Electrician

Our client is looking for a Electrician to join their maintenance team.

DUTIES INCLUDES:

• Establish possible causes of breakdowns through troubleshooting
• Identify the root cause of the failure and implement corrective actions.
• Dismantle defective electrical and mechanical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble
• equipment, using tools.
• Install new equipment when needed.
• Execute electrical, pneumatic and mechanical repairs.
• Do basic fault-finding on Freon refrigeration plants.
• Do basic fault-finding on PLC’s.
• Maintenance of gearboxes, couplings and bearings.
• Basic knowledge of welding.
• Knowledge of V-belt and chain power transmissions and alignment of pulleys, sprockets, shafts and
• couplings including maintenance of these power transmissions systems.
• Carry out inspections on running machinery and equipment under safe conditions.
• Advises the Maintenance Manager on all matters regarding safety of plant, machinery, equipment and
• implements measures to ensure that people are properly protected.
• Measure, cut and using levelling instruments and hand tools.
• Performing skilled and unskilled labouring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a
• wide variety of mechanical systems and equipment.
• Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.
• Carry out scheduled maintenance in conjunction with production planning.
• Ensure machinery safe to work on during breakdowns maintenance by using the lock out procedure.
• Ensure that all breakdown and planned maintenance job cards been handed in the specified time given.
• Maintenance of air compressors (piston and screw compressors)

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant trade test (Red seal).
• Trade theory minimum N3 and 5 years practical experience with wire mans license
• Experience in the food manufacturing
• Must be able to work unsupervised.
• Must be willing to work overtime at short notice.
• Must be willing to do standby when needed
• Performing general physical activities that require considerable use of your arms, legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking and handling of materials.
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships – developing constructive cooperative working relationships with co- workers and maintaining them.
• Updating and using relevant knowledge – keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job and be willing to on site and off site training.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or material to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Repairing and maintaining electrical and mechanical equipment by servicing, repairing, calibrating or testing devices/machines.
• Organizing, planning and prioritizing work to developing specific goals and plans to accomplish your work.
• Experience in chain conveyors, V-belts, chain drives and general mechanical repairs.
• Good knowledge of electrical controls systems.
• Basic knowledge of Freon and ammonia refrigeration plants
• Must be able to read pneumatically and electrical drawings.
• Work to safety and to ISO standards.
• Sound understanding and application of food manufacturing processes.
• Must have own transport (code 08 license)