Skrynwerker

Ligpos; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Chart Industries is seeking an experienced Service Technician for on-site work in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The role focuses on inspecting, servicing, repairing and commissioning rotating assemblies to Chart specifications within the industrial and mining sectors.

The candidate should have a minimum of five years post-qualification experience with rotating equipment, a fitter artisan background, and relevant courses in vibration analysis or laser alignment.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in servicing rotating assemblies in industrial/mining contexts.
• Vibration analysis or laser alignment training is desirable.
• Proficient with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Breakdown inspection and repairs on site, including fault finding, balancing and laser alignment where needed.
• Carry out planned maintenance, service equipment, and prepare detailed service reports.
• Investigate equipment failures, estimate hours, mobilize resources and execute the remedy.
• Install, align and commission machinery, check vibrations and temperatures, run test periods.
• Prepare commissioning reports and Take Over Certificates for contract closures.
• Adhere to procedures, quality and safety standards at all times.
• Track team and sub-contractor hours and manage inventory of shims and balancing weights.
• Maintain necessary documentation (QC, EHS, logs).

Skills

Vibration Analy sis

Laser Alignment

MS Office

Education

Grade 12

Qualified Fitter Artisan

N4 Qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Service Technician

**Location:** Middelburg, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 1050

**Company:** Chart Industries

**_Ensuring Chart's Success._**

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 experienced **Service 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
• Qualified Fitter Artisan
• 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 is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing "equal employment opportunity" and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.