Senior Field Service Technician

Job Title: Senior Field Service Technician
Division: Weir Minerals South Africa
Location: Richards Bay
Onsite
Purpose of Role: To ensure the reliability, efficiency, and safety of pumps at a major customer site through proactive maintenance, condition monitoring, and effective communication with stakeholders.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure optimal equipment performance and data driven maintenance.
• Provide daily feedback reports on field services & monthly pump maintenance reports.
• Conduct condition monitoring & vibration analysis on allocated pumps.
• Perform RCA's for unplanned downtime.
• Liaise with the end users on site regarding required maintenance and pump performance.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Grade 12 or N3 Certificate or equivalent.
• Qualified: Fitter / Fitter & Turner / Millwright (Verified Section 13 / 26D qualification).
• Valid SA driver’s license.

• Minimum of 5 years field services experience, solid experience in pump applications.
• Maintenance planning and management in a production environment.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives
Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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