This vacancy has been closed.

Closing Date: 04 November 2024
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Maintenance Handyman  KZN Agric
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Role Purpose:

  • Rainbow Chicken Agriculture (Poultry) in KZN is looking for Maintenance Handyman with Electrical / Mechanical or Civil engineering skills to repair and maintain poultry related machinery and equipment.

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum requirement, Grade 12, N3 will be an advantage.
  • Drivers license code 08 EB (compulsory)

Required Experience:

  • 3 years’ experience in Electrical / Civil or Mechanical environment .
  • Building, plastering, tiling, tap and geyser installations, woodwork, drains, manholes, roof repairs, cementing, epoxy floor repairs, door replacements, clearing blocked drains, not limited to.
  • Poultry experience advantageous 

Required Knowledge/Skills and Responsibilities:

  • Attention to detail
  • Accuracy
  • Ability to detect pending breakdowns on all agriculture related machinery and equipment to prevent loss and down time 
  • Boilermaking & welding
  • Single and 3 phase motors 
  • PVC pipe joining 

Mechanical and Electrical

Inspection of machinery and equipment as per supplier requirements set out in the maintenance manuals

Maintenance and repair of all Agriculture related machinery and equipment in accordance to the maintenance plan and schedule.

Repair of Agriculture related machinery and equipment per breakdown.

  • Agriculture related machinery and equipment:
  • Standby generator
  • Cooling system
  • Air handling units
  • Humidification systems & setter machines
  • Hatcher machines
  • Transfer table
  • Vaccine table
  • Carousel
  • Crusher
  • Unicorn washer
  • Hp pump
  • Compressors
  • Pallet jacks
  • Purification plant
  • Irrigation pump
  • Heater
  • Feeders Drikers
  • Louvers
  • Fans
  • Lights

Civil 

  • Inspection of water systems and main water supply as per maintenance schedule
  • Maintenance and repair of water systems and water supply in accordance to the maintenance plan and schedule
  • Repair of water systems and water supply per breakdown
  • Repair of plumbing systems in Agriculture residential buildings per breakdown
  • Maintenance and repair of Agricultural buildings as per maintenance schedule
  • Maintenance and repair of Agricultural residential buildings as per maintenance schedule

Electrical Maintenance

  • Electrical repair on Agriculture residential buildings per breakdown 
  • Electrical maintenance and repair on Agriculture buildings per maintenance schedule

General 

  • Inspection and signing off on tasks allocated to Maintenance Assistants
  • Training and Development of Maintenance Assistants under direct control to handyman level
  • Discipline of maintenance assistants under direct control
  • Participation in planning and execution of any mechanical, electrical and civil construction, maintenance and repair wrt planned projects at the agriculture and residential areas
  • Participation in planning, design and manufacturing of any equipment, implements or construction that will enhance Agric operations
  • Execution of all reasonable instructions issued by authorised personnel /management
  • Daily inspection of all agriculture related machinery, equipment and constructions for prevention of breakdowns
  • Perform standby duties

 


 

Closing Date: 04 November 2024