Senior Reliability Technician

The core responsibilities include:

• Critical analysis of systems and their performance to eliminate repetitive defects and to enhance overall asset reliability
• Solid knowledge of maintenance strategies, and their implementation.
• To identify, investigate, motivate, and implement changes related to the safe and effective performance of the various machine centers
• To work closely with the Maintenance Planner to ensure that equipment reliability aspects are “locked” into the various machine checks and inspections
• To aid as required to the first line maintenance team especially in the event of significant breakdowns and play an active management role during maintenance outages, assisting the Maintenance Co-ordinator in managing the shut workload
• To maintain a level of expertise associated with ensuring that equipment / system obsolescence issues are dealt with timeously.
• Complete Failure analyses on all breakdown and planned corrective maintenance
• Generates a monthly top ten failures report and action plan to rectify
• Does RCM analyses on problem areas and proposes Preventative or Predictive MaintenanceSchedules
• Identifies training needs and Training providers to improve the skill base, mentor apprentices or trainee Technicians
• Analyse Failures and compile data to Focus on repeat problems Design out problems
• To advise on equipment/software etc that would assist in executing their function.
• Project manage small projects related to their investigations
• Remains in touch with technology and advise on possible improvements with current systems.
• Performs a Standby duty in the plant to ensure that downtime is managed and minimised.
• Performs Incident Investigations and completes the required documentation and notifications.

The required competencies and abilities include:

• Minimum requirement is a National Diploma in Engineering, preferably a B-tech or Degree in Engineering.
• 5-10 years’ experience post qualification.
• Root cause and fault-finding experience
• Knowledge of manufacturing principles.
• Equipment capability and maintenance knowledge and experience.
• Excellent computer, report writing and presentation skills.
• Be able to plan outages in line with maintenance strategy.
• Clear leadership qualities with the ability to co-ordinate maintenance tasks, shutdowns, and project work
• The ability to work in a manufacturing team and interface with all members

of the team

• A proactive and solid work ethic.
• Knowledge of Maximo CMMS will be added advantage