Minimum Job Requirements:

Passed Matric with Mathematics and Science essential.
Section 13 Red Seal Electrician Trade Test.
N4 Electrical Trade Theory, with subjects specific to Electrical Engineering.
Wireman's License.
Min. 6 years experience in heavy industry.
Pref. in a Non-Woven Textile plant.

Key Performance Areas:
Report to the Maintenance Manager:

Maintenance Process (Scheduled):

Receive maintenance schedules, interpret instructions and plan maintenance and repair work.
Inspect the tooling and determine spares and consumables requirements.
Generate Job Requisitions for scheduled maintenance work (type of repair or maintenance, spares, quantities, time, etc.).
Transport tools, equipment and spares to the work site.
Conduct preventive maintenance activities.
Count stock for a stock take integrity check.

Maintenance Process (Breakdown):

Attend to machine breakdowns of a mechanical/electrical nature for all equipment under engineering functional control.
Capture all information related to the breakdown to aid in determining the root cause.

Electrical Maintenance:

Design and construct Single/Three Phase Circuits
Design and Install Electrical Wire Ways
Construct, commission and do fault tracing on low voltage reticulation networks (220Vac, 110Vac, 24DC)
Install or replace and commission electrical equipment (lighting systems; electrical cables and conductors; earth leakage unit in a low voltage circuit; metering units or measuring instruments; low and medium voltage transformers; batteries; electrical wire ways; direct current (DC) machines three phase AC electrical circuits, machines and control gear)
Wire and commission three phase electrical circuits
Inspect and clean (electrical machines; enhanced safety apparatus; electrical motors)
Test and inspect a three-phase industrial/commercial installation
Inspect and maintain electrical equipment (electrical distribution boards, panels and enclosures; intrinsically safe apparatus; lighting systems; high mast lighting structures; batteries and battery rooms (UPS, Generator); low voltage switchgear; unit protection devices on transformers; AC or DC drive units; (DC) machines; electric power tools; three phase AC machines and control gear; AC motor control gear)
Replace electrical equipment (electrical cables; faulty components in a distribution board; three-phase electrical motor between 5,5 kW and 75 kW)
Fault find and repair (Domestic appliances; single phase alternating current (AC) systems; three phase voltage electrical circuits)
Disconnect and connect electric motors
Handle and care for electrical earthing gear and related equipment
Joint low voltage cables
Troubleshoot on programmable logic controllers

Fabrication:

Mechanically cut, drill, punch and assemble fabrication materials using powered machinery
Cut materials using the oxy-fuel gas cutting process (manual cutting)
Join metals using the resistance welding process

Instrumentation Maintenance:

Construct Basic Electronic Circuits
Install Instrument impulse lines
Project Initiation:
Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control and work as a valuable team member
Participate in the estimation and preparation of cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget

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