Electronics Technician
Recruiter:
Abantu Staffing Solutions
Date posted:
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Location:
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS
- N4-N5 equivalent Electrical/ Electronic qualification (NQF 5)
- Electrician/ Electronic technician trade should be the equivalent of an N5
- 3 years in a manufacturing environment
- 2 years in Siemens software programming
- Various PLC experience including Siemens S5 and S7
- Ability to assist production controllers with problem-solving on the production machines and equipment
- Problem-solving abilities
- Leadership capabilities and ability to function in a team environment as well as being a self-starter
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain electronic process control systems – hardware and software
- Ensure that installation of new process control systems is done according to company standards
- Maintain field hardware – loop checks/ calibration, etc.
- Review process control philosophies and recommend optimization
- Audit process control programmes regularly and ensure that changes that are made are carried out according to ISO procedure
- Ensure the necessary documentation is done – installation drawings, P&IDs, loop identification, field and termination tagging, etc.
- Coordinate (program) individual machine output to optimize overall line performance
- Ensure proper access control to the electronic system
- Fault-finding and maintaining electronic equipment
- Ensure current backup for electronic systems on the designated server location
- Actively participate in Minibuses operating system activities
- Perform all relevant administrative functions
- Train/ coach production controllers, artisans, machine controllers and operators
- Assist the artisans and production controllers with their tasks
- Achieve production requirements against the target
- Asset optimization
- Fault-finding and maintaining electronic equipment
- Optimizing electronic equipment
- PLC programming
- Achieve service quality according to quality management system ratings
- Workplace improvement
- Implement initiatives of the business plans
- Supervising people
- Conduct proper root cause analysis
