Maintenance Technician

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESThe Section Manager: Maintenance is primarily responsible to oversee and lead maintenance procedures and actions while maintaining smooth cost-effective operation in the division of the laboratory at the Rustenburg site. Responsible for managing all installation, repair and upkeep operations of the company’s facilities.SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIESConduct regular plant inspections to detect and resolve problems.Plan and manage all repair and installation activities.Attend to both electrical and mechanical breakdowns.Assess breakdowns and apply appropriate fault-finding techniques.Maintain and/or repair low level and high level mechanical and electrical equipment.Develop checklists for all applicable equipment.Ensure adherence to scheduled preventative maintenance.Develop and itemize the critical spare list.Document and prepare daily progress reports and maintenance logs.Keep and control the record of available critical spares and spares.Assist staff with daily tasks (Technical and advisory capacity where needed).Delegate work to staff (Distribution of daily job requests).Check and test furnace operations as requested from time to time.Ensures that all tools that are required to carry out tasks are available.Performs stand by and does emergency call out and breakdowns.Accountable for time keeping and material recorded on job request document.Support efforts to overcome operational problems.Oversee and ensure that equipment logbooks are filled and signed off.Creates and issues work order notification.Conduct maintenance administration on the appropriate systems.Compile and consolidate the work order reports.Proactively identify risks and threats to the process.Recommend issues that can improve area performance.Ensure all department workers adhere to the safety policies and procedures.Ensure that appropriate PPE is always worn.Ensure that all relevant SHEQ documents are always adhered to.Maintain and uphold all the SHEQ related requirements.Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITYAny person has the right to refuse to perform work that may damage the environment in an imminent and serious way and to report such a situation.  The employee has the responsibility to protect the environment as well.Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or enter hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection.Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and report the situation to higher authority to take action.Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.