Electrical Technician

Il y a 11 heures

Belgium Beaver Recruitment South Africa Temps plein

As an Electrical Technician, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and optimizing advanced production machinery. You will handle preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshoot issues, participate in improvement projects, and lead smaller initiatives. Your role also involves mentoring fellow technicians and guiding them through complex problems.

Why Join This Team?

  • Innovative Environment: Work with the latest technology and contribute to exciting improvement projects.
  • Professional Growth: Lead projects, train less experienced technicians, and benefit from ongoing training.
  • Team Collaboration: Collaborate with experienced colleagues and supportive management in a team-oriented setting.
  • Significant Impact: Your expertise will directly enhance efficiency, safety, and innovation in production processes.

Key Duties:

  • Perform electrical maintenance and interventions on production installations, utilities, and infrastructure.
  • Document and draft technical manuals and work instructions when needed.
  • Provide creative solutions to extraordinary situations, such as shortages of spare parts.
  • Interpret technical plans and documents independently.
  • Diagnose and resolve electrical issues with both short-term and long-term solutions.
  • Analyze production installations and propose feasible improvements.
  • Implement small projects or sub-projects with support as required.
  • Collaborate with external suppliers for maintenance work.
  • Supervise and train less experienced technicians and external suppliers.
  • Support production facilities and operators with technical expertise.
  • Parameterize and program control electronics (frequency drives, PLC equipment, smart sensors).

Problem-Solving Challenges:

  • Efficiently address faults using documented procedures and technical knowledge.
  • Apply expertise to deliver innovative solutions to complex technical issues.

Work Environment

  • Operate in a fast-paced setting requiring extensive technical knowledge and autonomy.

Impact

  • Ensure safe and efficient operations.
  • Minimize production stoppages and maintenance costs, directly influencing productivity and profitability.


Requirements

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Experience:

  • 4–5 years of hands-on experience in electrical maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • 1–2 years of structured in-house or on-the-job training.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Strong expertise in electricity (strong/weak current, digital techniques, drives, control technology, automation, switching).
  • Familiarity with other technical fields (pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanics).
  • Proficiency in measurement and programming techniques.
  • Understanding of machinery and production processes.
  • PLC programming skills.
  • Basic PC skills.
  • Multilingual abilities are an advantage.

Equipment Expertise:

  • Multimeter, insulation meter, current clamp.
  • Oscilloscope.
  • PLC programming software.
  • High-voltage switching equipment.

Responsibilities

Safety & Quality:

  • Adhere to a Zero-Harm vision, reporting incidents or unsafe conditions.
  • Maintain order and cleanliness at the workstation.
  • Consistently pursue high-quality standards.