Maintenance Artisan Electrician (Steelpoort) at Samancor Chrome

Purpose of the Job:

• To safely carry out preventive maintenance and repairs to Surface electrical equipment in line with documented work orders.

Job Responsibilities:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:

• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Adhere to the legislated safety, health and environmental standards in every task performed
• Isolate and lockout with relevant documents
• Assess and respond to related risks in working areas

CUSTOMERS:

• Never hand over equipment that is inappropriately maintained
• Never do a job without receiving authorization in the form of a notification of a work order
• Ensure Customer satisfaction

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY 

• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Adhere to the legislated safety, health and environmental standards in every task performed
• Isolate and lockout with relevant documents
• Assess and respond to related risks in working areas

CUSTOMERS

• Never hand over equipment that is inappropriately maintained
• Never do a job without receiving authorization in the form of a notification of a work order
• Ensure Customer satisfaction

BUSINESS PROCESSES

• Perform the job as outlined in the Work Order and as per the detailed Task List.
• Capture history and complete the notification to the required standard.
• Confirm Work Order with the correct time and all details to the required standard.
• Provide feedback to the Maintenance Supervisor on any tasks where there is a difference between the task instruction and the job requirements
• Communicate if spares, equipment or other factors were not avalaible for the job on the work order and to the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Generate notifications from inspections and subsequent Notifications
• Conduct trade related fault-finding on equipment and machinery
• Conduct live testing and fault-finding based on electrical voltage certification
• Conduct fault-finding on defective equipment where required
• Ensure adherence to health and safety, environment, quality and housekeeping in section
• Apply fault-finding techniques, conduct root cause failure analysis and regular plant inspections
• Maintain and repair electrical parts, components and equipment 
• Comply with MHSA, Mine standards and procedures.
• Ensure that installations comply with statutory regulations, conform to safety standard and planned maintenance system requirements 
• Ensure awareness of relevant COP content
• Complete breakdown work order, create notification, provide feedback and generate orders on the SAP system.
• Adhere to lock-out procedure.

UNPLANNED INTERVENTIONS:

• Adhere to the lock-out procedure and risk requirements before work commence.
• Attend to breakdowns safely and quickly.
• Capture all data related to the stoppage to assist in determining the root cause.
• Assist with electrical lockouts to other non - electrical discipline persons.

PLANNED INTERVENTIONS:

• Perform isolation and issue lockout documents
• Record all data related to the stoppage on the work order
• Handover the equipment back to production and report to the control room

ROTABLES MANAGEMENT:

• Change out item
• Transport damaged rotable to lay down area

SHAREHOLDER VALUE

• Cost reduction and continuous improvement
• General
• Communicate ways of improving how the breakdown was handled to the Maintenance Supervisor

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 / N2
• Trade Test (Section 13 Electrical Trade Certificate)
• 5 Years’ Experience
• MV switching certificate.
• Medical fitness as per organizational requirements

Closing date: 12 July 2023