Maintenance Engineer (Electrical) (Richards Bay) TSSSA

Alstom; Richards Bay; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Richards Bay is seeking a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical) to oversee equipment maintenance and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in maintenance operations, along with strong organizational skills. This role involves managing subcontractors, analyzing breakdowns, and maintaining documentation.

Qualifications

• Technical University Education – Electrical.
• 3-5 years of experience in Railways system/application engineering.
• Maintenance background with minimum 5 years’ experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain equipment according to EHS rules.
• Manage subcontractors on daily maintenance.
• Investigate breakdowns and analyze the root cause.

Skills

Flexible and Adaptable

Conscientious

Team Player

Desire to learn

Planning and organization skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Engineering or BSc in Electrical

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job title : Maintenance Engineer (Electrical) (Richards Bay) TSSSA

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Deadline : August 22, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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THE PURPOSE OF THE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) ROLE IS TO :

Plan and maintain equipment according EHS rules, RCM and according to manufacturer’s specifications.

Manage sub-contractor on daily maintenance, investigate breakdowns and analyse the root cause.

Minimize down time and make sure production is not affected by either planned or unplanned maintenance.

Maintain a 95% availability on all equipment, plant and tools.

Provide support to maintain contractual 12 FPMK

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE :

Plan, supervise, and monitor the execution of planned and unplanned maintenance activities (including calibrations and other interventions)

Coordinate forecasts emerging as an output from the Maintenance Management System of customer.

Ensure that maintenance schedules are detailed, documented and implemented correctly by Customer.

Ensure minimum disruption of maintenance activities through effective planning, communication, and coordination with other stakeholders.

Investigate breakdowns and interruptions through the application of root cause analysis and other techniques.

Plan for maintenance consumables and spares, and ensure availability of spares through effective stock control

Monitor and record Locomotive availability, utilization and other KPI’s (MTBF, MTTR etc)

Ensure records such as status labels, certificates, reports, lifting device certificate, firefighting equipment, certificates of compliance are kept in a traceable manner

Maintain meticulous records of all maintenance, calibration & inspection interventions.

Ensure all maintenance activity complies with quality procedure and safety regulations

Ensure that contractors are inducted, supervised, and disciplined to adhere to quality and safety requirements

To establish together with the equipment maintenance contractors the planning of the maintenance activities

To participate and be involved in APSYS actions (actions like TPM, work instructions for equipment preventive maintenance) to guarantee overall equipment availability and effectiveness

To manage and follow up the optimum functioning of equipment installations maintenance team.

To report the required data of equipment in conformity with the industrial needs : availability of equipment and follow-up of the linked indicators.

To ensure the follow-up of all the equipment documentation (paper and informatics support)

To undertake other duties as specified by the Service Engineering Manager

To carry out such work in accordance with strict Health & Safety procedures as laid down by legislation and the Company Health & Safety policies.

MEASUREMENT

Achievement of QCD Commitments and EHS

Respect of HSE and Quality policies.

Respect of OPEX budget on maintenance

Saturation of main critical tools and equipment

Respect of target task time in compliance with Industrial & Project planning

Availability of tools to perform the maintenance & / or repair activities

Autonomy, Spirit of “Agile Inclusive Responsible

Availability and Reliability targets are met

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

BEHAVIOUR

Flexible and Adaptable. Can adapt to new ideas, new issues

Conscientious. Meets proposed deadlines with ability to work under pressure

Team Player. Supports team members, Spirit of “Agile Inclusive Responsible”

Desire to learn and develop

Analysis capacity

Ability to Coach Others. Occasionally has to share skills / information to others

Self-Motivation. Is inspired by the job in hand and inspires others to achieve agreed goals

Logical and organized

Planning and organization skills

Communication skills efficient at all levels of organisation

Autonomous

Ability to problem solve

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Technical University Education – Electrical - Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree or equivalent

IT literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

English fluency

EXPERIENCE

3-5 years of experience in Railways system / Application engineering

Maintenance background with minimum 5 years’ experience in activities of operation and maintenance preferably in manufacturing

Technical background with minimum 5 years’ experience

Management experience

Experience related to follow-up of subcontracted activity

Ability to read and understand schematics, drawings, and software specifications

Working knowledge of Quality and Health & Safety standards and systems preferable

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