Service Technician

Chart Industries; Middelburg; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Chart Industries in South Africa is seeking an experienced Service Technician to inspect, service, repair and commission rotating assemblies to Howden specifications within the Industrial and Mining sector.

You will perform breakdown inspections, on-site fault finding, alignment and commissioning tasks, while producing reports and ensuring compliance with quality, safety and procedures.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform breakdown inspections and repairs, site fault finding, identify causes and rectify on site if possible (balancing and/or laser alignment).
• Carry out servicing under customer maintenance contracts; inspect, maintain and report on completed work per SLA.
• Investigate and repair equipment failures during breakdowns; estimate hours and mobilize resources.
• Install and align equipment; commence commissioning including balancing if required; check vibrations and temperatures; run test period.
• Prepare commissioning reports and Take Over Certificates for contract closures.
• Follow procedures, instructions, quality and safety standards at all times.
• Track hours for teams and sub-contractors; ensure calibration of equipment.
• Maintain stock levels of shims and balancing weights; order as needed.
• Maintain required documentation (QC, EHS, vehicle logs, timekeeping).

Skills

Fault finding

MS Office

Vibration analysis

Laser alignment

Education

Grade 12

N4 qualification advantageous

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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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

Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair.