Maintenance Artisan Electrician

Samancor; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Samancor in Mpumalanga seeks an experienced maintenance professional to carry out preventive and breakdown work on plant equipment. You will manage safety, health, environment and quality aspects while ensuring reliable operation of LV/MV/HV systems.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, fault analysis, SAP work order handling and staff coaching. Practical rigging, boiler making and lifting operations are required where trained and authorised.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance on industrial plant equipment.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and SHEQ procedures.
• Ability to perform fault finding on drives, PLC inputs/outputs.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess risk exposures across people, equipment, materials and processes.
• Apply mitigation and control measures for residual risk.
• Comply with SHEQ requirements and use the SHEQ Toolbox.
• Utilise the IMS to report SHEQ status.
• Manage labour stability and budget-aligned staffing.
• Conduct career discussions and develop identified talent.
• Ensure discipline and coach staff; conduct recruitment interviews.
• Perform maintenance on LV/MV/HV electrical systems and mechanical parts.
• Execute breakdown work orders; create SAP notifications and feedback.
• Operate lifting equipment and rigging when trained and authorised.
• Carry out basic boiler making (arc welding and gas cutting).
• Conduct regular plant inspections and report non-conformances.

Skills

Safety Awareness

Electrical

Mechanical

Rigging

PLC

Drive systems

Lifting tackle

Forklift operation

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Job description

To safely carry out preventive maintenance and repairs to the plant in line with planned, unplanned, breakdown and documented work.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality:

• Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk
• Participate and comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate and report SHEQ status

People:

Manage the Section:

• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover
• Labour complement in line with budget
• Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Section
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies
• Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews

Customers:

• Ensure Customer Satisfact

Business Processes:

• Apply fault-finding techniques and assist with root cause failure analysis
• Maintain and repair electrical parts, components and equipment as well as Low Voltage, Medium Voltage and High Voltage electrical equipment (as applicable to the plant)
• Perform Medium and High Voltage switching as and when required when trained, proven competent and appointed in writing
• Maintain, repair and replace mechanical parts, components and equipment when required
• Execute breakdown work orders, create notifications, perform daily work order confirmations, provide accurate feedback and generate orders on the SAP system
• Performing work in a safe and reliable manner ensuring the highest level of workmanship
• Communicate if spares, equipment or other factors were not available for job on the work order and to the Maintenance Supervisor
• Conduct regular plant inspection and report non-conformance and deviations to standards to Supervisors
• Monitoring the operational conditions of machinery and equipment
• Carrying out routine maintenance on a production equipment and tools to ensure legal (OSHA) and operational compliance
• Perform tasks related to advanced rigging after relevant training completed
• Perform possible duties as Lifting Tackle Inspector if appointed
• Perform basic fault finding and repairs to drives, soft starters and star delta
• Have an understanding of PLCs and discrete inputs and outputs to facilitate fault-finding and repairs
• Work from heights and in confined spaces and follow the various procedures related to such
• Perform basic electrical calculations in relation to DOL, Drive and related protection settings
• Perform general housekeeping as part of the relevant tasks allocated
• Basic Boiler making (Arc Welding and Gas cutting)

Routable Management:

• Change out item
• Create PM order detailing item to be drawn from stock
• Create reservation for rotable on PM order
• Create subsequent notification
• Complete all fields on the “Damage” tag on the return item to rotable store
• Physically transport damaged rotable to lay down area

Mobile Equipment:

• Lift and move loads by means of a Forklift
• Handle loads by means of an Overhead Crane, Hoist and or Lifting Tackle and or machinery
• Operate Aerial/Boom/Cherri Picker
• Operate Manitou and or Tractor when and if so required when licenced

Skills Based Pay Activities:

The three identified skills are as follows:

• LOPT
  • The training of the artisan on mobile equipment as used by the relevant department/area
  • The operation of mobile equipment when needed
• Project Owner
  • Advanced Rigging and LTI
  • The training of the artisan on advanced rigging and Lifting Tackle Inspection.
  • And the application of advanced rigging skills as needed in the department.
  • The application of Lifting Tackle Inspection skills as needed in the department.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative
• Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Work Standards
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication

Contributing to team Success