Maintenance Assistant - Deltamune Limited

Deltamune (Pty) Limited, an independent centre of excellence, is a South African-based biotechnology company. Our focus is on veterinary health offering vaccines on a commercial scale. Deltamune’s veterinary vaccine range includes registered and autogenous vaccines for poultry, ruminants and other species. Deltamune invites all suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for the following vacancy:

Position Purpose

The purpose of the job is to independently, and as directed, provide your services for the maintenance of equipment and environment required by the production team to enable them to manufacture products according to GMP and ISO 9000 standards for our customers.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure that the Industrial HVAC and Refrigeration systems are inspected daily for conformance and that the necessary actions are taken to correct any deviation from standard. This includes regular maintenance and cleaning and record keeping of all work done
• Assist maintenance Technician in day-to-day maintenance operations this includes:
  • Assisting with the tasks logged on the Maintenance tickets
  • Assist team leaders in urgent maintenance matters to ensure that product can be made on time according to the production schedule
  • Assist in the maintenance of all cold rooms, air handling and air conditioning units
  • Assist with interchangeable duties throughout Roodeplaat as required and only if approved by the Operations Manager
  • Ensure that you always wear necessary safety equipment
• Ensure that all scheduled work during a maintenance week is performed and documented

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Industrial HVAC and Refrigeration
• Valid Driver’s Licence
• National Certificate: Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and ventilation (NQF Level 03) would be advantageous

Knowledge / Experience:

• Equipment and tools (E.g. grinder)
• Basic knowledge of OHSA
• Handling hazardous materials
• Basic electrical knowledge
• Demonstrated experience working effectively as a member of a highly technically skilled team
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including flexibility and the ability to work well in a team environment
• Excellent verbal communication skills

Special working conditions:

• Understand the use of electrical and other maintenance equipment as well as the safety requirements needed to operate the equipment.