Electrician

Quantum Foods; Malmesbury; On-site; ZAR 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Quantum Foods in Malmesbury, Western Cape, is seeking an Electrician to join the Nova Feeds Division. You will be responsible for electrical maintenance of the feed milling plant and associated factories, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient operation.

The role requires 3–5 years of experience, basic understanding of permit-to-work and ISO 45001 safety standards, and a willingness to work shifts and standby. A valid driver’s licence and own transport are essential.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance of plant and factories to ensure safe operation.
• Diagnose faults and perform preventative maintenance.
• Repair and maintain control circuits and wiring systems.
• Troubleshoot PLCs and related automation equipment.
• Understand and apply permit-to-work and ISO 45001 safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, install, and test electrical circuits, panels, equipment, and related installations.
• Diagnose electrical faults and perform effective repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Repair and maintain control circuits, wiring systems and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and maintain PLCs and automation equipment.
• Ensure installations comply with safety and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain maintenance records and communicate faults to the Maintenance Manager.
• Assist with energy conservation monitoring and improvements.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

PLC troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Shift work

Tools

PLC systems

Electrical testing tools

Job description

Industry: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

About our company

Quantum Foods is a diversified feeds, poultry and egg business providing quality animal protein to selected South African and African markets. The Group is listed on the JSE main board in the “Farming and Fishing” sector under the share code QFH. Quantum Foods has fully integrated egg and broiler businesses with access to superior genetics in both fields. The Feed Producing Unit has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and a strategic alliance with an international company to ensure cutting edge technology transfer. Quantum Foods’ head office is situated in the town of Wellington in the Western Cape.

Introduction

Quantum Foods has a career opportunity within its Nova Feeds Division for an Electrician to join their dynamic team.The above-mentioned position will be based at our Feed milling plant in Malmesbury, Western Cape and report directly to the Maintenance Manager. The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for electrical maintenance of our feed manufacturing site and Factories to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation.

• Inspect, install, and test electrical circuits, panels, equipment, and related installations.
• Diagnose electrical faults and conduct effective repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Repair and maintain Control circuits, wiring systems and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and maintenance of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s)
• Conduct electrical inspections and ensure installations comply with the applicable safety and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and contribute to the implementation of practical solutions.
• Minimising equipment downtime through preventative maintenance and effective fault finding.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, communicate faults, risks and required corrective action to Maintenance Manager.
• Generator test runs and electrical supply change overs.
• Power Factor correction system maintenance, monitoring, and reporting.
• Assist Engineering with monitoring energy conservation systems.
• Basic maintenance experience
• Basic understanding of “permit to work” and ISO 45001 safety standards.
• 3-5 years experience
• Feed Milling experience be advantageous.
• Valid driver’s licence and own transport
• No fear of heights
• Willing to work shifts and standby.

At Quantum Foods we are committed to Employment Equity and offer a competitive salary package and benefits.

CLOSING DATE: 15 November 2026.

Please note that candidates who do not receive a response from us within 14 days after the closing date should accept that they were not successful