Permanent - Electrician - Nelson Mandela Metropole (Gqeberha Port Elizabeth) - South Africa

Job Number: 80491


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80491
Permanent
Electrician
MS Office; and SAP, ERP Systems
Manufacturing
Nelson Mandela Metropole (Gqeberha Port Elizabeth)
Eastern Cape
South Africa

Job Purpose

To perform electrical engineering inspections, repairs and maintenance work on equipment, assets and other infrastructure to minimise and prevent failures / breakdowns on production operations.

Key Performance Areas

  • Repairs (45%)
  • Maintenance (15%)
  • Training (10%)
  • Compliance (10%)
  • Cost Control (10%)
  • Customer Service (10%)

 

Key Performance Areas

Repairs (45%)

  • Diagnoses root cause of equipment failure and executes plan / takes action to rectify failure by performing repairs in a speedy manner.
  • Ensures minimal equipment downtime and damage by repairing faults / defects / failures as speedily as possible.
  • Ensures optimal equipment operation by the application of relevant technical and engineering standard, as well as by obtaining manufacturing process approval of equipment's operating condition.
  • Ensures that all maintenance job cards raised are closed out on completion of work performed (Shop Ware)
  • Supports and liaises with Production by identifying potential problems in a proactive manner as well as resolving process-related problems and planned maintenance to production runs.
  • Provides relevant reports to the Maintenance Supervisor on maintenance repairs performed; Production support performed; downtime recorded and ensures paper trail is up to date.
  • Root cause analysis performed.
  • Failures / defects identified and rectified in a timely manner.
  • Equipment downtime and damage minimized.
  • Production support rendered – feedback received.
  • Operating conditions of equipment optimal.
  • Product quality standards upheld and complied with.
  • Reports compiled and available in a timely manner (records kept – document control).
  • Job Card Completion 100%

Maintenance (15%)

  • Perform “first off" inspection (daily check sheets) on all process changes to determine exact state of equipment.
  • Perform routine inspections (predictive and planned) to detect possible equipment failures.
  • Make diagnosis and perform the necessary maintenance work.
  • Communicates with Supervisors / Production to arrange maintenance time.
  • Coordinates availability of parts in order to perform / execute maintenance routines.
  • Compile written report to Maintenance Supervisor on ‘out of the ordinary’ conditions.
  • Inspection checklists.
  • Number of equipment failures / defects reported.
  • Equipment failure or damage reported in a timely manner.
  • Reactive, Preventative and Predictive maintenance performed.
  • Equipment downtime minimized.
  • Reports and feedback provided to Supervisors and Production

Training (10%)

  • Assists with training of Apprentices.
  • Prepares training machines for Apprentices to ensure successful corrective equipment training.
  • Apprentices capable of performing maintenance / repair duties.
  • Equipment prepared for training purposes.
  • Feedback received.

 

Compliance (10%)

  • Operates within controls and procedures in order to ensure the integrity of company.
  • Reports risks or areas of concern to management within area of responsibility.
  • Promotes compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure.
  • Compliance with applicable regulations and procedures.
  • Risks reported to Manager.
  • Cost and expenditure monitored – waste minimized.

Cost Control (10%)

  • Supports the effective and transparent use of financial and other resources.
  • Limits expenditure, reduces costs and ensures deviations from budgetary limits are reported to direct Manager.
  • Cost and expenditure monitored – waste minimized.

 

Customer Service (10%)

  • Maintains effective working relationships with employees and customers to render highest quality of services.
  • Identifies and solves problems whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with company core values.
  • Client / employee satisfaction index.
  • Comebacks / discrepancies minimized

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Qualifications

Minimum

  • Grade 12 Certificate (NQF 4).
  • Trade Test: Electrician or Millwright (NQF 5)

Experience

  • Up to 3 years’ technical and electrical maintenance experience as an Electrician in a manufacturing environment.

Technical Competencies

  • (Knowledge/Systems/Legislation)
  • Computer Literacy (Basic MS Office; and SAP, ERP Systems and other job-specific software systems).
  • Knowledge of relevant maintenance practices / designs / methodologies / SOP’s.
  • Housekeeping and safety principles.
Electrician or Millwright
Certificate
Available

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