Utilities Electrician

Phakisa Holdings; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200,880 - 290,160; Full time

Job summary

Phakisa Holdings is seeking a skilled Utilities Electrician for Heidelburg to oversee electrical utilities plants, ensure reliability, and support production and facilities on shift. You will coordinate with third‑party service providers and operate within safety standards.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance on MV/LV systems, assist in projects, monitor plant performance, and maintain clear logbooks and documentation for audits and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience with Utility Equipment, FMCG environment preferred.
• MV switching certificate and HV system knowledge required.
• Experience in manufacturing settings with MV electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Attend to plant breakdowns during shifts and across the plant.
• Carry out planned and preventive maintenance inspections.
• Assist with managing electrical network/reticulation.
• Ensure electrical plant availability > 95%.
• Contribute to shutdowns with detailed electrical scope.
• Propose improvements to boost productivity and safety.
• Follow EH&S policies to maintain a safe workplace.
• Support production with electrical requests to minimize downtime.
• Install/commission upgrades on equipment for projects and major repairs.
• Maintain housekeeping and clean electrical panels/switchboards.
• Perform PM schedules for MV/LV substations and DB boards.
• Document equipment history and monitor plant performance.

Skills

MV Switching Certificate

Medium Voltage systems

Reading electrical drawings

Electrical maintenance planning

Good communication

Team player

Education

N4 Electrical Engineering

Electrical Trade Test

Job description

Job Title: Utilities Electrician

Location: Heidelburg

Reporting to: Operations

The job holder will be responsible for the overall operations and maintenance of the electrical utilities plants to ensure reliability and efficiency on shift, participate in site projects, support production and facilities department with any electrical requirement. The incumbent will work closely with third party utilities service provider and operators.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attend to any plant breakdown that occurs during the shifts and the entire plant.
• Carrying out planned maintenance inspections and preventive maintenance.
• Assist Process Lead and Utilities to manage Electrical Network/reticulation.
• Ensure electrical plant availability is > 95%.
• Actively participate on the Utilities Shutdowns by providing detailed electrical scope.
• Propose innovation and ideas to ensure continuous improvement that would improve performance and productivity.
• Ensure Environmental, Health and Safety policy and procedures are followed to provide a safe working environment.
• Support production areas for any electrical request or trips in a timeous and effective manner to minimize loss in production.
• Install and commission up-grades on equipment when requested on special projects, major breakdowns and overhauls.
• Ensure good housekeeping in engineering workshop and assigned area of responsibility including the cleaning of electrical control panels and switchboards.
• Carry out PM maintenance schedules for MV and LV substation and DB boards.
• Implement preventive maintenance schedules to minimize breakdowns and ensure machine availability and high operational efficiencies.
• Attend to Utilities breakdown/equipment stops in the shortest possible time in order to minimize disruption to production and keep history of the machine performance.
• Conduct Utilities plant monitoring every three hours and capture and analyze data onto the PIMPS and POMPS logbook.
• Report and advise Process Lead on the plant condition for the factory.
• Support machinery installations in Manufacturing.
• Ensure all machines are safe to operate and properly maintained.
• Inform Utilities management on any unusual / abnormal occurrences on the machines.
• Ensure logbooks are properly recorded for every significant work done.
• Actively participate in departmental projects from initiation, planning, execution and commissioning.
• Champion IWS by proposing and implementing agreed changes and improvements that deliver better productivity, higher efficiency and improved safety.

Essential Experience, Skills and Knowledge:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience working with Utility Equipment (Power Generation, Air Compression, Steam Boilers, Water/Oil, Pumping Stations, Cogen Plant, Water Treatment, transformers, Switchgears, Motors, cables, Vacuum Systems, HVAC Systems), of which at least two has been spent at an FMCG
• MV Switching Certificate as for the Operating Regulation (ORHVS) for High Voltage System.
• N4 Electrical Engineering and Electrical Trade Test
• At least 3 years' experience working with Medium Voltage (MV) Electrical System in a similar position in a manufacturing environment.
• Good communication, team player, result orientated, flexible and resilient, technical problem solving, Good analytical ability
• Ability to read and apply electrical drawings.
• Ability to draft spare parts and consumables list for equipment maintenance
• Basic Knowledge of Costing is required.