Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company with more than 40,500 employees worldwide.

We are dedicated to a higher purpose "caring for life" which drives excellence in everything we do. The manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth produces both small and large volume parenterals.

The main purpose of the Process Technician is to maintain, repair, and optimise plant, facilities, and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards. To participate in the development of preventative maintenance techniques, resulting in the minimisation of time loss due to unexpected equipment failure.

General Duties:

Maintain, repair & optimise plant, general facilities & associated devices
Upkeep of plant, equipment, spares & relevant documentation / systems
Plan, budget and prepare the job
Perform maintenance
Optimise plant, process/general equipment and systems
Provide specialist technical support & enhance machine, equipment, system & process capability
Monitor performance
Optimise usage of resources
Resolve & eliminate problems
Develop preventative maintenance techniques
Perform Root Cause analysis of failures and derive and implement preventative measures to avoid recurrence
Participate in team development of preventative measures to avoid unexpected failures
Manage compliance to Quality Management Systems
Ensure adherence to all initiatives aimed at minimising impact of technical interventions on product quality
Work in teams
Communicate effectively in the workplace
Contribute to self and team development
Coaching to improve plant performance
Standby and shift work responsibilities
Apply OHS Procedures
Maintain Workplace Safety, housekeeping and risk-free standards
From time to time carry out other jobs within the department / factory, which are consistent with the grade, qualification and training of the incumbent

Minimum N6 with trade.
Trades in team balanced between Millwright, Electrician, Instrumentation Mechanician, Fitter and Turner.
Minimum three years practical experience in the Engineering maintenance field, ideally within pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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