Description

Job Advert Summary    
Feltex is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to assist with preventative and corrective maintenance and repairs on plant and equipment in safe and efficient manner.    This role involves assisting with routine inspections, performing basic repairs, maintaining tools and work areas, and supporting preventative maintenance schedules. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor and ensures that all maintenance activities are carried out safely and in compliance with company standards and procedures.

Minimum Requirements    
Grade 12 / Matric
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Manufacturing or Automotive Industry.
Recognised technical or mechanical qualification (advantageous).

Duties & Responsibilities    
Process control:

Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site
Isolate equipment perform lockouts and make the work area safe.

Mechanical Maintenance:

Perform routine preventative maintenance
Align machines and equipment
Operate and monitor a drilling machine to produce simple components
Operate and monitor a surface grinding tools/machines to produce simple components
Perform basic and MIG/TIG welding / joining of metal(s)
Grind tools and drill bits

Fabrication:

Form and shape sheet metal using hand- or power operated tools / machinery
Mechanically, cut, drill and punch fabrication materials
Cut material using the oxy-fuel gas cutting process (manual cutting)
Join metals using the resistance welding process
Weld workplace (oxy-acetylene welding, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding)
Remove metals using oxy-fuel and air -carbon arc gouging processes.

Material Handling:

Sling loads
Operating cranes/hoist
Operating and driving forklifts

General:

Carry out scheduled maintenance and production checks as per lists / requirements
Assist with preventative maintenance tasks
Perform production mould changes as required
Ensure good housekeeping (5S) in your work area
Carry out maintenance repairs where authorised and required
Ensure that all required assistance is generated via job requisition
Ensure that job cards and PM checks are closed off timeously
Participate in continuous improvement drives
Participate in plant Gemba walks and action items from the Gemba list, where required