Trade Tested Electrician

Trade Tested Electrician


Company
Staff Unlimited
Location
Gqeberha
Posted
2 days ago
Via
via Pnet

Job Description
Description

Trade Tested Electrician (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Location: Gqeberha

Minimum Requirements:
• Trade Tested Electrician
• 3-5 years relevant experience as an artisan in the FMCG industry
• Must be prepared to work shifts and weekends
• Must be immediately available

Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out preventive control of routine equipment according to the plan assigned by the supervisor. Perform electrical consumption controls on main boards, motors, thermographies on electrical boards, review of electrical measurement instruments at the entrance to the plant.
• Carry out maintenance duty on a rotating shift, giving urgent solutions to equipment failures in process following safety guidelines. Assign scheduled tasks in turn when there are no failures. Follow guidelines assigned by the maintenance department.
• Execute scheduled maintenance tasks, according to tasks assigned by the supervisor and requirements of the process areas.
• Inspection and control of auxiliary plant equipment, eg. Ammonia compressor motors, air compressor motors, review of electrical protections (Switches, medium voltage cells, motor guards, etc.)
• Execute the maintenance plan tasks defined by the Maintenance chief effectively and efficiently.
• Know the SOP, SCP and controls to be carried out corresponding to the position.
• Accurate and timely completion of records defined for the position.
• Raise the RJR, GPM notices, and environmental deviations.
• Analyze deviations using the 5 whys tool to find root causes.
• Comply with the 5S scheme of the sector and ensure the standard of the position.
• Comply with the sector's 5S self-audit schedule, defining actions for each deviation.
• Maintain communication with the shift supervisor to ensure quality and productivity.
• Perform relays of shift changes and breaks in the workplace.
• Conduct shift change meetings, reviewing PI and managing pending actions.

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