Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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SUMMARY:

The Night Mechanic will maintain operating machinery, install new machinery and perform building maintenance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES

• Provides general and preventative maintenance support to help equipment changeovers to meet/exceed operating standards in the areas of quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction and productivity as well as minimizing downtime  

• In support of production, needs to effectively and efficiently adjust Temperature(s), Belt Speed(s), Air Flow, Coating Viscosity/Flow Rate, Bagger speed and functionality and Conveyors and weigh scales 

• Performs preventive maintenance to ensure that machines run at their maximum capacity through cleaning, lubricating, greasing and/or oiling 

• Performs facility maintenance including assisting in servicing and replacing plumbing fixtures and performing electrical repairs not requiring a licensed electrician 

• Participates on special projects as directed by the Maintenance Manager 

• Expected to occasionally make recommendations for continuous improvement (productivity, quality, cost and/or safety). 

• Complete all paperwork and CMMS PM program neatly, correctly, on time and in accordance with Company guidelines. 

• Work with common hand and power tools, such as hammers, saws, drills, wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices. 

• Follow and comprehend verbal and written orders. 

• Communicate with employees particularly with regard to proper and safe utilization of equipment 

• Able to work alone or as a team member. 

• Able to perform Machine Operator tasks. 

• Follow all plant safety and GMP rules and regulations. 

• Assist where needed/required in all food safety and quality issues or programs. 

• Follows all safety and GMP safety rules and procedures. 

• Other Duties as assigned 

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Essential Criteria

• Experience in operating and maintaining state of the art manufacturing equipment

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  

• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

• MS Office 

• Excel / Spreadsheets 

Desireable Critera

• Basic electrical skills

• Basic mechanical skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED

• Team player

• Ability to work alone or with a team

• Reliable

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.