Bodyshop Maintenance Technician, Gqeberha

SUMMARY:

We are seeking a Bodyshop Maintenance Technician for a permanent role based in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

POSITION INFO:

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics qualification
• Trade- tested Electrician (Advantageous)
• Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in the automotive industry (preferred)
• Familiarity with electrical safety standards, regulations, and compliance requirements
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

• Responsible for troubleshooting and handling of all electrical equipment in the workshop to reduce downtime and ensure normal operation of electrical equipment
• Complete all TPM related activities assigned by maintenance supervisor in due time
• Attend responsible Breakdowns and repair equipment in due time
• Ensure that the facility’s electrical installations comply with the required regulations
• Support the installation and assembly of new equipment
• Ensure equipment is in an adequate state of repair to ensure continuous repetitive quality products at the required cycle time
• Ensure that the required lockout procedure is adhered to before any work on machines/equipment
• Perform daily management tasks such as work logs, fault logs, equipment history records, maintenance records, etc. and complete work tasks assigned by the maintenance department
• Support with improvement activities when required
• Support the backup of all machine controller software and programs
• Perform any duties as requested and assigned by Maintenance supervisor
• Regularly backup and manage important data, procedures and parameters of equipment (PC, Drives, Robotics, Inverter, PLC etc.)
• Must be flexible to work additional hours at short notice due to operational requirements
• To undertake continuous improvement activities
• To continually promote company philosophies, policies and values. Ensure quality requirements are adhered to
• Take an active part in identifying and maintaining plant health and safety
• Lead hourly workers and act as a multi-skilled worker (who understands both electrical systems and programming as well as mechanical systems)
• Resolve robotic electronic communication faults by adjusting the robotic program to prevent re-occurring robot communication faults and ensure uninterrupted production process
• Analyze, find fault find, repair and optimize sealer, welding, laser, and bolting technology equipment failure to ensure achievement of quality requirements and efficient production process
• Fault find, set up and program SEW drives by using the appropriate diagnostics software/tools such as Movicol’s, Motion Studio to ensure uninterrupted Production run