Epol is looking for a Boilermaker to install, maintain and repair boiler systems and pressure vessels to ensure safe and efficient plant operations.
Required Qualifications:
Required Experience:
Main Responsibilities:
Operational Maintenance
• Utilize the skill matrix to assess the applicability of assignments based on individual skill sets.
• Plan and manage all planned maintenance, preventative schedules, work requests and break downs.
• Determine material, equipment, and supplies to be used and ensure that these are ordered and available at the work site.
• Help plan and manage Boiler Making related tasks and projects.
• Reading blueprints for locations, position and dimensions.
• Organizing and assembling boiler parts.
• Shaping and fabricating parts.
• Inspection of equipment for proper function.
• Cleaning pressure vessel equipment.
• Completing Maintenance documentation.
• Use planned maintenance schedules to coordinate daily activities of machine minders and implement operational asset productivity.
• Monitor, measure and report on engineering related down-time and general issues.
• Fault find on boiler making equipment to ascertain and repair faults to ensure production can continue.
• Attend to and resource boiler making breakdowns timeously to minimize production downtime.
• Conduct planned maintenance as per the job card schedule and sign off job once fully completed.
• Send job cards to the Operational Manager for record purposes.
• General maintenance off all water reservoirs, supply lines, boreholes, buildings fences and vegetation on the property and company assets.
• Overseeing the fire prevention plan to minimize damage to the property by proper firebreaks and grass cutting.
• Assist with any other Production related issues if and when needed.
Budgeting and Administration
• Authorize stores requisitions and provide initial sign off invoices prior to submission to Operational Manager.
• Work with the Manager and Planner to ensure accurate reporting.
• Coordinate and sign off on the team’s submission of all required documentation to the Engineering Planner for inclusion in engineering information systems (On-key).
• Ensure that machine minders keep time cards and other routine records.
• Organize meetings with engineering staff, prepare inspection reports and action the non-conformances.
• Ensure that all maintenance certificates of compliance are appropriately issued, and action taken according to the scheduled plan and that action and task lists are recorded by the planner.
Project Management
• Provide input to the Plant and Project Engineer on the feasibility of projects by analyzing technology, resource needs and market demands to assure project feasibility.
• Work with the Project Engineer to ensure that the requirements of internal customers are met and to prepare accurate project specifications.
• Assist to smoothly implement projects on time and within the agreed budget.
SHEQ Implementation
• Ensure machine minders follow safety rules and regulations as per the Business’s safety plan.
• Ensure that security access points to the premises and BMS system are in good working condition.
• Report theft and dangers on the premises.
• Ensure mechanical safety equipment is always in good working order (e.g. fire extinguishers).
• Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.
• Maintain and implement food safety standards.
Stock Control
• Complete a spares requisition once spares have been drawn from stores to have the buyer procure and replenish stock.
KPI’s
• Production uptime related to field of work.
• Accuracy and timeliness of problem identification and resolution and repairs
• Compliance with health and safety requirements
• Stock replenishment