Electrician

SUMMARY:
Are you a qualified electrician with 2 years plus of experience who is ready to take on employment in the Northern Suburbs?
 
Our client, a manufacturing plant, is looking for a qualified electrician who has worked on repairs and maintenance regarding industrial machinery.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Matric,
• Relevant Qualification
• 2 – 5 years’ post trade experience
• Valid code B driver’s license
• Bilingual in English and Afrikaans with clear communication skills
• Must be able to work under pressure.

• Responsible for noting changes/updates to the following documentation for all assigned machinery:
• Electrical schematics
• P&ID (Process & Instrumentation Diagrams)
• SLD for distribution boards
• Responsible for discussing all changes with the Automation Engineering Technician/Process Controller/Engineer

• Responsible for assisting in the coordination of all assigned machinery maintenance activities including preparation of the technical portions of Procurement documents (RFQs, POs, MJR’s etc), and discuss equipment tenders and vendor documents with management.
• Attend frequent, formal maintenance meetings with electrical/design/mechanical maintenance teams to ensure outputs continually satisfy design goals, including functionality, reliability, quality, budget, & timeline.
• Responsible for Planning & scheduling electrical systems upgrades/improvements and coordinate with electrical/design/maintenance teams.
• Responsible for scheduling/planning Lock-out-tag-out procedures with electrical/maintenance/production teams to ensure safe working conditions
• Responsible for any/all electrical maintenance check sheets as issued by TSIS for all assigned machines.

• Contribute to the building of a continuous improvement environment and ongoing functional activities.
• Assist with PLC programming & backups
• Assist with HMI programming & backups
• Assist with VSD Programming & backups
• Assist with Networking & integration.
• Responsible for Remote support on breakdowns/standby when required
• Responsible for Installation, diagnostics & repair of all hardware related components (within electrical cabinets)
• Aiding in the design and functioning of new machines as well as the maintenance thereof.

• Responsible for Planning/managing all maintenance activities with respect to all assigned machines:
• Attend/delegate to any/all breakdowns
• Attend/delegate to any/all breakdowns after hours
• Tend/manage weekly (2hrs) & monthly (8hrs) scheduled services
• Plan & update scheduled maintenance dates with maintenance teams
• Identify additional maintenance checks and procedures and improve where required