Electrical Engineer at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Job Purpose

Must ensure machine availability in Mixers, Tubers, Stock Prep, Tyre-Room, Curing, Final Inspection, 1N, Boss and QA department. (Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Computer Hard & Software, Power-Electronics/Drives)

This includes:

• 229x PLC’s with 59965x Digital I/O and 81x5 Analogue I/O. 
• 53x PC’s for machine control.
• 65x PC’s for Boss.
• 153x Touch Panels, 480x Drives.
• 1351x electrical motors.
• 304x Servo motors and servo drives.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance.
• Faultfinding. (24/7 standby).
• Planned Maintenance.
• Evaluate & update maintenance lists.
• Spares & Stores Item management.
• Machine inspections.
• Call investigation & analyse.
• Production figures monitoring.
• People management.
• Scrap control & follow-up.
• Training to all members.
• Meeting, Meetings & Presentations!!
• ISO compliance.

Machine Improvements (Kaizens)

• Continuous Machine Improvements.
• Evaluate machines capability (quality, safety, capacity)
• Keep up with new technology and implementation.
• Energy saving.
• PLC & PC & Database programming.

Quality.

• Monitor product quality.
• Monitor machine calibrations.
• Monitor scrap.
• Monitor equipment capability.
• Generate information reports.
• Machine modifications to improve quality.

Projects.

• Evaluation & Test of latest technology.
• System design.
• Cost calculation.
• Machine Functional Spec and Cycle design.
• Planning.
• Hardware design.
• Software (Programming).
• Communication with outside contractors.
• Quotations & Purchase orders.
• Commissioning & tests.
• Training.

Safety.

• OHS Act & Sans compliance.
• Safety Checks.
• Safety standards review.
• Machine operation.
• Fire hazard.

Budget Control.

• Control Maintenance budget.
• Control Capex budget.
• Overtime control.
• Equipment replacement for cost reduction.

People Management

• Continuous communication.
• In-house training.
• External training.
• Conflict management.
• Motivation.
• Interviews.

Required capabilities

• Customer satisfaction: (Production, QA, Technical)
• Technical skills (Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronic, Computer, PLC)
• Proper understanding of process.
• Proper understanding of equipment & machines (including machine cycles).
• Systematic planning.
• Quick solution & problem solving skills.
• Programming skills.
• Fault finding skills.
• Communication Skills.
• All employees have the necessary competencies and skills to function effectively.

Qualifications:

• BSc / BEng / BTech Electrical / Electronics ( Mandatory)
• GCC or and professional registrations  (advantageous)
• Project management qualification ( advantageous)

Experience:

• 5 – 10 years’ experience
• Experience with Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronic, Computer, PLC, systems (C&I)
• FMCG , Automotive or Mining Experience ( Advantageous)
• Knowledge of Rockwell & Mitsubishi software, hard ware and servos systems