Job Summary:
The purpose of this role is to ensure maximum availability of plant and equipment with minimum downtime by effectively performing preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance.
Main Responsibilities (not limited to):
- To test equipment and components thereof in order to identify faults.
- To repair equipment or components thereof to the required standards (SHE and good workmanship) to reinstate its normal operating condition.
- To respond immediately to work requests in order to reduce the impact of equipment down time.
- To execute preventive maintenance tasks in order to retain its reliability.
- To ensure relevant resources, tools and equipment are available to perform preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance effectively.
- To participate in root cause analysis processes, providing relevant information and recommendations and execute corrective measures.
- To ensure safety regulations, procedures and standards are adhered to by identifying hazards associated with assigned tasks and escalating hazards that cannot be mitigated.
- To report any incidents, injuries and near misses.
- To supervise and train Artisan Assistants and Apprentices on assigned tasks.
The Preferred Candidate is likely to have:
- Grade 12
- N6 Electrical Engineering Diploma
- Electrical Trade Test Certificate
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as an Electrical Artisan.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Electrical Test Instrument.
- Maintenance Principles.
- Programmable Logic Controller.
- Fault Finding.
- Verbal Communication.
- Computer Literacy.
- Read Electrical Drawings.