Services Technician (FMCG)

Staff Solutions Recruitment; Humansdorp; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Solutions Recruitment is seeking an experienced maintenance electrician for our client in the Eastern Cape. The role focuses on routine, preventive, and breakdown maintenance of utilities plant and equipment to ensure uninterrupted factory operations.

You will troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation systems, read technical drawings, and support safety inspections. Standby duties and after-hours callouts are expected as part of the job.

Qualifications

• Trade-tested electrician/fitter/millwright with post-trade maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 8 years' post-trade industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with utilities systems including water treatment, boilers, refrigeration, AHUs, cooling towers and transformers.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, preventive and breakdown maintenance on utilities plant and equipment.
• Maintain, repair and optimize utilities infrastructure for efficient operations.
• Troubleshoot faults on electrical, mechanical and instrumentation systems.
• Conduct safety inspections and ensure compliance with standards.
• Respond to breakdowns and provide after-hours standby support.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Instrumentation networks

Safety inspections

Reading schematics

Standby duties

Independent work

Education

Trade Test certificate

Job description

Key Performance Areas

• Perform routine, preventive, and breakdown maintenance on utilities plant and equipment.
• Maintain, repair, and optimize utilities infrastructure to ensure efficient and uninterrupted factory operations.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose faults on electrical, mechanical and instrumentation systems
• Maintain and service water treatment plants, compressed air plants, boilers, ammonia refrigeration plants, cold rooms, freezer rooms, AHUs, cooling towers, and transformers.
• Conduct safety inspections and ensure compliance with maintenance and safety standards.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and equipment manuals to support maintenance activities.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and provide after-hours support, including standby duties and callouts when required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability, efficiency, and performance.

Knowledge & Skills

• Qualified Electrician, Fitter or Millwright with a Trade Test certificate.
• Minimum of 8 years' post trade industrial maintenance experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills, particularly with electrical and instrumentation networks.
• Experience conducting safety inspections and maintenance in industrial environments.
• Knowledge of utilities systems including water treatment plants, compressed air plants, boilers, ammonia refrigeration plants, cold rooms, freezer rooms, AHUs, cooling towers, and transformers.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and perform effectively under pressure.
• Willingness to participate in standby duties and after-hours callouts as required.