Citrus Service Technician
At JBT, what we do matters, we know that the contribution of our employees leads to the success of our business.
Our purpose is to fortify the future of food; this guides our vision of being the global leader in food and beverage technology, by harnessing the full power of JBT to partner with our customers and pioneer sustainable innovation.
Our values show who we are at our best. As we Serve with Integrity - Collaborate with Humility - Grow with Agility - Innovate with Impact.
The Opportunity ...
We have a Service Technician position in our team in Kirkwood Eastern Cape area.
As a Service Technician you will perform service on equipment manufactured, sold and/or leased by JBT. You will ensure that our machinery is clean, calibrated and performing up to JBT standards. You will overhaul equipment to ensure that machine performance follow JBT and customer standards and support field testing of equipment, diagnosing errors or technical problems and provide proper solutions. You will respond to customer concerns and call outs regarding the performance of JBT equipment. Reporting into our Service Manager you'll communication from the customer site to JBT Head office.
Previous experience as a Service Technician would be valuable but someone with foundational skills and a keenness to learn our equipment is necessary! Finally, you will use your expertise to help with the installation of new and rebuilt JBT equipment.
Requirements for this position:
- Grade 12 with around 3 years mechanical and basic electrical experience.
- Product knowledge within the food processing industry and working with food machinery will be a definite advantage.
- Preference to Pneumatic, Hydraulic and Calibration skills, which can be developed if limited and instrumentation reading ability.
- Driver's license needed.
- Understand technical drawings.
- Commercial ability & awareness.
- Demonstrated skills in leading projects, teams and tasks will be an advantage.
- Work with a team to solve a problem on hand.
- Must be service oriented to handle and resolve problems.
Benefits: JBT Corporation offers benefits on day 1 of your employment including:
Market related salary structure, medical aid, group life insurance, death-and disability benefits, paid-time-off, annual leave, 13th cheque and discretionary bonus schemes. Additionally, we provide corporate tools and benefits relevant to the position.
- We are committed to our employees and will provide you with development and opportunities to allow you to be the best version of yourself at work, at home, and in your community.
- We foster a genuine inclusive team culture enjoying collaborative working across our global teams to deliver world-class projects.
- We encourage development - ensuring new experiences and challenges at JBT to feed your growth!
Equal Opportunity Employment:
It is the policy of JBT Corporation to provide equal opportunity for qualified persons and not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law at the JBT Corporation location to which this application is submitted.
Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks, please take your application as being unsuccessful.
