Principal Electrical Technician

7 months ago

Vereeniging, South Africa Rand Water Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator Electrical the incumbent will be responsible to provide a technical guidance and back-up service to maintenance personnel on all specialised equipment, perform scheduled inspections to ensure plant reliability and maintain plant availability above required levels

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate)
- A tertiary qualification (National Diploma/advanced diploma) in Electrical Engineering - Heavy Current
- Five years’ relevant work experience in an industrial environment and on process and on process and electrically driven machinery related equipment
- Work experience in medium voltage equipment will be an advantage
- Valid Code B drivers licence with the ability to pass Rand water’s K53 drivers test
- Knowledge of installation regulations and the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Computer literacy in MS Office

**Primary Duties**:

- Maintain and enhancement of planned maintenance systems
- Ensure plant equipment and installations are maintained at acceptable standards
- Initiate and perform the plant and equipment condition monitoring
- Control and monitor contactors performing projects on site.
- Provide sound technical reports regarding plants to maintenance
- Participation and coordination of designed projects (project administration)
- Commission the work after completion of installation
- Expenditure within approved budgets (Financial planning and control)
- Fault finding on existing installations
- Research and advice maintenance management on industry best practices to be implemented for plant optimization
- Implementation of asset management principals

**Knowledge**:

- Electrical benchmarking techniques
- Advanced electrical fault-finding techniques
- Electrical network (MV/LV) and applicable electrical plant
- Electrical drive gear (motors, VSD’s)
- Schematic drawings
- Power transformers
- Process equipment
- Plant control

**Skills**:

- Ability to interpret and analyse co develop complex electrical design drawings
- Ability to develop scope of work and specifications
- Skills in budgeting and cost control
- Planning and organising
- Analytical
- Good interpersonal skills
- Communication skills (verbal and written)

**Attitude**:

- Self-motivated
- Results orientated
- Customer orientated
- Team player
- Deadline oriented
- Ability to work under pressure

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