​Millwright Artisan

Unilever is currently hiring for  Millwright Artisan

Reports to: Plant Engineer

Scope: Local

Location: Boksburg

Terms & Conditions: Full-time

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you Increase machine reliability by performing the relevant preventive maintenance activities on production equipment. Minimize operational delays by effectively responding to breakdowns and other issues brought to the attention of the maintenance during operation. Being responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and improving mechanical and control systems involved in the packaging/ Processing areas.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Plant Support

• Preventive maintenance, basic repairs and minor overhauls to plant production and building equipment to ensure efficient operation of that equipment and production of a quality product. Perform all work in compliance with established safety, GMP and TPM standards.

• Respond to breakdowns and other issues brought to the attention of Maintenance (by supervision, operators or other personnel) as needed during operations, in a way that minimizes operational delays.

• Troubleshoot, fine tune or adjust equipment to insure proper operation in all electrical, mechanical and instrumentation equipment

• Routine visual inspection and/or testing of equipment and structures to identify and report any need for scheduled repairs.

• Interpret and work from schematics.

• Installation and alignment of machinery and equipment.

• Participate in continuous improvement activities (for example TPM or similar activity).

• Follow established department and plant procedures, including (but not limited to) those related to preventive maintenance systems, obtaining parts, and taking corrective action when hazardous or potential loss conditions are found.

• Keeps tools, equipment and work area safe, clean and orderly

• Other duties as requested by supervisor, work with and assist other Artisans and operations personnel as needed.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Trade Test Certificate must be either Mechanical, Electrical or Millwright tested.

• Must have 5 years FMCG exposure in maintenance fmcg /manufacturing in process and/ packing.

• Understanding of basic PLC’s : eg Basic Allen Bradley, Scada, Servo and AC drives

• Ability to perform all duties associated with position, with minimal supervision.

• Ability to perform work safely and maintain work areas in a manner that does not present a hazard to self, co-workers or products.

• Ability to recognize conditions that would have a negative impact on production or other facility operations and take appropriate follow-up action.

• Must provide tools meeting minimum requirements (as determined by supervisor) and maintain tools in a safe condition.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work from drawings and sketches, repair and operating manuals, and written and oral instructions

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration

• Ability to work under pressure

• Proactive in driving continuous improvement

• High attention to detail and accuracy

Critical Behaviors

Care deeply: caring deeply about how consumers experience our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development, and our impact on the planet. You care about your performance, to a point where it hurts when you don’t win. Always brings their best self. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations and build empathy for others. Sets high standards for themselves. Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside of Unilever.

Focus on what counts: we set clear and stretching goals and recognize maximum performance impact. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.

Stay three steps ahead: we think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. We are always curious and confident – anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends to beat the competition. Approaches delivery with an iterative and incremental, test - do - learn approach. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

Deliver with excellence: we deliver everything we do with excellence and pace. We take personal ownership and hold each other to account – always finding a way to do what we said we will do. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

Unilever is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.  We are intentional in employing the best talent that reflects the demographics of our country, and which will help build representation of currently under-represented groups. We therefore invite applications from all candidates representing diversity of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. When appointing potential candidates, the South African Employment Equity and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Legislation will be considered. 

We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. If you are applying as a foreign national, please note that you may be requested to provide supporting documents supporting this.

This is an office-based role in Durban / Johannesburg and requires 100% of time attendance on site.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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