Service Technician / Engineer - Food Industry

Cape Town - An established company providing services to the food processing industry is looking for a Service Engineer/ Technician to join their Cape Town team. Must have food industry background within the poultry, meat or fish industry and solid mechanical engineering experience.Job Description;Service, maintain, and engineering support for the products supplied by the companyScheduled service visits to customersAbility to handle breakdowns (once trained by Senior Technician) and work over weekends if neededMachine audits and reporting potential problems to the customerProject management of new equipment sold by the company, from time to timeInstallation and commissioning of new equipment supplied by the company (once trained by Senior Technician)Managing sub-contractors on-site during installationsControlling all costings on installationsReport writing to customers, principle suppliers, and management on service visits and installationsLiaising with overseas principle suppliers from time to time regarding fault finding on equipment Minimum Requirements;Must be fully bilingual in English and AfrikaansElectrical and mechanical experience essentialElectrical fault finding abilityPrevious experience in the poultry or food industry is non-negotiableAbility to draw on AutoCad would be a further advantageAvailability to travel and work overtimeMillwright trade test or equivalentMust be driven and able to work under little to no supervisionWilling to learnDrivers licenceAbility to handle breakdowns and work over weekends if needed