Technician - Brits

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North West Rustenburg, South Africa Bridgestone South Africa Ltd Full time
Bridgestone South Africa Ltd’s job vacancy, Career and Recruitment

Job title : Technician – Brits jobs in North West

Job Location : North West, Rustenburg

Deadline : May 19, 2024

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Job purpose

To assist in ensuring plant availability and uptime by attending to equipment breakdown. Initiate and manage continuous improvement projects. To perform various skilled, journey-level tasks in installation, maintenance, testing, and repair of electronic control systems and electrical systems. Electrical Technicians modify electrical prototypes in order to correct operational deviations under the general direction of an Electrical Engineer.

Main responsibilities

Provide technical support and assistance to production and engineering  Provide support to production by attending to breakdowns  Troubleshooting and faultfinding on electrical equipment of breakdowns  Complete job cards for every job done in accordance to Bridgestone standards  Participate and carry out root cause analysis for every breakdown and documenting corrective actions  Order Spares required to fix equipment breakdowns long term  Comply to all safety regulations as stipulated in the occupational health and safety act  Develop the technical skills of the electricians by training and mentoring on execution of basic electrical tasks  Identify when external contractor/vendor is needed, and work in collaboration with contractor/vendor to complete work  Identify, Initiate and manage small Continuous Improvement projects (Kaizen) and support engineering projects on site Carry out Preventive and Predictive Maintenance  Provide preventive and predictive maintenance of the electrical systems  Suggesting and implement continuous improvement ideas to improve machine reliability  Complete daily work orders as assigned and update team with daily work reports outlining progress and new issues Assemble electrical and electronic systems and prototypes according to engineering data and knowledge of electrical principles, using hand tools and measuring instruments  Follow electrical practice when doing a job, always keeping safety in mind.  Use Correct Test Equipment Install and maintain electrical control systems and solid state equipment  Programming of PLC, and Drives  Fault finding on PLC and Drives  SCADA & Motion Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations  When a new system is implemented, it must work correctly with the existing system.  Update electrical drawings Analyse and interpret test information to resolve design-related problems  Get all information before making decisions or alterations

BRIDGESTONE BEHAVIORS

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:  Agility – to work in a matrix and complex environment where change happens at a rapid pace  Courage – to share ideas, think out of the box  Ownership – to see the bigger picture and take ownership by thinking and acting beyond the role

BRIDGESTONE LEADERSHIP ESSENCE

Qualified candidates for this important position will therefore need to demonstrate the following:  Establishes strategic direction and effectively communicates the vision: Communicates a clear and inspiring vision for the business; drives competitive and innovative strategies and is able to generate alignment against the strategic direction  Demonstrates business acumen to achieve results through others: Understands, educates and applies the fundamental business concepts by which a company operates in order to deliver results and create a climate that fosters personal commitment to excellence  Promotes and enhances company culture: Champions the organization’s shared values and beliefs  Effectively manages across cultures: Achieves effective collaboration, alignment, and communication across multiple dimensions of cultural diversity  BOSS focused – serves the customers having the end users in mind: Makes BOSS (end users) and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; develops and sustains productive relationships with BOSS; leverages BOSS intimacy in the development of new products, services and competitive advantage  Demonstrates self-awareness and emotional intelligence: Recognizes one’s personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits. Understands emotions and their effects  Intellectually curious in support of learning agility: Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application  Embraces and leads change and innovation: Encourages different and innovative approaches to address problems and opportunities; facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the organization  Identifies and develops organizational talent: Attracts high calibre diverse talent , leads and guides others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives through on-going development and collaboration

Required capabilities

 Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills  Demonstrated strong leadership and advanced coaching skills  Good knowledge of Programmable logic Controllers (PLC)  Demonstrates the ability to delegate tasks  Ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment  Excellent interpersonal communication and listening ability  Must have a good knowledge and understanding of production technology and tyre manufacturing

Education:

National Diploma or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the electrical field on rotation machinery.  Minimum of 3 years experience in the tyre manufacturing and automotive industry will be an advantage.

Leadership Competencies:

Business Acumen  Shapes business strategy  Drives accountability and high performance  Fosters teamwork and collaboration  Customer focus and Customer Service orientation/mindset  Nurtures and coaches  Builds partnerships  Develops others  Health and Safety  Hazard Awareness  SHE Law and Regulatory Systems  Emergency Response

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  • Technician - Brits

    Found in: beBee jobs ZA - 2 weeks ago

    Rustenburg, North-West, South Africa Bridgestone South Africa Ltd Full time

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