SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CHEMICAL INNOVATION

Position: Maintenance Technician

Location: Benoni, Gauteng

 

Minimum Application Requirements

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Education & Qualifications

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• Grade 12 / Matric certificate.

• N6, National Diploma, or equivalent qualification in:

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Mechatronics

  • Millwright

  • Electro-mechanical Engineering

• A Trade Test Certificate as an Artisan (e.g., Millwright, Fitter, Electrician) would be advantageous.

• Relevant maintenance-related certificates or technical training will be advantageous.

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Experience

 

• Minimum 3–5 years' relevant maintenance experience, preferably within:

  • Chemical manufacturing

  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing

  • FMCG

  • Powder processing

  • Manufacturing/production environments.

• Experience working with production machinery and industrial equipment.

• Experience with planned/preventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance.

• Experience troubleshooting mechanical and electrical equipment.

• Experience working with rotating equipment, gearboxes, bearings, motors, pumps and pneumatic systems.

• Experience working in an environment where machine availability and production uptime are critical.

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Equipment-Specific Competencies

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The successful candidate should preferably have experience maintaining or troubleshooting equipment similar to the following:

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Sachet Packing Machines

 

Must be able to:

• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults.

• Troubleshoot sensors, motors, drives and pneumatic systems.

• Adjust sealing, filling, cutting and feeding mechanisms.

• Identify causes of poor sealing, misalignment and inconsistent filling.

• Conduct preventative maintenance and machine setup checks.

• Troubleshoot PLC/HMI-related faults at an operational level.

 

Tablet Compressing Machines

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Must understand:

• Mechanical operation and adjustment of tablet compression equipment.

• Wear and replacement of punches, dies and other critical components.

• Lubrication requirements.

• Hydraulic/pneumatic systems where applicable.

• Drive systems, bearings, shafts and gearboxes.

• Troubleshooting of machine vibration, abnormal noise and inconsistent operation.

• Preventive maintenance and equipment inspection.

 

Blenders

 

Competency in:

• Gearbox and motor maintenance.

• Bearings and seals.

• Couplings and drive systems.

• Lubrication.

• Mechanical alignment.

• Inspection of mixing equipment.

• Troubleshooting abnormal noise, vibration and overheating.

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Core Technical Competencies

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The candidate should demonstrate competence in:

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Mechanical

• Mechanical fault-finding.

• Bearing replacement.

• Gearbox maintenance.

• Shaft and coupling maintenance.

• Belt and chain drives.

• Lubrication systems.

• Pneumatic systems.

• Pumps and motors.

• Mechanical alignment.

• Basic fabrication and welding would be advantageous.

• Reading mechanical drawings and equipment manuals.

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Electrical

• Basic to intermediate electrical fault-finding.

• Motors and motor controls.

• Contactors and overloads.

• Sensors and switches.

• Variable Speed Drives (VSDs).

• Control panels.

• Electrical safety and isolation.

• Reading electrical schematics.

• Basic PLC troubleshooting.

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Instrumentation & Automation

• Proximity sensors.

• Photoelectric sensors.

• Limit switches.

• Pressure switches/sensors.

• Temperature sensors.

• Basic PLC fault identification.

• HMI fault identification.

• Basic understanding of automated production lines.

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Preventive Maintenance Competency

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The technician must be able to:

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• Implement scheduled preventive maintenance.

• Conduct daily/weekly/monthly equipment inspections.

• Identify equipment deterioration before breakdown occurs.

• Maintain maintenance checklists.

• Record maintenance activities accurately.

• Identify critical spare parts.

• Recommend replacement of worn components.

• Monitor recurring equipment failures.

• Participate in root-cause analysis.

• Reduce unplanned downtime.

• Maintain equipment according to OEM recommendations.

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Breakdown & Troubleshooting Competency

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The candidate must be able to:

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• Respond quickly to production breakdowns.

• Diagnose faults systematically.

• Identify root causes rather than simply replacing components.

• Restore equipment safely and efficiently.

• Escalate complex electrical, mechanical or control-system faults when necessary.

• Document breakdowns and corrective actions.

• Identify recurring breakdown trends.

• Recommend permanent corrective actions.

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Key Performance Expectation

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Minimise equipment downtime while ensuring that all maintenance activities are conducted safely and in accordance with the company's quality, health, safety and environmental requirements.

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SHERQ Competencies

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The technician must demonstrate knowledge of:

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• Occupational Health and Safety requirements.

• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO).

• Machine isolation.

• Permit-to-work requirements.

• Working at heights, where applicable.

• Electrical safety.

• Safe use of hand and power tools.

• Chemical exposure controls.

• Dust exposure controls.

• PPE requirements.

• Environmental requirements.

• Waste management.

• Incident and near-miss reporting.

• Emergency procedures.

• Housekeeping requirements.

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The candidate should understand that production pressure does not override safety requirements.

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Personal Competencies

 

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