Meadow Feeds is More than Just Feed!
We have been supplying safe, high-quality feed to southern African livestock producers for the past 80 years, using our unrivalled experience and expertise in this field to earn the trust of generations of farmers who bring wholesome meat, milk, and eggs to your table. We also supply a full range of technical services to our customers, including advice on nutrition, feeding programmes, animal husbandry, and production techniques.
Our commitment to optimal animal nutrition has made us the largest feed company in Africa and the leading supplier of innovative, high-performance feed solutions. An exciting opportunity exists for a Millwright- Mechanical Fitter at Meadow Feeds Standerton to join our team.
The ideal candidate would be responsible for:
- Maintaining property, plant and equipment in a safe and acceptable overall condition;
- Maintenance (mechanical and electrical) of all boiler equipment as required;
- Maintenance (mechanical and electrical) of all Feed Mill Machinery as required;
- Testing of all safety features and mechanisms;
- Fault finding and improvements;
- New installations and modifications;
- Attend to breakdowns with urgency;
- Journeyman to apprentices;
- Root cause failure analysis reports;
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures;
- Participate in the 20 keys improvement system;
- Complete internal statutory inspection as requirement;
- General housekeeping as required;
- Stock take as required;
- Meet all requirements for maintaining Quality system accreditation.
The successful candidate must meet the following requirements:
- Qualified and Trade Tested as Millwright/Mechanical fitter with minimum N2 qualification
- 3-5 years post trade test experience in the manufacturing industry;
- Feed Mill experience preferable will be an advantage;
- Knowledge and experience of PLC, and VSD Systems;
- Ability to lead a team and achieve maintenance KPI’s;
- May be required to work shifts and public holidays;
- Standby and call out duties;
- Motor vehicle licence and own reliable transport;
- Willing to reside in Standerton( must respond to call outs within 30 minutes)