Artisan Electrician

**VACANCY**:ARTISAN ELECTRICIAN**

**TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT**:PERMANENT**

**GRADE**:C-LOWER**

**DIVISION**:MAINTENANCE - SMELTER**

**CLOSING DATE: 29 MAY 2023**

**PURPOSE OF THE POSITION**

The Artisan: Electrical is responsible for repairs and maintenance of all electrical installations within the Smelter Business Unit.

The role holder will form an integral part in the execution of day-to-day electrical work and the execution of electrical planned maintenance.

The incumbent will account to the Foreman: Electrical & Instrumentation and will be required to work rotational stand-by with another Artisan to cover the Smelter business unit.

**MAJOR RESPOSIBILITIES**:
**PRODUCTION TARGETS AND DELIVERABLES**
- Execute electrical planned maintenance within specified time and give feedback to Electrical & Instrumentation Foreman.
- Promptly attend to any electrical breakdowns and call-outs as and when required.
- Conduct the work within acceptable quality to improve plant availability, reliability and general housekeeping.
- Manage all maintenance work orders issued on time to ensure that weekly and monthly KPIs are met.
- Raise notifications to repair findings during maintenance inspections.
- Assists in cost reduction initiatives by reducing waste and improving efficiencies.

**PEOPLE MANAGEMENT**
- Self-management by:

- Compilation of own PDP in conjunction with line manager.
- Attend training interventions as per approved PDP.
- Ensure that you remain disciplined in line with the company’s code of conduct.
- Attend statutory training as required.
- Managing others by:

- Giving direction to assistants as may be required by your Foreman.
- Ensuring that all unsafe conditions are reported on time to prevent any incidents or accidents and notifications raised to restore effected equipment to safe condition.

**OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES**
- Complete weekly SAP PM work orders on time and give feedback.
- Execute all work within expected acceptable levels of quality.
- Participate in Risk Assessments based on external and internal influences.
- Participate in incident investigations as may be required.
- Report any incidents to the supervisor and/or via the pink cards system.
- Participate in any inspection or audit as may be required.

**SAFETY COMPLIANCE**
- Monitor and share Company-wide similarities/learning opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with any instruction given with regards to Occupational Health and Safety.

**SHEQ**
- Comply with and ensure that all health and safety rules are met and act pro-actively by addressing any safety concerns which may be harmful to self or other employees.
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
- Ensure that good housekeeping is maintained at all times while executing your duties.
- Adhere to PPE requirements as per area of work.
- Ensure statutory maintenance tasks are executed on time and reports completed, submitted, and filed.

**QUALITY**
- Maintain a high levels of workmanship.
- Assists in cost reduction initiatives by reducing waste and improving efficiencies.
- Waste management and good housekeeping in the area of responsibility
- Keep all tools in a safe and serviceable condition.

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATION**
- Minimum qualification of N3 is required or equivalent with a recognised Trade Test certificate as an Electrician.

**SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES**
- Computer knowledge (MS office -Outlook, Word, and Excel).
- Understanding of SAP maintenance system will be advantage.
- Communication skills -Able to communicate technical information to teams, peers & management. Interact effectively through communication at all levels, building relationships, negotiation and gaining commitment.
- Risk Management skills
- Able to identify and eradicate risk.
- Administrative skills
- Able to effectively manage the administrative paperwork required.
- Honesty and integrity
- A high moral code of conduct.
- Organised thinking
- Able to plan and manage orders.
- Consistency-Able to perform in a consistent manner continuously.
- Ability to work under pressure from time to time.
- Has the ability to build accurate and timeous behaviours into work.
- Have an initiative behaviour to work alone and bring about solutions.
- A high moral code of conduct.
- Be a team player.
- Able to continuously perform in a consistent and fair manner towards all.
- Able to meet deadlines and targets.
- Have the ability to identify and manage relevant and useful analyses of data.

**KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE**
- Have minimum 3 years’ experience in Medium Voltage Switching
- Ability to read and interpret drawings.
- Design basic electrical circuits and drawings
- Ability to identify and proactively address electrical faults.
- Knowledge and adherence to the permit to work system.
- Industrial Power Electronic knowledge - Repairs are done on control boards to electronic component level.
- Preferable work on Rectification systems (rectifiers and Induction Furnace)
- Equipment maintenance knowledge to