Electrician: Home & Personal Care at Tiger Brands

THE JOB AT A GLANCE

• To maintain electrical equipment in good order by adhering to maintenance procedures to enable Production Department to meet production targets. You will be responsible for maintaining Engineering Equipment to world class standards while providing support to the Maintenance Coordinator. You will support the team in embedding maintenance processes within the organization with the key deliverables of maintaining the Integrity of the Plant. You will maintain, repair and optimize plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost with adherence to maintenance procedures to enable Production Department to meet production targets.

Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO

• To adhere to Company health and safety procedures and the OHS Act
• Housekeeping & Safety – Operate in a safe manner at all times, identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected.
• Complete job cards, logbooks and inspection reports.
• Compile electrical reports and schedules for the plant.
• Plant Machinery available and utilisation of > 95% at all times.
• Planned maintenance executed and improved operational efficiency at all machines assigned to the position.
• Preventative maintenance repairs/inspections on plant machinery Utilities and production equipment.
• To minimise plant downtime through efficient & effective maintenance.
• Rewiring of electrical machinery with a view to effective improvements.
• Overhaul spare / old machinery to be available when breakdowns occur.
• Maintain site services, Transformer’s, Switch Gears, Generators, Compressors Chillers boilers .
• To minimise plant downtime through efficient & effective maintenance in line with good engineering practice & Ensure all compliance standards are met.
• Company’s Standard Operating Procedures & To efficiently manage stocks of spares & equipment needed to maintain.
• To maximise Plant efficiency through continuous improvement
• Input and print job cards and stores requisitions on the planned maintenance system (DMS system).
• Support and Participate on MECP through PM pillar and other pillars

Qualifications
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
Key Professional Competencies & Attributes 

• Exposure to PLC’s preferably Siemens
• Exposure to AC drives and sequential control systems
• Computer literacy and exposure to computerised maintenance management system preferably DMS
• Call-out and Standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required
• Pro-active and driven by sustainable solutions
• Strong logical/diagnostic approach to troubleshooting 
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawing
• Instrumentation and Pneumatic experience required
• Willing to work on shift basis
• Leadership – Owning it! Driving long-term results, Staying a step-ahead
• Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous leading.
• Core knowledge – Maintenance Systems, Engineering standards, Knowledge of High-Speed Packaging Machinery

Experience & Qualifications 

• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (S4 or N6); B-Tech in Instrumentation
• Have worked with Allan Bradley, Siemens TI Portal, Schneider and Omron.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in FMCG (Pharmaceutical environment will be an added advantage).
• Experienced in CIP plant, chiller plant and effluent plant.
• Have worked with packaging equipment (Filler, Capper, shrink wrappers and crimper and conveying system).
• Robotics will be an added advantage.