Purpose

Responsible for the safe maintenance of plant equipment and machinery according to sound engineering practice and equipment specifications for optimal production.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure use of proper procedure and required safety devices for all tasks.
• Implements and maintains applicable Safety, Regulations, The Act, Codes of practice and standards.
• Complete safety, injury, hazard, risk, and incident reports.
• Ensure that all appropriate work specification, procedures, and legal requirements are applied to the use of equipment & machinery and related safety devices.
• Liaises with the engineering team and other role players regarding daily, weekly, and monthly needs in the area.
• Schedules breakdown requests and installation needs with relevant role players.
• Ensure optimal availability of plant equipment.
• Fault finding, repairs and maintenance of both electrical and plant equipment and machinery.
• Troubleshoot production problems and take preventative or corrective action as required.
• Ensure preventative maintenance planned and executed in a cost-effective manner.
• Ensure that all breakdowns are attended to immediately.
• Ensure compliance to operational and legal requirements regarding Health and Safety.
• Conduct plant inspections and monitoring for potential and existing defects.
• Identifying and responding to safety hazards.
• Read and interpret blueprints, manuals, and process specifications to visualize layouts and guide work.
• Collect, analyse, summarise information and trends to prepare electrical maintenance reports.
• Collaborate with maintenance planning department and maintenance workshop personnel to ensure maintenance requirements are met.
• Document and communicate actions, irregularities, and ongoing maintenance requirements.
• The position will require working standby.
  
  

Minimum requirements

• Grade 12 or Equivalent.
• N6 Technical Certificate with Trade Test Certification Electrical.
• National Diploma or Degree with Trade Test Certificate Electrical will be advantageous.
• Minimum of 5 years’ post trade/ qualification experience.
• Plant experience
• 5 to 10 years post-trade qualified experience
• Supervisory experience would be advantageous
  
  

Skills and Knowledge

• MV Training would be advantageous
• Good Knowledge of Power Reticulation
• Good knowledge of MV and LV equipment
• Good planning and organizing skills
• Good knowledge of PLC, VSD, SIMOCODE and SCADA would be advantageous.
• Linky Feeder experience would be advantageous

Please be advised that ONLY shortlisted applicants will be contacted.  If you have not been contacted in 16 (sixteen) working days consider your application unsuccessful.