Lead Alignment & Balancing Technician at Howden

What needs to be done?

• Visit customer sites to coordinate balancing or alignment, identify the cause of the problem, rectify on site if possible or advice further action to be taken to ensure customer production losses are minimised.
• Assisting balancing and Alignment technician on site with technical support.
• Compile reports after each completed assignment (according to procedure, timeous). Submit reports to Howden site supervisors and send copy to head office.
• Issue certificates of jobs completed.
• Tracking and managing of leave forms, ensure submission of time sheets and vehicle log sheets of subordinates.
• Tracking and managing of hours of balancing and alignment technicians and contractors.
• Tracking and log-in of balance weights.
• Ensure sufficient stock of shims and assorted balancing weights: Monitor stock levels and order if required.
• Ensure that equipment are timeously calibrated in accordance with procedure.
• At all times adhere to procedures, instructions, and quality and safety standards.
• Balancing and Alignment on site as and when required.
• Check new installations and alignment of equipment. Start machinery, check vibrations and temperatures and run the fan for a test period. Complete a commissioning report and take over Certificate for contract closures.

What do you need to bring?

• Grade 12
• N4 Mechanical Engineering
• Certified In-field balancing technician
• Certified alignment technician
• 5 years’ experience in balancing of rotating machinery.
• Vibration analyses specialised courses
• Must be computer literate.
• Supervisor skill will be an advantage
• Drivers licence