Electrical Foreman

Green Marble Recruitment Consultants; Howick; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Marble Recruitment Consultants seeks an experienced Electrical Supervisor for on-site operations in manufacturing. You will head a team of electricians, schedule daily work, perform planned maintenance, install new equipment, and ensure compliance with electrical standards across operating facilities.

Strong knowledge of PLCs, MV switchgear, transformers, and instrumentation is required. Long hours and standby duties form part of the role; readiness to work in challenging environments is

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualification and N6 Electrical Engineering.
• Wireman's License (advantage).
• 7+ years of supervisory experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Ability to work long hours and under pressure.
• Experience with PLCs, VSDs and electrical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repairs and planned maintenance to all electrical equipment on site.
• Do electrical installation on new equipment on site.
• Modify and improve existing equipment to optimise capacity after sanction.
• Ensure legal compliance of all electrical installations and equipment.
• Manage a team of electricians, assistants and apprentices.
• Diagnose faults and repair faulty machinery.
• Distribute equipment and materials for the team.
• Ensure safety standards are followed by the team.
• Coordinate and check work, report deviations to the manager.
• Plan daily work routines and ensure effective shift cover.
• Manage overtime within budget and order critical spare parts.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Work with transformers, MV switchgear, and instrumentation.
• Fault find on industrial machinery and maintain equipment.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Electrical maintenance

Power distribution

Electrical troubleshooting

Instrumentation

Reading electrical drawings

MV switchgear fault finding

PLC systems

12V to 11kV knowledge

Education

Electrical Trade

N6 Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Variable Speed Drives

Electrical drawings (schematic and wiring)

Transformers maintenance

Job description

Minimum Requirements:

• Electrical Trade + N6 Electrical Engineering.
• Wireman's License (advantage)
• 7+ years of experience at a supervisory level.
• Manufacturing industry experience.
• Work long hours.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Carry out repairs and planned maintenance to all electrical equipment on site.
• Do electrical installation on new equipment on site.
• Upon sanction approval, modify and improve existing equipment to optimise the capacity of such equipment.
• Ensure the legal compliance of all electrical installations and equipment.
• Manage a team of electricians, assistants and apprentices.
• Diagnose and carry out repairs to faulty machinery.
• Distribute the equipment and materials to allow the team to perform the assigned activities.
• Ensure the team adheres to applicable safety standards.
• Coordinate and check the work carried out by the team, reporting any deviations to the manager.
• Plan and coordinate the daily work routines of electricians and ensure effective shift cover.
• Ensure overtime is managed effectively and kept within budget.
• Order and control critical spare parts.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of electricity, electrical and electronic equipment and the tools used in the industry.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of power, reticulation, control systems and process types of equipment ranging from 12V to 11KV.
• Ability to fault find and solve problems on industrial machinery.
• To be practically inclined and have ability to work with hands and tools.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, both schematic and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to work accurately, neatly and efficiently.
• Able to fault find and perform maintenance work on transformers.
• Experience on PLC’s and Variable Speed drives.
• Knowledge on instrumentation and repairing of equipment.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work in dusty conditions.
• Ability to work extensive hours.
• Perform standby duties.
• Able to switch and fault find on MV switchgear.