Electrician

Tiger Brands; Durban; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Brands in Durban is seeking a skilled maintenance electrician to support plant operations across shifts. You will inspect, repair and optimise electrical systems on high-speed packaging lines and related equipment, ensuring safe operation and consistent product quality.

This role requires a trade-tested electrician with 5–10 years of FMCG experience, fault finding, and the ability to read electrical drawings.

Qualifications

• Minimum N3 technical qualification.
• 5–10 years electrical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Qualified Electrician preferred.
• Knowledge of High-Speed Packaging Machinery is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support to shift-based teams during operations.
• Carry out running repairs on plant equipment.
• Participate in planned maintenance and maintenance planning meetings.
• Ensure OEE targets are met and plant availability is maximised.
• Carry out reporting and administration to support engineering and production.
• Maintain housekeeping and safety practices at all times.

Skills

PLC exposure

Siemens S7

AC drives

Electrical troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Education

N3 technical qualification

Tools

DMS

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Operate, maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated equipment to ensure plant availability, cost, safety and product quality

What You Will Do

Operational Support

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations. Where requested assist as a functional expert in problem solving.
• Running Repairs
• Partake in carrying out repairs on plant equipment as required on shift
• Planned Maintenance
• Take part in maintenance planning meetings, contributing suggestions, clarifying work required and carrying out maintenance tasks and building maintenance programs
• Housekeeping & Safety
• Operate in a safe manner at all times, identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Ensure OEE targets are met
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out to maximise plant availability and OEE to meet targets
• Reporting and administration
• Ensure the various reports and administration tasks are carried out to support engineering and production

Special Requirements

• Must have the physical abilities to carry out the role within a plant and work shifts
• Core Competencies
• Maintenance Systems
• Engineering standards
• Qualified Electrician
• Knowledge of High-Speed Packaging Machinery
• Computer literacy and exposure to Computer Maintenance management System preferably
• DMS

General Competencies

• Exposure to PLC’s. preferably Siemens S7
• Exposure to AC drives and sequential control systems

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Qualified, trade tested artisan
• Minimum N3 technical qualification
• 5-10 years electrical experience in a manufacturing environment (FMCG will be an advantage).

Personal Characteristics

• Effective communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Team player within multi-functional team.
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required
• Call out and standby responsibilities, including overtime work as required.
• Situational problem-solving abilities.
• Pro-active and driven by sustainable solutions.
• Strong logical/diagnostic approach to troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings.
• Instrumentation/Pneumatic experience is a requirement

In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.