- Durban
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Engineering Hospitality
- Reference: 106887
Vacancy Details
Employer: AVI Limited
AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED (NBL), 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.
We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Fitter to join our Durban Tea Factory. You will be responsible for the maintenance and repair of high-speed packaging equipment and other machinery. Reporting to the Engineering Foreman, your focus will be on ensuring optimal plant performance and minimizing downtime.
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
- Perform mechanical breakdown repairs and preventative maintenance.
- Plan and execute plant shutdowns.
- Conduct root cause analysis and recommend improvements.
- Record maintenance data on Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) (Shopware).
- Assist with equipment commissioning and implement continuous improvement projects.
- Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety standards and promote safe working practices.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- 10+ years of experience with high-speed packaging machinery.
Qualifications:
- N3 in Mechanical Engineering.
- Mechanical Fitter Trade Test.
Additional Skills:
- Proficient in welding (TIG & Arc) and machining (lathe, surface grinder, milling).
- Strong fault-finding skills and knowledge of maintenance systems (CMMS).
- Experience in plant maintenance and problem-solving.
- Basic design and fabrication of steel structures.
- Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies.
- Valid driver’s license and own transport (available for shift work).
Apply now to be part of a dynamic team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment!
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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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