- Durban
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Engineering FMCG
- Reference: 106319
Vacancy Details
Employer: AVI Limited
AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savory biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.
An exciting opportunity exists for a Project Technician at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED (NBL) Westmead Biscuits. The successful incumbent will be responsible for providing support on engineering related projects.
Line Manager: Site Project Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
- Technical support to the Projects Manager to evaluate and scope a project or new installation
- Manage the technical scope of the installation and/or alteration of a new or existing part of the plant or machinery
- Do drawings, measurements, layouts and plan evaluations on new or modified plant installations
- Evaluate and include continuous improvement on plant operation and safety regarding general operation and new installations
- Assist the projects Manager during the installation and commissioning of new plant and machinery installations
- Draw up a detailed project time plan and resource allocation for each project
- Manage the cost and labor of the installation regarding subcontractors, riggers and specialist technical external resources during installation
- Do risk assessments with the projects Manager for each project
- Technical support and training to the artisans and production staff during and after installation
- Assess and evaluate the success of each installation
- Take part in the factory acceptance testing of new equipment as requested
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 3 to 5 years’ experience a Project Technician, Project Coordinator or Junior Project Engineer
- FMCG/ Food Manufacturing industry experience essential
- Proficient in AutoCAD (Advanced)
Qualifications:
- N6 or National Diploma in Mechanical- or Electrical Engineering
- Qualification relating to Project Management
- AutoCAD certificate
Additional Requirements:
- MS Office and MS Projects
- AutoCAD experience
- Fault finding diagnostics
- Understand methodology of preventative and pro-active maintenance
- Understanding of budget cost control
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About AVI Limited
AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa’s leading and best-loved brands. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Food Products sector, AVI’s extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our single-minded purpose is our brands growth and development. Our brands span a range of categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, out-of-home ranges, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
AVI’s brands have grown into great South African favourites including: Five Roses, Freshpak, House of Coffees, Frisco, Koffiehuis and Ellis Brown in the Beverages category; Bakers, Pyotts, Willards and Provita in the Biscuits and Snacks category; I&J in the Frozen Foods category; as well as Ciro, Lavazza and Douwe Egberts Cafitesse for the Out Of Home market. Our beauty and personal care brands include Yardley, Lentheric and Coty Great international and local Fashion Brands in the AVI stable include Spitz, Carvela, Kurt Geiger, Lacoste, Gant and Green Cross Shoes. We have a well-developed shared services structure spanning: International, IT, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Procurement and Field Marketing that allows us to take advantage of our scale.
AVI’s brands are a household name in South Africa and growing every day.
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