Service Technician

Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd; Middelburg; On-site; ZAR 380,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Howden Africa (Pty) Ltd is seeking an experienced Service Technician to inspect, service, repair and commission rotating assemblies to Howden specifications within the Industrial and Mining sector. The role covers breakdown fault finding on sites, on‑the‑spot repairs, and planned maintenance under customer contracts.

The successful candidate will install and align equipment, commence commissioning, monitor vibrations and temperatures, and produce formal commissioning reports and take‑over

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required.
• Minimum 5 years post‑qualification experience with rotating assemblies in industrial/mining/power station environments.
• Vibration analysis course.
• Laser alignment course.
• Driver's licence.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Inspect, service, repair and commission rotating assemblies to specification.
• Perform breakdown fault finding on site and rectify issues where possible (balancing/laser alignment).
• Carry out maintenance under customer contracts and produce reports per SLA.
• Investigate and repair equipment failures during breakdowns or emergencies.
• Install and align equipment, commission machinery and test performance (balance, vibrations, temperatures).
• Prepare commissioning reports and take‑over certificates for contracts.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Laser alignment

MS Office

Education

Grade 12

N4 qualification (advantage)

Job description

Career Opportunities: Service Technician (39925)

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling and have over a century of experience in doing so.

Howden South Africa Division is looking for an experiencedService Technician to inspect, service, repair and commission rotating assemblies to Howden specification in the Industrial and Mining sector.

What Will You Do?

• Breakdown inspection and repairs, visit sites to undertake fault finding, identify the cause of the problem, rectify on site if possible (including balancing and/or laser alignment).
• Undertake servicing in terms of customer planned maintenance contracts, check equipment, carry out required maintenance and produce a report of completed work, to comply with the Service Level Agreement.
• Investigate and repair equipment failures under breakdown or emergency conditions. This will include costing (in terms of hours and skill mix) identification and mobilizing of resources and executing the works.
• Execute the installation and alignment of equipment (including alignment), commence with commissioning of machinery (including balancing if required), check vibrations, temperatures, etc. and run the fan for a test period.
• Complete a Commissioning report and a Take Over Certificate for contract closures.
• At all times adhere to procedures, instructions, quality and safety standards.
• Tracking and managing of hours of teams and sub-contractors.
• Ensure that equipment is timeously calibrated - in accordance with procedure.
• Ensure sufficient stock of shims and assorted balancing weights: Monitor stock levels and order if required
• Upkeep of system required documentation, including QC, EHS, vehicle log sheets and time keeping.

Your Experience Should Be...

• Grade 12
• N4 Qualification will be an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience of working with rotating assemblies in an industrial/mining/power station environment
• Vibration Analysing Course
• Laser Alignment Course
• Drivers Licence
• Proficient with MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint