Artisan: Millwright

About Premier FMCG

Premier FMCG is at the heart of South Africa’s FMCG industry, delivering trusted, iconic brands across our Bakery, Milling, Confectionery, Home & Personal Care and Culinary divisions. We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and a high-performance growth culture. We empower our people to strive for excellence ensuring that our products and people make a difference in the everyday lives of our consumers.

Job Purpose:

To ensure the efficient maintenance, reliability, and optimal performance of factory equipment and facilities through proactive maintenance, fault finding, and adherence to safety, food quality, and operational standards.

Job Responsibilities:

- Supervise and support maintenance assistants and handymen.
- Perform preventative maintenance to minimise equipment downtime.
- Conduct electrical and mechanical fault finding and repairs.
- Monitor equipment performance and identify potential breakdown risks.
- Ensure maximum machinery uptime and operational efficiency.
- Execute and track planned maintenance activities.
- Complete job cards, work orders, and maintenance documentation accurately.
- Coordinate maintenance projects and improvement initiatives.
- Maintain and monitor utility services, including steam, air, electricity, and ammonia systems.
- Respond to breakdowns, standby duties, and after-hours call-outs as required.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations and company policies.
- Adhere to GMP, food safety, and quality standards.
- Maintain high housekeeping standards and provide regular updates to the Maintenance Foreman on maintenance activities and issues

Experience and qualification:

- Must have a trade qualification, preferably Millwright.
- Senior Certificate.
- N6/in Mechanical and or/ Electrical Engineering.
- 5 Years ‘experience in FMCG manufacturing sector.
- Experience in PLC equipment, drives and automation

Skills and competencies:

- Refrigeration / Ammonia plant experience in FMCG production environment desirable.
- Electrical problem-solving experience.
- Must have production process experience.
- Prior knowledge of Scheduled, predictive and preventative maintenance.
- Good communication skills and a track record.
- Knowledge of FSSC 22000 principles.
- MS Office.
- Willing to work shifts, weekends and Public Holidays when required.
- Strong knowledge of Environmental, Health and Safety.
- Professional, enthusiastic, hardworking, well-organized and able to prioritize.
- Able to work with others and willing to contribute to team.

Diversity & Inclusion

Premier FMCG is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including people living with disabilities. By applying, you consent to the processing of your personal information in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) for recruitment purposes.

Closing Date: 16 October 2026