Electrician
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Gqeberha
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Job Description
Purpose of the Role
The Electrician will be responsible for maintaining tools, machinery, and electrical systems to ensure optimal production performance. This role supports uninterrupted manufacturing operations through effective maintenance, troubleshooting, and compliance with safety standards.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Perform routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance on industrial equipment, including injection moulding machines and ancillary systems such as chillers, conveyors, compressors, and assembly stations.
• Diagnose and resolve complex electrical faults, control circuit issues, and machinery malfunctions to minimize production downtime.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including work orders, parts usage, maintenance logs, equipment history, and tooling or processing issues.
• Install electrical systems, wiring, machinery, and power distribution components as required.
• Collaborate within a maintenance team to reduce machine downtime and support production targets.
• Handle hazardous waste in accordance with established procedures.
• Work with PLCs, servo motors, and HMI systems to support automation and machine control.
• Assist engineering teams with machine upgrades, electrical improvements, retrofitting, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all electrical work complies with safety policies, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) requirements.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Coordinate with maintenance staff, production supervisors, and operators to schedule repairs and communicate equipment status.
• Understand moulds, materials, the injection moulding process, and machinery functionality.
• Support startup and process stabilization of injection moulding machines.
Minimum Requirements
• Grade 12 or N3 qualification.
• Trade certificate, diploma, or equivalent qualification as an Industrial Electrician.
• At least 3 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment; exposure to plastics or injection moulding is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including low and medium voltage, three-phase power, motor controls, wiring diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Familiarity with the injection moulding process is preferred.
• Proficiency with electrical testing tools such as multimeters and insulation testers, as well as standard hand tools.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to work independently under pressure.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Physically able to lift heavy equipment, stand for long periods, and work in typical factory conditions.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and rotating shifts in a continuous operations environment.
Should you wish to apply, please email your CV through to Kirsten Smith at [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
The Electrician will be responsible for maintaining tools, machinery, and electrical systems to ensure optimal production performance. This role supports uninterrupted manufacturing operations through effective maintenance, troubleshooting, and compliance with safety standards.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
• Perform routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance on industrial equipment, including injection moulding machines and ancillary systems such as chillers, conveyors, compressors, and assembly stations.
• Diagnose and resolve complex electrical faults, control circuit issues, and machinery malfunctions to minimize production downtime.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including work orders, parts usage, maintenance logs, equipment history, and tooling or processing issues.
• Install electrical systems, wiring, machinery, and power distribution components as required.
• Collaborate within a maintenance team to reduce machine downtime and support production targets.
• Handle hazardous waste in accordance with established procedures.
• Work with PLCs, servo motors, and HMI systems to support automation and machine control.
• Assist engineering teams with machine upgrades, electrical improvements, retrofitting, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all electrical work complies with safety policies, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) requirements.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Coordinate with maintenance staff, production supervisors, and operators to schedule repairs and communicate equipment status.
• Understand moulds, materials, the injection moulding process, and machinery functionality.
• Support startup and process stabilization of injection moulding machines.
Minimum Requirements
• Grade 12 or N3 qualification.
• Trade certificate, diploma, or equivalent qualification as an Industrial Electrician.
• At least 3 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing environment; exposure to plastics or injection moulding is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, including low and medium voltage, three-phase power, motor controls, wiring diagrams, and electrical schematics.
• Familiarity with the injection moulding process is preferred.
• Proficiency with electrical testing tools such as multimeters and insulation testers, as well as standard hand tools.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to work independently under pressure.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Physically able to lift heavy equipment, stand for long periods, and work in typical factory conditions.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and rotating shifts in a continuous operations environment.
Should you wish to apply, please email your CV through to Kirsten Smith at [email protected]
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
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