Electrical Engineer - Plastic Manufacturing

Recruiter:

Prostaff Holdings

Job Ref:

PS009576/KP

Date posted:

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Location:

Sasolburg, South Africa

Salary:

Monthly

JOB SUMMARY:
A well-known International Plastics Manufacturing Company requires the above to attend to all electrical and mechanical plant breakdowns whilst providing onsite customer and technical support.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Minimum requirements for the role:

A BTech or BSc or BEng degree in Electrical Engineering is essential.
Previous experience having worked as an Electrical Engineer or in a related role preferably within the chemical or industrial or related industry is essential.
Must have good knowledge of electrical practices as well as SANS codes and related legal requirements.
Appointment as a GMR2.1 / GMR2.7 would be advantageous.
Must have good skills in interpersonal effectiveness, leadership, productivity focus, technical capability, initiative and strong assertiveness.
Must be computer literate and have knowledge of a Maintenance Management Information System such as SAP or similar.
Must understand work management and relevant KPIs.
Previous experience having worked within an empowered maintenance team would be preferred.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Assuming all legal electrical engineering responsibilities for the site.
Serving as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
Providing technical expertise to plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs and evaluating whether equipment is designed to meet its intended or existing service conditions.
Ensuring that work requests for equipment that is critical for the process include engineering input on repair details such as installation requirements stipulated in the SANS codes.
Ensuring repairs, repair techniques and equipment specific training are documented and made available.
Providing engineering support for specification, identification and purchasing of needed parts.
Providing maintainability input to project methodology (PM) and other improvement activities.
Providing technical input on scope of work for daily maintenance and turnaround jobs.
Reviewing spare parts lists, as appropriate and required, for existing equipment and works with MRO to ensure parts are identified in support of the maintenance equipment strategy.
Developing maintenance operating procedures in support of the maintenance equipment strategy.
Determining appropriate near-term actions on rectifying electrical installations.
Participating in developing the maintenance equipment strategy from the facility strategy by providing technical and historical information.
Understanding the economic impact of engineering decisions taken.
Providing technical input for developing the maintenance budget.
Providing equipment reliability and performance data to the technical resource networks for input into equipment purchasing requirements, evaluation of equipment performance and vendor performance.
Providing technical expertise in risk management programmes.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

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