business Unit:
• Give full support to all other business unit partners.
• Clear and open communication.
• Teamwork
• Active Participation in Problem Solving.
• Communicate deviations encountered to ME for production and process improvement.
• Attends a Handover meeting with other Artisan, Team Leader/Section Engineer and prioritizes work to be done.
• Perform other duties given by the Maintenance Engineer that is within the department.
Working Hours
• Start time: 07:00 and end time:16:00.
• Tea break: 09:00 to 09:15
• Lunch: 12:00-12:30 though department is open for flexibility if need be.
Qualifications
Trade test qualified: Boiler maker
Minimum Requirements
• Knowledge & experience of basic electrical skills
• Understanding of LOTTO systems
• Knowledge and experience with overhead machinery
• Knowledge and experience with lifting tackle and equipment
• Knowledge and experience with different types of welding and fabrication
• Up to date Cherry picker and Forklift license
• Basic Knowledge and experience with Microsoft office product (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Minimum 2 Years experience as an Artisan Post Trade.
• 2 Years manufacturing / automotive experience