Company: Nestle
Qualification: ABET Level 4 Maths and English, NQF Level 4 skills programme in First line Maintenance
Experience: Experience in First Line Maintenance.
Closing date: 28 May 2024
Position Summary
With a history spanning over 150 years, Nestl didnt become the worlds leading food and beverages brand by chance. Perfection is at the heart of what we do, and our people are always looking for the next big idea to cement our status. We are now looking for a Technical Operator to be based in Babelegi.
In this role you will be responsible to ensure optimum Manufacturing line/equipment performance under responsibility during shift, assuring product quality & compliance to Safety & Environment policies, as well as housekeeping.
A day in the life of a Technical Operator:
Operational
- Performs equipment preparation, set-up & adjustment.
- Ensures material requirements' availability. Coordinates with support/services groups reoperational requirements.
- Performs start-up operations.
- Operates lines and monitors/records operational parameters & initiates corrective action.
- Performs necessary GLOBE SAP/SAM transactions.
- Performs in-line quality checks as defined by the NQS/QMS & initiates corrective action.
- Collects & submits samples as required.
- Ensures compliance to personal safety, food safety & GMP requirements.
- Performs change over, cleaning/shutdown activities with associated dismantling & assembly.
- Actively participates in the conduct of trials of new products, equipment, and processes.
- Completion of full shift handover
- Update of all tasks, as well as participation in Mission Directed Work Team (MDWT)
- Completion of all reworks that may occur.
- Affect the CIP and manual cleaning of all pipes, tanks bins, etc.
- Substitute for Team Leader in his/her absence or when so requested.
- Observe equipment operation during normal operating cycle.
- Identify potential problems.
- Communicate problems, which cannot be, remedied to appropriate production and maintenance personnel.
- Ensure all cleaning, lubricating, inspection & minor adjustment of all equipment under his/her responsibility.
- Monitor condition of equipment and makes necessary interventions to prevent failures in coordination with the Technical Support Team.
- Create Maintenance Notifications in AMM System (PMO1 Breakdown & PMO2 - Condition-based Maintenance) for work outside scope of First Line Maintenance.
- Based on the approved maintenance plans (PM03), participates in the execution of first line scheduled & condition-based maintenance activities.
- Motivates improvements to spare parts stock level.
- Checks and maintains the cleanliness and good housekeeping of his work area and adjacent surroundings.
- Performs equipment troubleshooting / repair activity (First Line Maintenance) and takes necessary measures to address deviations. Seeks assistance from Engineering and production management when the need arises.
- Replacement of production consumables and report the need for replacement of defective components with sub-assemblies to the technical support team.
- Participates in systematic Failure Analysis on all assets under his responsibility and recommends solutions to prevent recurrence of same failures within the CDM Process.
- Documents all aspects of first line maintenance performed.
- Assist the line fitter in line changes.
- Assists, participates, and makes recommendations in line performance optimization meetings for all Machines & Equipment by using his understanding of the Key Performance Indicators such as:
- Line Efficiency/Performance
- Planned & Unplanned Downtime
- Work Order Backlog
- Panned Maintenance Compliance
- Man-hours spent on Breakdown Work analyse together with Engineer.
- Manufacturing and Maintenance Costs track only.
- Actively participates in Continuous Improvement Activities.
- Implement actions (within Scope of FLM) defined in line performance optimization meetings from failure analysis.
- Practices personal/industrial safety and applies/performs safety prevention/precautions relevant to his work (equipments & installations).
- Practices the philosophy and principles of SHE / NEMS, NGMP, 5S and articulates the importance of these in the manufacturing environment / workplace.
- Always maintains appropriate required hygiene & housekeeping standards in his workplace.
- Always Assures & follows compliance to all safety & environmental requirements in his workplace.
- ABET Level 4 Maths & English.
- Knowledge of QMS, GMP, NQS, FPL & Food Safety.
- Consequence Driven Maintenance.
- SAP Production.
- SAP Maintenance AMM Module.
