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Job Picture

The succesful candidate will be a Fitter or Fitter and Turner with a minimum of 5 years post Trade Test maintenance experience in the manufacturing environment. Your CV and interview responses will show your discipline and dediction for maintaining plant to the specifications of the design of the machinery. You will have a track record of working independently with self-discipline and self-awareness. You will be able to describe where you have made mistakes and the learnings from these mistakes.

Our automated German block-making plants are designed to perform very specific functions repeatedly and reliably. New equipment, whether operated or not, starts decaying immediately, unlike living beings. Maintenance needs to be the life force behind our plant and equipments specific physical existence with the aim of giving it renewability and sustainability, whether from wear and tear or damage.

We will measure our effectiveness using plant availability.

Critical Success Factors.

1. Know and understand the plant and equipment design and technical specifications and standards.
2. Understand and manage the spare components/parts supply chain.
3. Daily preventative maintenance on all mechanical equipment.
4. Do daily inspections on mechanical parts with awareness.
5. Diagnose and ascertain Root Cause of mechanical problems using documents to repair and correct.
6. High quality work standards.
7. Measure and report.
8. Health and Safety

Qualifications and Experience

• 5 years Post Trade Test Experience
• 5 years Hydraulic experience.
• Preferably N6 or higher Mechanical Engineering diploma.
• Stable employment record.

• Responsible for machine improvements with the goal to increasing efficiency
• Instrumental in A3 problem solving activities to eliminate waste & improve production within areas of control"
• Manage and improve 5S in the area of responsibility according to the 5S Audit Sheet
• Adhere to SHEMS procedures
• Responsible for quality of repair which will be measured in terms of downtime.
• Specific related problems pertaining to machinery that cannot be fixed immediately must be communicated with shift leaders."
• Ensure Job cards are completed within specified time frame
• Identify faults on machinery and Repair and replace parts
• Calibrations Responsible for certain forms of calibration at sites
• Drive & implement actions raised within the plant maintenance department

• Millwright with minimum of 3 years experience
• Experience in the Manufacturing Environment
• Experience in maintenance functions
• Experience in quality
• Qualified Millwright
• Matric

Job Description: Facilities (Handyman)

Thought Seed

Growth and decay are fundamental realities. New equipment, whether operated or not, starts decaying immediately. Maintenance needs to be the life force behind our plant and equipments physical existence with the aim of giving it renewal and sustainability, whether from wear and tear or damage. We will measure our effectiveness using plant availability.

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Work alongside maintenance staff to ensure our equipment are maintained and operational. Equipment which operates in its purpose helps sustain a balanced functional business environment.

Founding Concepts

1. Maintain existing equipment and systems
2. Inspect, troubleshoot and repair equipment and machinery
3. Support the maintenance and production to ensure sustainability
4. Admin, measure and reporting

• Install new process control systems per company standards.
• Conduct loop checks, calibration, and field hardware maintenance.
• Review and optimize process control philosophies.
• Regularly audit and update process control programs according to ISO procedures.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, including installation drawings, P&IDs, loop identification, and tagging.
• Coordinate machine output to optimize line performance.
• Ensure proper access control and maintain system backups.
• Perform fault finding and optimize electronic equipment, including PLC programming.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement workplace improvements.
• Train and coach production staff, artisans, and machine operators.
• Supervise and manage staff to meet production and asset optimization targets.
• Ensure adherence to Quality Management System (QMS) standards.

• N4-N5 equivalent in Electrical/Electronic qualification (NQF 5).
• Trade certification as an Electrician/Electronic Technician equivalent to N5.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing environment with 2+ years of Siemens software programming.
• Experience with various PLC systems, including Siemens S5 and S7.

• Strong problem-solving abilities and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of health, safety standards, and effective housekeeping principles.
• Ability to assist production controllers in troubleshooting machinery.
• Capable of functioning independently and within a team environment.
• Proficient in administrative and supervisory duties.

• Self-starter with excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Focused on achieving production targets and ensuring equipment optimization.
• Skilled in training and developing team capabilities.

Thought Seed

All living things have seeds. These seeds hold the clue for what will emerge. The seeds of plants, animals and human beings determine what will emerge physically. This is all managed by Nature. Business is not Nature.

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It is only where human beings are that economic activity appears. We are the seed of all the different economic activities that happen amongst us, and for us. Our capacity of seedhood is not yet as well developed as that of Nature is when it comes to our businesses in that our seed capacity is weak and all kinds of strange things appear. We need to learn to manage human seedhood better and put things in place to enable and encourage this so that we link what grows to our seed.

Founding concepts

1. Feed our seedhood.
2. Manage the structure, currency and completeness of all staff-related documentation.
3. Have organograms with supporting Picture Statements and Job Descriptions
4. Evaluate staff against their Job Description
5. PDPs ranked and training happening
6. Admin, measure and reporting

Skill and Experience:

• Microsoft Office - MS Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Human Resource Administrative experience.
• Openness to additional ways of thinking about people over and above the current Social Paradigms
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Cares but is not everyone''s ''mate''
• Work independently.

• Perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance work according to Company Industry standard
• Active participation in projects focused on improvements of machinery and processes
• Adhere to all health, safety and environment standards and ensure that work is always carried out in a safe manner
• Perform assigned programming tasks
• Generate the necessary documentation associated with this work and participate in the work of training maintenance personnel and sharing acquired knowledge, whenever required to do so
• Document anomalies, generate work reports and general status reports of the work assigned daily
• Request the material resources necessary for the correct performance of the planned maintenance
• Decides and acts independently in the absence of superiors with regards to the incidents and repairs of the company machines and installations
• Ad hoc duties as required

• Minimum Electrical /Mechanical Engineering qualification, B-Tech preferred
• Minimum 5 years Siemens S7 experience, TIA portal, Profibus, WinCC. Allen Bradley will be advantageous.
• Minimum- 5 years experience within a high production demand automotive manufacturing plant
• Excellent computer knowledge and skills. Fault finding and problem solving.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ideally someone from a system integration background.
• Willing to work rotating shifts, flexible hours, weekends and during Shutdown, if/when required.

• Achieving budgets and profit targets, whilst servicing and growing a portfolio of accounts primarily in the distributor, retail, chicken and large to medium end user accounts. Obtaining orders and overseeing the supply chain, also establishing new accounts by planning and organizing daily/weekly work schedule by calling on existing accounts and developing new potential sales opportunities to generate sales.

• Submitting pricing proposals in line with the companies targets and using product literature to promote the company effectively. Ability to prepare sales presentations by studying the type of sales opportunity and presenting solutions.
• Keeps management informed by submitting weekly work plans, monthly and annual region analyses.
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc.
• Develops new products in-line with the companys strategic intent and recommends changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
• Ensure that all necessary sales presentation equipment and information are at hand at all times

• Ensure that the current customer base is retained with customer satisfaction by monitoring all aspects of service delivery
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by involvement via trade publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
• Provide historical sales data with regular business reviews to major customers to manage forecasts / demand. Assist planning to ensure forecasts are accurate and managed.
• Contributes to the overall team effort by assisting and communicating on activities related to national accounts where applicable.
• Responsible for the Debtors book and assists finance team as required.
• Ensures that slow moving and obsolete stock in warehouses is identified and moved within 45 days
• Assist in the monthly/Quarterly physical stock counts at consignment warehouses where required.

• Tertiary qualified in Sales / Marketing / Development
• Matric Grade 12
• At least 5 years experience in similar position
• Valid Drivers license - Involves travelling
• Computer literacy: MS Office, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
• Ability to work independently
• Good timekeeping is essential

• Achieving budgets and profit targets, whilst servicing and growing a portfolio of accounts primarily in the distributor, retail, chicken and large to medium end user accounts. Obtaining orders and overseeing the supply chain, also establishing new accounts by planning and organizing daily/weekly work schedule by calling on existing accounts and developing new potential sales opportunities to generate sales.

• Submitting pricing proposals in line with the companies targets and using product literature to promote the company effectively. Ability to prepare sales presentations by studying the type of sales opportunity and presenting solutions.
• Keeps management informed by submitting weekly work plans, monthly and annual region analyses.
• Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc.
• Develops new products in-line with the companys strategic intent and recommends changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
• Ensure that all necessary sales presentation equipment and information are at hand at all times

• Ensure that the current customer base is retained with customer satisfaction by monitoring all aspects of service delivery
• Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by involvement via trade publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
• Provide historical sales data with regular business reviews to major customers to manage forecasts / demand. Assist planning to ensure forecasts are accurate and managed.
• Contributes to the overall team effort by assisting and communicating on activities related to national accounts where applicable.
• Responsible for the Debtors book and assists finance team as required.
• Ensures that slow moving and obsolete stock in warehouses is identified and moved within 45 days
• Assist in the monthly/Quarterly physical stock counts at consignment warehouses where required.

• Tertiary qualified in Sales / Marketing / Development
• Matric Grade 12
• At least 5 years experience in similar position
• Valid Drivers license - Involves travelling
• Computer literacy: MS Office, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
• Ability to work independently
• Good timekeeping is essential

External Sales Representative Profile

1. 1. Position: (Brief description)

A commercially savvy technical salesperson, familiar with selling into the construction sector (or a similar technical environment), who is able to develop strategies on how to grow their sales; customer base; and channels to market in an effective and sustainable way.

Key deliverables :

1. Service the customer base effectively and build strong relationships
2. Prospect for new customers
3. Good product knowledge
4. Effective marketing of new and existing products
5. Effective lead management and conversion rate of leads
6. Familiarity with the market and market trends
7. Proper administration of CRM - Sales Force
8. Adherence to sales policies and procedures
9. Timeous and effective response to customer complaints
10. Contribution to the team effort

1. 2. Skills and qualifications required:
   1. Sales and Marketing Degree / Diploma
   2. Professional communication and listening skills
   3. Technical sales skills / overcoming objections
   4. Dealing with different personalities
   5. Time and Territory Management
   6. Computer literate MS Office, CRM

1. 3. Qualities of the person and track record:
   1. 5-years experience
   2. Stable track record
   3. Demonstrable experience of growing sales
   4. Involvement in the technical sales environment
   5. References = energetic, tenacious, ethical, effective, good relationships
   6. Confident, articulate and presentable
   7. Honest and of high integrity

1. 4. Past experience required:
   1. Involvement in technical sales (construction industry preferable)
   2. Experience in growing a customer / product base
   3. Selling based on product differentiation (not price)
   4. Dealing with difficult clients
   5. Tracking projects
   6. Dealing with SANS standards
   7. Working within a team