Electrician (Plant/Manufacturing), Durban

Overview To conduct electrical maintenance and repairs on plant and equipment in a safe and efficient manner. The position reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Requirements

Grade 12 with mathematics and science.

Section 13 Red Seal Electrician Trade Test

5+ years’ experience post Trade Test

N4 electrical trade theory, with subjects specific to electrical engineering (advantageous)

Wiremans license (advantageous)

Experience in heavy industry (advantageous)

Responsibilities Maintenance Process (Scheduled Preventative Maintenance)

Receive Maintenance Schedules, plan and execute before they expire. Interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work

Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements

Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares, quantities, time, etc.)

Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site

Isolate equipment, perform lockouts, complete the LOTO register and make the work area safe

Complete the Contractors Permit to Work prior to contractors commencing with work on site.

Conduct Preventive Maintenance activities

Perform change overs in the production environment

Count stock for a Stock Take integrity check (check spares condition during the count)

All Scheduled Maintenance shall be recorded (Opened and Closed) to the Maintenance Connection system IN TIME to aid in pro-longing equipment life and prevent Unplanned Maintenance.

Housekeeping: Keep Workshop and work area clean and maintain or improve on 5S standards.

Perform Plant start-ups. Plan plant start-up well in advance of planned production starting time to ensure the plant is ready for production.

Track and record personal daily hours to ensure the KPA– Artisan Utilization of ? 75% is achieved.

Maintenance Process (Breakdown)

Attend to machine breakdowns of a mechanical/electrical nature for all equipment under engineering functional control.

Update the responsible person on progress of repairs

Escalate a problem/breakdown to the next level if it cannot be resolved successfully

All Breakdowns shall be recorded (Opened and Closed) to the Maintenance Connection system to aid in determining the root cause and to accurately calculate KPI and artisan utilisation data.

File job requisition upon completion of repair

Electrical Maintenance

Design and construct Single/Three Phase Circuits

Design and Install Electrical Wire Ways

Construct, commission and do fault tracing on low voltage reticulation networks (220Vac, 110Vac, 24DC)

Install or replace and commission electrical equipment (lighting systems; electrical cables and conductors; earth leakage unit in a low voltage circuit; metering units or measuring instruments; low and medium voltage transformers; batteries; electrical wire ways; direct current (DC) machines three phase AC electrical circuits, machines, and control gear)

Wire and commission three phase electrical circuits

Connect and commission a three-phase direct online motor control system

Install and commission Single Phase AC Machines and Control Gear

Inspect and clean (electrical machines; enhanced safety apparatus; electrical motors)

Test and inspect a three-phase industrial/commercial installation

Carry out a detailed inspection on a DC motor

Inspect and maintain and test high mast lighting structures

Inspect and clean medium / high voltage yards and enclosures (MCC)

Inspect and maintain electrical equipment (electrical distribution boards, panels and enclosures; intrinsically safe apparatus; lighting systems; high mast lighting structures; batteries and battery rooms (UPS, Generator); low voltage switchgear; unit protection devices on transformers; AC or DC drive units; (DC) machines; electric power tools; three phase AC machines and control gear; AC motor control gear)

Replace electrical equipment (electrical cables; faulty components in a distribution board; three-phase electrical motor between 5,5 kW and 75 kW)

Fault find and repair (Domestic appliances; single phase alternating current (AC) systems; three phase voltage electrical circuits)

Disconnect and connect electric motors

Handle and care for electrical earthing gear and related equipment

Identify, handle, and assemble medium / high voltage line hardware and related materials

Joint low voltage cables

Troubleshoot on programmable logic controllers

Update electrical drawings as required

Basic Mechanical and Fabrication

Mechanically cut, drill and punch fabrication materials, sharpen drill bits, basic mechanical fault finding with regards to Pneumatics and Hydraulics and basic repairs and installation to such related components

Instrumentation Maintenance

Construct Basic Electronic Circuits

Install Instrument impulse lines

Maintain instrumentation equipment (Flow; Level; Pressure; Temperature; Intrinsically safe apparatus)

Carry out soldering and de-soldering procedures

Maintenance Process (Post Maintenance)

Test and commission machinery or equipment prior to handover

Complete the Planned Maintenance Schedule-Maintenance Connection (Work completed, work not completed, spares used, spares not available, time taken, observations, problems, etc.)

Identify any other work required (including additional spares) and communicate to the Planner/Buyer

Clean up after completion of job and inform the responsible person that the maintenance has been completed to the required standard

Material Handling

Sling loads

Operating cranes/hoists

Operating forklifts

Engineering Projects Project Initiation

Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control and work as a valuable team member

Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget

Project Planning

Schedule project activities to facilitate effective project execution

Monitor, evaluate and communicate project schedules

Project Management

Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise

Supervise a project team of a technical project if and when requested

Provide assistance within the project in the field of your expertise

Project Administration

Support project meetings and workshops when required to do so

Continuous Improvement

Participate in continuous improvement drives

Reporting

Complete Maintenance Time Sheets (nature of work, time spent to repair, and material/spares used)

Participate in continuous improvement drives

Competencies Computer

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Operating computer systems

Engineering Drawings

Draw and interpret simple engineering drawings

Read, interpret and produce basic engineering drawings

Mark off basic regular engineering shapes

Tools and Measuring Instruments

Select, use and care for engineering measuring equipment

Select, use and care for electrical measuring instruments

Select, use and care for engineering power tools

Select, use and care for marking off/out equipment: routine shapes

IATF requirements

Electrical

Understand fundamentals of electricity

Demonstrate an understanding of the uses and safety aspect associated with flammable energy sources

Understand basic electronic theory and components

Understand basic electrical and mechanical engineering principles

Instrumentation

Demonstrate an understanding of basic programmable logic controllers

Demonstrate an understanding of fault finding techniques on field instrumentation

Demonstrate an understanding of process communication systems.

Other

Functional Knowledge

Business Expertise

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