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Kimberly-Clark

Shift Mechanical Technician

Springs, South Africa

Shift Mechanical Technician

Job Description

About the position:

Safely and efficiently perform maintenance and repairs on all mechanical and related equipment. Drive improved equipment reliability and availability by ensuring proactive upkeep of mechanical and related assets.

Main Responsibilities

  • Safety:
  • Comply with all Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) rules and regulations at all times. (e.g.10 critical safety rules and three obligations)
  • Ensure safety job cards are completed in a timely manner.
  • Daily plant safety assessments
  • Completion of task risk assessments prior to performing any work.


  • Quality:
  • Report and correct defective equipment
  • Carry out daily checks and completion of check-sheets
  • Ensure no reworks or repeat failures
  • Exhibit good fault finding skills -standard approach e.g. 4SPS
  • Ensure all job cards are completed and inputted timeously.
  • Ensure full SAP utilization.

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Housekeeping:
  • Maintain world class levels of housekeeping according to the 5's housekeeping standards
    Productivity:
  • Repairs, replacements, adjustments, installations, removals and overhauls, etc. on all forms of mechanical equipment and related equipment.
  • Maintains a wide range of mechanical equipment such as pumps, fans, rolls, bearings, belts, chains, etc.
  • Ensures adequate quality assurance and quality control on all work.
  • Non-conformance reporting.
  • Works with Team Leaders and Engineers to resolve reliability issues.
  • Provides support to planned maintenance shuts and machine start-ups/shut-downs.
  • Plant shut-down input and planning
  • Ensures critical equipment spare parts are checked and available
  • Support operating teams to achieve set KPI's

  • About Us

    Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. You already know our legendary brands-and so does the rest of the world. In fact, 25% of people in the world use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know that these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without our experts, like you.

    We're also a team that truly cares about each other - kind of like a family but a productive and focused one. Employee research shows that our team members comes to work each day with confidence and security in knowing that their safety will never be compromised. We take pride in our ability to offer a healthy paycheck for a job well done and opportunities for our co-workers to develop their careers into new skills, roles, and schedules over time. There's more than one way to create your future with our winning team. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to apply!

    About You

    As a person, you're a balanced thinker, a motivated fixer - someone who is always taking initiative to solve problems, make things better and respectfully engage others along the journey with you. As a Mechanical Technician, you have a strong technical track record, work best under pressure and deliver high value to your team by owning issues through resolution, exercising strong situational judgment and favoring a proactive vs. reactive approach to equipment maintenance. You also...

    • Trade Tested Mechanical with N4 or equivalent tertiary qualification. (Red Seal)
    • Minimum of at least 4 years post trade test experience in a Manufacturing or FMCG environment.
    • Knowledge of pulp & paper will be an added advantage.
    • Knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, gearboxes, mechanical rollers, belt drives, chain drives and general knowledge of mechanical systems associated with manufacturing environments.
    • Technical and Process knowledge of the Pulp & Paper environment.
    • An incumbent that can work standby on a rotational basis
    • An incumbent with a Mill wide mechanical engineering fault find skills.
    • Logical problem-solving skills
    • Good verbal and written communication skills
    • An incumbent that can work independently.
    • Safety awareness

    To Be Considered

    Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our fabulous recruiting team will then review your application and follow up with you if you seem like a great fit for this role.

    And finally, the fine print...
    For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.

    We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

    The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

    This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.

    Primary Location

    Enstra Mill

    Additional Locations

    Worker Type

    Employee

    Worker Sub-Type

    Regular

    Time Type

    Full time

    Client-provided location(s): Enstra, Springs, 1559, South Africa
    Job ID: KimberlyClark-869030
    Employment Type: Full Time