About Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands is South Africa’s largest food company and a major manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Founded in 1921, the company is headquartered in Midrand, South Africa, and maintains a diverse portfolio covering food, beverage, home, and personal care products.

Job Purpose

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations.  Where requested assist as a functional expert in problem solving.
• Problem Solving
• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve problems.
• Running Repairs
• Partake in carrying out repairs on plant equipment as required on shift
• Planned Maintenance
• Take part in maintenance planning meetings, contributing suggestions, clarifying work required and carrying out maintenance tasks and building maintenance programs
• Housekeeping & Safety
• Operate in a safe manner at all times, identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Ensure OEE targets are met 
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out to maximize plant availability and OEE to meet targets

Reporting and administration

• Ensure the various reports and administration tasks are carried out to support engineering and production

Core Competencies

• Technical skills
• Mechanical and engineering
• Teamwork
• Working effectively with others
• Analytical
• Apply fault finding techniques to diagnose and repair equipment
• Communication
• Communicate effectively with others
• High energy levels
• Disciplines and operationally effective

General Competencies

• Millwright experience in fast moving packaging machines
• Exposure to PLC’s. preferably Siemens S7
• Exposure to AC drives and sequential control systems

Experience and Qualifications

Matric or equivalent

• N3 Electrical Engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering
• Electro-mechanics Trade Test.3 years + Millwright experience in fast moving packaging machines
• 3 years’ experience in a FMCG
• 3 years working in an Electro-Mechanics environment
• Industrial Ammonia refrigeration plant operation (advantage)
• Maintenance of coal fired boilers.
• Acceptable level of skill regarding Argon welding.
• Good knowledge of frequency inverters and Drum

Personal Characteristics

• Effective communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Creativity
• Continuous learning
• Team player within multi-functional team.
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required.
• Situational problem-solving abilities.
• Pro-active and driven by sustainable solutions.
• Strong logical/diagnostic approach to troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings.
• Instrumentation/Pneumatic experience is a requirement.

Special Requirements:

Must have the physical abilities to carry out the role within a plant and work shifts