Certified Industrial Maintenance Electrician

Have you completed your Electrical Trade Test? Do you have experience in repairing and maintaining food processing machinery for the past 5 years?

Our client requires an individual who can work under pressure and has a good track record. Their plant is in Cape Town Northern Suburbs, and they prefer someone who resides in that area.

Kindly note that your electrical knowledge will be tested.

POSITION INFO : REQUIREMENTS

• Matric,
• 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.

DUTIES

Drawings

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

Coordination

• 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.

Hard & Software

• 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 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.

Maintenance

• 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

Salary : Dependent on experience