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Perform operations and maintenance (O&M) tasks at the facility to achieve optimum performance of the Solar Farm at all times. Ensure the safety and reliability of machinery to optimize plant availability.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Mechanical Support:
   • Perform relevant tasks and actions to keep the Solar Farm operating optimally at all times with maximum availability.
   • Proactive repair of component replacement to prevent complete failure or downtime.
   • Perform servicing, troubleshooting and repair of the solar panel and mechanical components in accordance with manufacturer’s guidelines.
   • Ensure efficiency of the solar panels whilst observing the site's safety, quality and environmental rules and laws.
   • Apply troubleshooting, corrective, predictive and preventative maintenances and inspections whilst attending to every incident that could adversely affect the Solar Farm’s operations.
   • Assist specialist and subcontractor activity during main component exchanges or maintenance.
2. Reporting:
   • Capture tasks on the O&M management systems (Work order) on a daily basis.
   • Provide daily feedback to the Technical Supervisor of the solar farm team after completion of each work day.
   • Report safety matters, incidents/near misses to management/safety department.
   • Report all material consumptions and low stock levels to the warehouse technician timeously.
3. Tools and Equipment:
   • Responsible for tools (tools to be marked), material and property of the company including vehicles.
   • Manage and maintain the material logistics and maintenance of provided tools.
4. Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Compliance:
   • Ensure compliance with the company’s health, safety, and environmental rules and regulations and report any incidents/near misses immediately to superiors.

Qualification and Experience:

1. N4 Mechanical Engineering
2. Must have completed Mechanical (Fitting or Millwright) Trade Test
3. 2 years working experience in a mechanical trade or in similar post