Maintenance Technician

280 KONE Elevators South Afri; Durban; On-site; ZAR 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in elevator and escalator maintenance is seeking a qualified Maintenance Technician in Durban, South Africa. The role involves ensuring customer satisfaction, maintaining excellent relationships, and managing site operations. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience in maintenance, alongside strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Technician required.
• One or more qualifications needed: Red seal test, NQF Level 4/5 certification, or Electrical/Mechanical diploma.
• Good communication and basic IT skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction through quality service.
• Maintain accurate reporting of work performed.
• Manage site environment and risks during operations.

Skills

Maintenance Technician

Communication Skills

Basic IT Skills

Education

Red Seal Trade Test Certificate for Lift Mechanic

NQF Level 4 Certification with Apprenticeship

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Diploma/Degree

NQF Level 5 Certification

Job description

KONE is looking for qualified Maintenance Technicians in Durban, South Africa. Our team comprises maintenance professionals who provide on-site customer service to ensure our equipment's smooth and safe operation. We seek a service-minded Maintenance Technician to provide our customers with professional elevator and escalator maintenance services.

In this role, you will be at the core of KONE - an everyday hero who makes people's lives easier. You will ensure quality service, improve equipment safety and performance, and promote regular and proactive on-site communication with customers and the people using the equipment.

Responsibilities :

1. Responsible for customer satisfaction through quality of service and regular, proactive, and precise on-site communication.
2. Responsible for accurate and real-time back reporting of work performed.
3. Maintain excellent relationships with the customers, the contact person, and end-users on site.
4. Manage the site environment during service operations.
5. Identification of site risks and timely communication of any such occurrences.
6. Identifying “unplanned” service repairs based on the equipment needs, contacting the on-site contact person, getting his approval if not covered by the contract, and performing them.
7. Management of PAR stock levels (shelving, inventory, stock transfer) and timely issuance of replenishment orders.
8. Submit timesheets based on the execution.

Skills & Experience :

1. Experience as a Maintenance Technician
2. One or more of the following qualifications :
3. Red seal trade test certificate for a lift mechanic.
4. Completed NQF level 4 certification with an apprenticeship program (minimum 4 years).
5. Completed Electrical / Mechanical Engineer Diploma / Degree with completion of at least 12 months shadowing a competent lift mechanic.
6. Completed NQF level 5 certification with completion of at least 12 months shadowing a competent lift mechanic.
7. Good communication skills with basic IT skills.

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