Electrician - Molteno at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• RCL FOODS is seeking Electrician to join our Baking  Division. The role will be based in Molteno  and report to the Plant Manager.  

Purpose of the role: 

• Responsible for maintaining and constructing industrial machinery.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12 
• Must have an N3, in Electrical engineering.
• Qualified Electrician – Electrical Trade Test
• At least 5 Years qualified experience in a manufacturing environment (FMCG), Section 13 (Advantages).
• Have at least 5 years filling line machines, conveyor belts, mechanical work and electrical work
• Experience with PLC’s and Switchgear, Read/ Write/ Program (Advantage),
• Experienced with VSD’, VLT’s, Soft Starters and complex interlocking systems
• Exposure to bakery equipment and environment.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• To ensure efficient and cost-effective maintenance to all Electrical equipment.
• To be pro-active in identifying potential faults/breakdowns before they occur.
• To ensure that all breakdowns are attended to in a cost-effective/ fastest manner possible
• To ensure the continued good conditioning of all equipment in the Production Facilities.
• To ensure that the necessary spare equipment/ instruments are maintained in the maintenance D-store.
• To ensure and prevent come back or repeated failures and breakdowns.
• To implement preventative actions and maintenance to reduce breakdowns.
• Installation, Maintenance, Service and repair of mechanical and electrical/ Electronic networks and equipment within the production facilities.
• Advanced Fault finding on electrical circuits.
• Ensuring machine availability through minimizing of downtime.
• Attending to breakdowns, fault findings, rectification of both electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Planned and preventative maintenance on all electrical installations/ equipment.
• To ensure that all MV and LV Substations are maintained and kept in order with SANS standards.
• To ensure that SANS 10142 wiring regulations are adhered to always.
• To ensure that SANS 10108 hazardous location regulations are adhered to always.
• To ensure compliance to the work permit/ lockout system in use at RCL Foods Consumer division.
• To ensure compliance to all safety policies of the company and safety regulations.
• To ensure all Safety devices on all equipment to be in place and working 100% always.
• Knowledge and compliance with SHEQ legislation and regulations.
• Adhere to food safety, occupational health and safety, environmental and other risk management requirements standards as per OHS Act, COID Act.
• To ensure efficient and cost-effective maintenance to all instrumentation equipment.
• To be pro-active in identifying potential faults/ breakdowns before they occur.
• To ensure that all breakdowns are attended to in a cost-effective/ fastest manner possible.
• To ensure the continued good condition of all equipment.
• To ensure that the necessary spare instruments are maintained in the maintenance D-store.
• HMI’s, PLCs and SCADA Systems:
• To ensure efficient and cost-effective maintenance to all soft PLC hardware.
• Must be capable to program small changes and requirements to PLCs and SCADA system.
• To be pro-active in identifying potential faults/ breakdowns before they occur.
• To ensure that all breakdowns are attended to in a cost-effective/ fastest manner possible.
• To ensure the continued good condition of all equipment.
• To ensure that all new small-scale projects/ changes and modifications are implemented and completed to the requirements of the HOD, Engineering supervisor and Engineering Manager.
• Implement projects in the shortest period without financial loss to the company.
• Ensure successful implementation of small scale projects, and testing after implementation compulsory.
• Ensure correct devices, machinery and software applications are installed for the correct processes

Deadline:15th May,2026