General Fitter

Choice Products Limited, P. O. Box 1440, Mzuzu.
1. General Fitter
Duties and Responsibilities
- Routine Inspections: Conduct regular mechanical checks on high-wear components
- Extruder Maintenance: Regularly service, align, and repair the high-pressure extruders and die plates.
- Emergency Repairs: Respond quickly to mechanical breakdowns on the production floor to minimize costly plant downtime.
- Troubleshooting: Diagnose complex mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic faults across the processing line.
- Sanitary Maintenance: Ensure all maintenance work complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and food safety standards.
- Contamination Prevention: Ensure no loose metal shavings, bolts, or tools are left near open food processing streams.
- Strictly follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols on dangerous machinery.
- Any other duties as assigned from time to time.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Education: National Trade Certificate (Grade 1/Level 3) in General Fitting or Mechanical Fitting.
- Experience: 2–5 years of post-apprenticeship mechanical experience, ideally within a food, beverage, or grain processing facility.
- Understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, and steam systems.
- Proficiency in reading engineering blueprints and technical drawings.
- Skill in operating workshop machinery (lathes, milling machines, angle grinders).
- Physical Attributes: Strong manual dexterity, physical stamina, and the ability to work in confined spaces, at heights, or in warm environments near extruders and dryers.
All applications should be sent to the following email address before 26th October, 2026 clearing marking the position you are applying for in the subject line.
Email to: [email protected]
Closing date: 26 October 2026
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