Engineering

Fitter And Turner

PepsiCo·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
EngineeringFull TimeContract
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Overview

Equipment Maintenance

  • Single Point of Accountability for the Condition and performance of all Mechanical Equipment and infrastructure on the Krugersdorp Mill site
  • Serves as a lead Mechanical on repairing, installing, replacing and testing mechanical, equipment, and appliances.
  • Diagnoses and performs complex Mechanical maintenance and repairs on a variety of mechanical equipment (Process, Packing, Palletizing, compressors and dryers)
  • Supports the site Utilities maintenance team with Mechanical work.
  • Performs Mechanical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of Mechanical equipment
  • Provides troubleshooting and demand maintenance work on a variety of equipment and systems along with other equipment related to production and facility operations.
  • Collaborates and coaches shift Apprentice to troubleshoot analog/digital hardware problems on various systems.
  • Conducts tests to troubleshoot and test transformers, motors, switchgear and other mechanical devices for defects.
  • Reviews and updates equipment maintenance schedule requests and specification changes through Engineering Planner.
  • Diagnoses and corrects mechanical systems and equipment malfunctions; test, adjust, sequence, synchronize and align such systems and equipment as pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, bearings.
  • Spares review - complete new spares requests in line with Special purchase requests raised during Planned Maintenance and Shutdown work.
  • Participate in problem solving for complex mechanical engineering processes and mechanical work with manufacturing departments, sub-contractors, suppliers and customers.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for on-the-job induction of new apprentices on site (taking them through maintenance standards, philosophy, equipment designs and drawings, ways of work, hierarchies and rules)
  • Ensures that proper guidance is given, training, competency assessments using portfolios of evidence and sign offs are done for new apprentices until they are fully qualified.
  • Supports Supervisors in the development of the Operators on baseline technical skills to be capable of completing First Line Equipment Maintenance.
  • Set-up and lead problem solving sessions with electricians.
  • Complete key equipment repairs and breakdown support on critical equipment.
  • Assist shift teams with troubleshooting.
  • Complete equipment modifications motivation for approval.
  • Review with the Maintenance Planner schedules based on equipment performance.

Qualifications

  • Qualified/trade tested Fitter and Turner.
  • N4 mechanical engineering/Fitter qualification.
  • Minimum 3 years maintenance experience in the FMCG environment.
  • Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software (CMMS Systems -SAP etc.)

Key skills

National Certificate (NCV)

At a glance

Company

PepsiCo

Location

Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

November 10, 2026

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