Automotive Electrical Assembly Technician: Diagnostics

On Line Personnel; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

On Line Personnel seeks a Product Technician (Assembly) for permanent placement in Port Elizabeth. The role focuses on diagnosing electrical faults, harness issues, and control unit problems within automotive assembly lines, with strong emphasis on quality and uptime.

The ideal candidate will have formal electrical/mechatronics training and hands-on experience with diagnostic tools, able to read electrical drawings and operate under production pressure.

Qualifications

• National Diploma / Degree in Electrical Engineering (excluding heavy current) or Mechatronics.
• Trade Certificate: Auto Electrician / Electrician / Millwright.
• 3 to 5 years in automotive assembly with vehicle electrical systems and fault-finding.
• 3 years in vehicle manufacturing or related field focusing on vehicle electronics.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on production support for electrical faults and stoppages.
• Diagnose harness issues, control unit faults and fitment/connection problems.
• Contain and recover defects to minimise downtime, rework and quality impact.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring electrical defects and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate action plans with Production, Planning, Quality and other departments.

Skills

Fault-finding

CAN/LIN knowledge

Root cause analysis

Coaching operators

MS Office

CAD viewer

Decision-making under pressure

Education

Electrical Engineering diploma/degree or Mechatronics

Auto Electrician/Electrician/Millwright trade certificate

Job description

On Line Personnel seeks a Product Technician (Assembly) for permanent placement in Port Elizabeth. The role focuses on diagnosing electrical faults, harness issues, and control unit problems within automotive assembly lines, with strong emphasis on quality and uptime.

The ideal candidate will have formal electrical/mechatronics training and hands-on experience with diagnostic tools, able to read electrical drawings and operate under production pressure.