Electrician - Boksburg

Job Description

RCL Foods is looking a qualified and experienced Electrician to our Spreads division in Boksburg. The successful incumbent will report to the Engineering Superintendent.

Purpose of the role is to ensure efficient and effective electrical maintenance with a high standard of workmanship and safety practices.

Duties & Responsibilities

MAINTENANCE

• To ensure efficient and cost-effective maintenance to all electrical equipment.
• When all maintenance work carried out is proven to be both efficient and cost effective.
• To be pro-active in identifying potential faults/breakdowns before they occur.
• When faults/breakdowns are kept to a minimum as a result of plant inspections and awareness.
• To perform various projects of an electrical nature.
• When projects are completed in agreed times and to the correct specifications.
• To ensure that all breakdowns are attended to in a cost-effective manner.
• When production downtime due to breakdowns is kept at a satisfactory level.
• To ensure the continued good condition of all equipment.
• When all equipment is maintained as per proper practice.

STAND-BY DUTY

• To be willing to do stand-by duty.
• When generally willing to take turns doing the required stand-by.
• To ensure that all call outs are answered promptly and efficiently.
• When production losses are not adversely affected by failure to answer calls and lack of proper fault-finding techniques.

OVERTIME

• To be willing to perform work outside of normal working hours.
• When work does not fall behind as a result of unwillingness to work overtime.

SAFETY / HOUSEKEEPING

• To practice and enforce Siqalo Foods codes of safety and housekeeping.
• When standards of safety and housekeeping comply with Siqalo Foods policy in this regard.
• To ensure compliance to the work permit / lockout system in use at Siqalo Foods.
• When the work permit / lockout system is adhered to.

ADMIN

• To ensure that all information submitted on work orders is correct.
• When misleading information is not submitted on work orders or information is omitted.
• To ensure that all completed work orders / documentation is timeously submitted to foreman to check.
• When no backlogs occur due to delays in submitting completed work orders and other documentation.

GENERAL

To ensure no comeback jobs.

• When maintenance costs do not rise as a result of poor workmanship.

To ensure no unnecessary fines for maximum demand from C.C.P.

• When power factor correction is kept in working order and weekly inspections carried out.

To ensure that proper fault-finding procedures are correctly followed.

• When unnecessary costs are not incurred as a result of poor fault-finding techniques.

To ensure proper time management.

• When productivity is not affected by slack time management.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Qualification

• Completed N3 and relevant Electrical Trade Test

Experience and Training

• 5 years’ experience as an Electrician, within FMCG Manufacturing
• MV training is a must (Medium voltage Valid certificate)
• Must have worked on AC and DC Drives
• PLC experience and training (Certificate on attendance)
• Exposure on instrumentation