Millwright - Trade Test
Millwright - Trade Test
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12-09-2025
Job Description
Our client based in Ottery - Western Cape produce bespoke rigid plastic packaging (bottles jars containers tubes roll-ons caps etc.) in a multitude of shapes colours materials and sizes for a variety of industries (personal care home care chemical pharmaceutical food beverage automotive and agriculture).
Specialist: Toolroom & Design Services:
From initial packaging development and design to the intricacies of mould design manufacturing and maintenance that provide a full spectrum of services to bring your concepts to life.
Specialist: Toolroom & Design Services:
From initial packaging development and design to the intricacies of mould design manufacturing and maintenance that provide a full spectrum of services to bring your concepts to life.
Role: Millwright : Trade Test
Industry: Plastic Packaging
Location: Ottery - Western Cape
Tertiary Education
Matric
Minimum N3 in millwright trade theory and trade tested
Experience 5 years experience post trade test
Requirements
Clear criminal record
Competencies:
- Sound understanding of drawings
- Fundamentals of fault finding andequipment testing
- Have knowledge and understanding of:
- Workshop / Tool room work
- Utilization of the full range ofhand and power tools (including welder millingmachine lathe).
- Technical principles anddrawings (e.g. assembliesand spare part findingpneumatic hydraulicelectric).
- Making proper sketches for part equipment.
- Sound knowledge on Heath & Safety and safe working procedures
- Installation of electrical andmechanical related equipment.
- Fault finding and problem solving.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to act decisively andurgently.
- High level of emotional intelligenceand interpersonal skills.
- Process (material feeding and drying injection moulding and reheat stretch blow moulding).
- The technology applied in all processes utilized in the factory related to mechanics hydraulics and pneumatics.
Decision Making
- Able to make good business aligned decisions whilst maintaining maintenance standards practices & procedures in line with defined and communicated authority and as per instructions
- Ensure escalation to the appropriate level of authority.
- Ensure transparent responsive and open communication between colleagues
Technical
- Fault analysis and problem solving:
- Do fault analysis and problem solving in many different fields of expertisedepending on complexity together with Maintenance Manager / team and asassigned by Maintenance Manager.
- Work shop.
- Services room and its technical equipment for compressed air and coolingwater.
- Technical infrastructure (building water and air supplies).company bakkie.
- Identify immediately report and rectify all technical areas of concern on assignedequipment.
- Recognize and report problems to Maintenance Manager on other than theassigned equipment.
- Rectify any defective equipment or tooling as assigned by the MaintenanceManager.
- Know when to improvise be innovative but remember to follow with the properrepair.
- Assist Maintenance Manager in identifying when to involve suppliers ( or external suppliers)
- Develop maintenance plans and check lists on assigned equipment together with
- Maintenance Manager / Team.
- Ensure maintenance on assigned equipment is done at required intervalsaccording to the plans:
- By yourself.
- By service suppliers as agreed by Maintenance Manager.
- Document maintenance according to the plans.
- Ensure general maintenance on equipment (oil and grease) as agreed with responsible person
- Identify spares needed for assigned equipment.
- As a preventative measure identified during maintenance checks.
- Building of racks stands dividers etc. using wood steel concrete and otherbuilding materials.
- Factory installations (e.g. pipe work electrical cabling together with electricianmachine installation).
- Have an overview what needs to be done and report to Maintenance Manager.
- Give completion dates and fulfill tasks required by Maintenance Manager.
- Ensure sound relationships and communication with internal work-related staff(other technical team members Production Planning etc.)
- Plastics Toolroom / Technical department suppliers etc.).
- Work efficiently.
- Strive for improvement research and make suggestions.
- Log jobs performed.
- Contact external suppliers as agreed with Maintenance Manager to assist insolving problems (quotes on service spare parts etc.).
- Report tools needed to Maintenance Manager
- Have an overview of existing stock for equipment.
- Spare part analysis ( keep stock vs. source at breakdown).
- Likelihood of wear/breakage vs. cost vs. delivery time.
- Report parts needed to Maintenance Manager and assist in decision to haveon stock or source at breakdown.
- Assist Maintenance Manager in ordering process (e.g. prepare documentsfollow up on orders).
- Plan for the year ahead assist Maintenance Manager with work on budget for maintenance.
- Ensure and enforce that aspects in area of responsibility conform to Health and safety requirements.
- Maintain housekeeping standards in area of responsibility (e.g. ensurecleanliness of technical areas stores workshops and machines).
- Work safely and report on safety hazards or issues.
- Food safety standards are site specific and at these sites employees should:
- Apply the sites food safety principles and standards.
- Report any food safety hazards or issues to your Supervisor/Manager
- Comply to and maintain all GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) inrelation to the Companys FSMS (Food Safety Management System).
- Keep abreast of innovation and technical improvements for further self developmentand the development of the company.
- Keep contact to your key suppliers and discuss with them.
- Read operator manuals of machines.
- Read literature that has to do with your position on the internet Google
- Realistic assessment of own strengths and development areas and undertakeactions to address weaknesses.
- Teamwork and co-operation.
- Self-Management.
- Leadership and interpersonal relationship.
- Product and service quality.
- Perform additional tasks as required (e.g. help each other out if needed).
- Work overtime when needed including weekend and night call-outs.
- Ensure team knows what to do and where to find information if you are not available.
- Inform yourself about and apply the companys principles and standards.
- Set an example be a role model for your team and others in the way you work and behave.
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