Technician (Electrical) - Northern Suburbs (Cape) at Vital Health Foods

Description

• Maintain all plant and equipment to cGMP standards at all times.

Responsibilities:

•  Perform preventative maintenance and attend to machine breakdowns
•  Support setting of production machines according to requirements
•  Ensure production machines are running efficiently (to cGMP standards) and production output is optimized 
•  Purchase spare parts and equipment as required and authorized
•  Provide tech support to the plant
•  Support troubleshooting activities and come up with innovative solutions to technical problems in the plant
•  Support the installation and commissioning of machinery
•  Coach operators in the correct use of and maintenance of machinery
•  Maintain housekeeping and quality/safety standards
•  Support special projects
•  Monitor safety standards of machines and equipment and report and repair noncompliance
•  Modify and revise designs to correct operating deficiencies or to reduce production problems
•  Manufacture specialized machinery parts when required
•  Leverage new technologies and innovations.

Requirements

• N4 – Electrical (Drives, PLC’s, HMI’s)
•  Qualified Electrical Artisan
•  Wireman's license would be advantageous
•  3 years of electrical fault finding and repair experience in process and packing equipment
•  HMI, PLC, and VSD programming and set-up
•  Electrical panel building and wiring
•  Basic fitting skills
•  Basic Computer literacy
•  Willing to work shifts and overtime
•  Ability to deliver faultless work
•  Excellent communication & problem-solving skills
•  Above average time management & attention to detail skills
•  Goal driven