Technician - Brits at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Main responsibilities

• Provide technical support and assistance to production and engineering
• Provide support to production by attending to breakdowns
• Troubleshooting and faultfinding on electrical equipment of breakdowns
• Complete job cards for every job done in accordance to Bridgestone standards
• Participate and carry out root cause analysis for every breakdown and documenting corrective actions
• Order Spares required to fix equipment breakdowns long term
• Comply to all safety regulations as stipulated in the occupational health and safety act
• Develop the technical skills of the electricians by training and mentoring on execution of basic electrical tasks
• Identify when external contractor/vendor is needed, and work in collaboration with contractor/vendor to complete work
• Identify, Initiate and manage small Continuous Improvement projects (Kaizen) and support engineering projects on site
• Carry out Preventive and Predictive Maintenance
• Provide preventive and predictive maintenance of the electrical systems
• Suggesting and implement continuous improvement ideas to improve machine reliability
• Complete daily work orders as assigned and update team with daily work reports outlining progress and new issues
• Assemble electrical and electronic systems and prototypes according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles, using hand tools and measuring instruments
• Follow electrical practice when doing a job, always keeping safety in mind.
• Use Correct Test Equipment
• Install and maintain electrical control systems and solid state equipment
• Programming of PLC, and Drives
• Fault finding on PLC and Drives
• SCADA & Motion
• Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations
• When a new system is implemented, it must work correctly with the existing system.
• Update electrical drawings
• Analyse and interpret test information to resolve design-related problems
• Get all information before making decisions or alterations

Education:

• National Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the electrical field on rotation machinery.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the tyre manufacturing and automotive industry will be an advantage.

Leadership Competencies:

• Business Acumen
• Shapes business strategy
• Drives accountability and high performance
• Fosters teamwork and collaboration
• Customer focus and Customer Service orientation/mindset
• Nurtures and coaches
• Builds partnerships
• Develops others
• Health and Safety
• Hazard Awareness
• SHE Law and Regulatory Systems
• Emergency Response