Electrical Technician - - Port Elizabeth

Duties:

Technical Support and Maintenance Control:

Performs daily planned maintenance and preventative maintenance routines.
Conducts fault diagnosis and repairs to equipment throughout the site
Provides electrical engineering and technical services compliant with Production requirements
Maintains machine process capabilities
Maintains and programs PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens and Festo)
Installation and setup of VSD and process electronic instrumentation
Keeps abreast with all equipment and process-related requirements through the use of maintenance manuals and production process instructions
Provides ad hoc technical support throughout the Factory as and when instructed.

Compliance:

Ensures that all company policies and procedures are adhered to
Identifies and reports risks or areas of concern to management within area of responsibility
Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and procedures to prevent fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure

Customer Service:

Maintains effective working relationships with employees and customers (both internal and external) towards rendering highest quality of services
Identifies and solves problems whilst demonstrating a high level of integrity in line with company core values.

Cost Control:

Promotes the effective and transparent use of financial and other resources.
Controls expenditure and ensures spending occurs within budgetary limits and company guidelines and report deviations to direct Manager.
Explores opportunities to control and reduce costs.

Knowledge and required Skills:

Computer Literacy (Basic MS Office; and SAP, ERP Systems and other job-specific software systems)
Proficiency in PLCs and robots
Housekeeping and safety principles.
Communication skills (both verbal and written)
Problem Solving and Fault Finding skills
Strong Analytical Skills

Educational Qualifications: