Senior Utilities Maintenance Technician

Headhunters; Humansdorp; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Headhunters is seeking a Qualified Electrician, Fitter, or Millwright with a recognised Trade Test certificate for an industrial maintenance role in the Eastern Cape. The successful candidate will bring at least 8 years post-trade experience and strong electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation troubleshooting skills.

You will perform routine and breakdown maintenance on utilities plant and equipment, service water treatment, boilers, AHUs, compression air, and refrigeration systems, while

Qualifications

• Qualified Electrician, Fitter or Millwright with a recognised Trade Test certificate.
• Minimum 8 years post-trade industrial maintenance experience.
• Strong electrical, mechanical and instrumentation troubleshooting skills.
• Proven fault-finding and diagnostics on industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, preventative and breakdown maintenance on utilities plant and equipment.
• Maintain and optimise utilities infrastructure for efficient factory operations.
• Troubleshoot faults across electrical, mechanical and instrumentation systems.
• Maintain and service water treatment plants and associated equipment.
• Maintain compressed air systems, boilers, ammonia refrigeration, cold rooms and AHUs.
• Read technical drawings and manuals; provide prompt after-hours support when required.
• Ensure safety compliance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Instrumentation troubleshooting

Fault-finding and diagnostics

Safety inspections

Reading technical drawings

Problem solving

Communication skills

Independence

Standby readiness

Education

Trade Test certificate

Tools

Electrical schematics

Technical manuals

Job description

Headhunters is seeking a Qualified Electrician, Fitter, or Millwright with a recognised Trade Test certificate for an industrial maintenance role in the Eastern Cape. The successful candidate will bring at least 8 years post-trade experience and strong electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation troubleshooting skills.

You will perform routine and breakdown maintenance on utilities plant and equipment, service water treatment, boilers, AHUs, compression air, and refrigeration systems, while