Overview
Artisan: Millwright – Parow Plant Snacks Jobs in Parow at PepsiCo
Overview:
We are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.
In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay’s, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
Responsibilities:
Job Overview: The main purpose is primarily to ensure that all plant equipment is functioning or operating at high levels of reliability and are maintained periodically as scheduled and all breakdowns are resolved soonest in order to ensure maximum plant availability as well as ensuring that the factory meets its key KPIs which include but are not limited to volume and quality compliance, costs and downtime reduction.
Conducts inspections of machinery and equipment units
As a dually qualified artisan, he is responsible for conducting inspections of machinery and equipment units guided by OEM standards
Monitors equipment and machinery performance and ensures consistency in delivering plant availability
Works with and through technicians and other employees to establish equipment performance before the breakdowns were reported.
Establishes whether the equipment breakdown is related to a missed planned maintenance or part failure or human interference
Uses any of the problem (finding and) solving techniques like 5-Whys, RCA, decision trees etc. to pinpoint the real problem behind failures/breakdowns
Uses electrical and mechanical knowledge to troubleshoot and tests all equipment
Completes job card in consultation with the maintenance planner and requisitions parts depending on the outcome of the above
Conducts preventative maintenance
Performs defined and/or ad hoc electrical and equipment testing
Corrects electrical systems and equipment malfunctions through testing, adjusting, sequencing, synchronizing and aligns such systems and equipment as AC and DC power supplies, main power control panels, motors, generators, circuit breakers and relay panels
Dismantles electrical machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts such as gears, brushes, and armatures
Verify and execute preventive maintenance standards on all electrical distribution equipment
Completes documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures
Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done
Detects defect and malfunctions with machinery and repairs the same
Performs electrical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of electrical equipment.
Planned Maintenance
Ensures that scheduled maintenance of all machinery and equipment is conducted or executed
Complies with all defined equipment safety protocols and compliance to GMPs
Completes job cards and parts requisition documents timeously to improve on mean time to repair thus ensuring high plant availability when planned maintenance has been completed
Refurbishes machinery and replacing parts to optimize output
Plant Breakdowns
Attends to all electrical and mechanical plant breakdowns and will conduct the diagnosis as stated under point 1 above
Obtains feedback from plant personnel on the efficiencies and performance delivery of machinery
Clearly demarcates workstation in accordance with procedures in the event of major work to minimise disruptions and possible injuries as a result of human traffic and area being used as thoroughfare.
Assembles machinery of a unit and ensures proper functioning
Adheres to AIB and relevant food safety programmes and environmental protocols
Completes documentation of work done and close out on ad hoc call outs
Updates parts/spares records in conjunction with the stores
Mounts motors, transformers and lighting fixtures into position and completes circuits according to diagram specifications
Placing orders requests for replacement spares from Stores
Complying with all safety measures outlined by the company for all work processes
Administration and Document Competition
Maintaining a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery
Complete daily shift reports
Ensures that parts and spares are in stock
Performing Standby and Shift duties in line with operational requirements
Qualifications:
Trade tested as a Millwright (Mechanical/Electrical)
3 years post-apprenticeship experience in FMCG environment or recognition of prior learning
Good knowledge of Automated Systems
Team player
Ability to work with a diverse workforce
Good communication skills
“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act”
Title: Artisan: Millwright – Parow Plant Snacks
Company: PepsiCo
Location: Parow
