Maintenance Electrician

Maintenance Electrcian

1) Main Tasks/ Responsibilities

• Provide out of hours support to plant operations during plant start-up, running and shutdown activities
• Participate in on-call rota
• Follow all health and safety rules and regulations. Keep work area clean, safe and orderly.
• Perform other duties as deemed necessary by the Maintenance Engineer.
• The position of Maintenance Electrician requires flexibility and availability as demanded by the needs of a continuous plant and process.
• You will be part of an on-call system providing electrical cover and as a result, after-hours and weekend interaction with the plant will be a routine aspect of the job.
• You must be a good team player and be analytically minded in linking financial performance to operational efficiency.
• Problem Solving / Fault Finding:
• Ensuring that all PLC programmes are maintained and secured to be safe and deliver efficient plant operation
• Problem solving and fault finding with the SCADA distributed control system, PLC configuration and programming (Allen Bradley, Historian, DCS/SCADA Wonderware)
• Problem solving and fault finding with MV/LV AC and LC DC switchgear and distribution systems.

Maintenance

• Ensure that all electrical systems are maintained in good and safe condition
• Management of preventative maintenance plan on electrical equipment and systems where possible, including thermography, instrument calibration etc.
• Process/Equipment troubleshooting & failure analysis
• Deliver innovative technical solutions to the plant
• Production Personnel
• Liaise with process & production personnel in relation to their issues and concerns regarding
• plant operation and control

2) Key Skills

• 5 years relevant engineering experience in a heavy industrial environment
• National Electrical Craft Certificate is essential.
• A Bachelor's degree in electrical/automation engineering or Mechatronic Engineering would be a distinct advantage
• Fault diagnosis & solving experience
• Specific experience with Rockwell / Allen Bradley Control Systems and PLCs is advantageous.

3) Language Skills:

• Excellent English, both written and verbal communication.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as rules, technical procedures, operating and maintenance instructions, electrical schematics;ID documents and other procedure manuals.