Multi-Skilled Maintenance

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POSITION SUMMARY:  To perform electrical, instrumentation, mechanical inspections, repairs and rebuilds on all plant operating equipment to ensure continuous operation within the required quality control standards. This role is critical to achieving Plant OEE and Equipment Availability goals by elimination of unplanned stops and extended downtimes. Incumbents in the position are required to participate in company-sponsored training and certification programs to ensure that their job knowledge and skills meet evolving company standards.  The Multi-Skilled Craft role is a Preventative Maintenance and Focused Improvement specialist engaged to optimize the running and maintenance of equipment within the facilities. Where breakdowns occur the multi-skilled craft role will act to diagnose and troubleshoot faults and where necessary will recommend design improvements.  She/he is also intimately involved with setting the Maintenance Strategy for their respective assigned areas.  The Multi-Skilled Craft role is professionally competent and qualified to operate safely at a post apprentice level in at least two of the principal engineering disciplines; mechanical, electrical or Instrumentation and Control.  She/he must be a mentally agile and advanced problem solver actively engaged in maintaining a safe work environment, which protects product quality and reduces waste and other environmental impact.  A positive contributor to the facility’s work environment and culture, the multi-skilled craft role will act as a leading coach/mentor to the existing mechanical and electrical classifications around the areas of mechanical/electrical engineering and World Class Maintenance techniques.

RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS:?

• Preventative Maintenance Specialist and user of Condition Based Monitoring and report findings (both verbally and in writing)
• Fully Operational on Mechanisms, Motion, conveyor, hydraulic systems.
  • Electrical Skills and Diagnostic; Remove and replace major electrical components (such as motors, switch/control gear) and troubleshoot electrical circuits safely.  Able to isolate machinery and re-install electrical supplies for machinery components.
  • Establish power distribution systems and electrical control circuits.
  • Install electrical drive systems and Control Loops.
  • Instrumentation and Control Skills: - REQUIRED SKILLSET
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the Internal Architecture of Program Logic Control (PLC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS); their Applications and Knowledge of the Number Systems they use.
  • Amend control and software documentation.
  • Manage PLC and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Networks (eg Program modifications, Force Devices and fault finding). 
  • Must complete and document Workplace Inspections in a timely manner
  • Must ensure all inventory parts are correctly charged from Stores as per LNA procedures
  • Must possess a good knowledge of power distribution systems
  • Must be well versed in the installation, maintenance, and adjustment of transformers
  • Must be able to perform low voltage and high voltage terminations
  • Must be capable of performing maintenance on switchgear up to 4160 volts
  • Must be capable of troubleshooting and maintaining all types of starters
  • Must be able to perform extensive electrical calculations
  • Must be able to perform tasks with all electrical test equipment (volt meters, meggers, current generators, loop calibrators, etc)
  • Must be able to fabricate and install conduit
  • Must be able to perform soldering operations
  • Must be able to test, troubleshoot and repair AC/DC motors and drives
  • Must be able to install and align electrical motors
  • Must be able to troubleshoot and maintain motor control circuits and air dryers
  • Must be able to calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain belt-weighing devices
  • Must be able to maintain and replace control valves, actuators and positioners
  • Must be proficient in the use of precision measuring tools (micrometers, dial indicators, etc)
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