Electrician

Our client in the Automotive/Manufacturing Sector based in the Port Elizabeth is currently looking to employ an Electrician.

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Requirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• N5 minimum
• N6 National Diploma Electrical advantageous
• GCC advantageous
• Trade Test: Electrician or Millwright (NQF 5)
• Up to 3 years’ technical and electrical maintenance experience as an Electrician in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

Repairs:

• Diagnoses root cause of equipment failure and executes plan / takes action to rectify failure by performing repairs in a speedy manner.
• Ensures minimal equipment downtime and damage by repairing faults / defects / failures as speedily as possible.
• Ensures optimal equipment operation by the application of relevant technical and engineering standard, as well as by obtaining manufacturing process approval of equipment's operating condition.
• Ensures that all maintenance job cards raised are closed out on completion of work performed (Shop Ware).
• Supports and liaises with Production by identifying potential problems in a proactive manner as well as resolving process-related problems and planned maintenance to production runs.
• Provides relevant reports to the Maintenance Supervisor on maintenance repairs performed; Production support performed; downtime recorded and ensures paper trail is up to date.

Maintenance:

• Perform “first off" inspection (daily check sheets) on all process changes to determine exact state of equipment.
• Perform routine inspections (predictive and planned) to detect possible equipment failures. Make diagnosis and perform the necessary maintenance work.
• Communicates with Supervisors / Production to arrange maintenance time.
• Coordinates availability of parts in order to perform / execute maintenance routines.
• Compile written report to Maintenance Supervisor on ‘out of the ordinary’ conditions.

Training:

• Prepares training machines for Apprentices to ensure successful corrective equipment training.

Compliance:

• Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure integrity.
• Reports risks or areas of concern to management within area of responsibility.
• Promotes compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure.

Cost control:

• Supports the effective and transparent use of financial and other resources.
• Limits expenditure reduces costs and ensures deviations from budgetary limits are reported to direct Manager.

Customer service:

• Maintains effective working relationships with employees and customers to render highest quality of services.
• Identifies and solves problems whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with core values.

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying please consider your application unsuccessful.