Maintenance Technician

**Job Description and Responsibilities**:

- Correcting various Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic faults on machines in order to ensure production continuity.
- Assessing breakdowns and develop alternative solutions to prevent occurrences.
- Ensuring machine availability, accuracy and performance for continuous production within area of responsibility.
- Planning and developing modifications for conventional relay equipment to PLC equipment on various machines in order to reduce maintenance costs.
- Supporting production with new facility installations and commissioning to ensure proper functionality.
- Resolve robotic electronic communication faults by adjusting the robotic program to prevent reoccurring robot communication faults and ensure uninterrupted production process.
- Analyzing programmable logic controller programs for the purpose of modifying and find faults on the machines and equipment.
- Execute improvement projects in Press Shop.
- Perform on the job training with maintenance personnel.
- Compile and write work instructions for equipment.
- Be able to upgrade existing systems and equipment to latest technology levels to improve productivity.

**Education and Experience**:

- National Diploma/National N. Diploma in Mechatronics /Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering qualification
- Minimum 3 - 5 years’ relevant experience in the Press / Automotive maintenance environment
- Ability to analyze and correct any deviation of machine performance from the manufactures specification.
- Have 3 - 5 years industry related experience (preferably at an automation integrater)

**Skills, Attributes & Other requirements**:
ESSENTIAL:

- Have extensive experience in a PLC controlled systems environment including Profibus, Profinet, Profisafe and Interbus diagnostics, Industrial Ethernet diagnostic and SCADA programming and diagnostics.
- Ability to perform under pressure.
- Knowledge and ability to read electrical drawings - hardware and software.
- Robotic experience is essential.
- High proficiency with test equipment for fault finding.
- Be a driven, self-starter, have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Be methodical, organized and thorough.
- Be able to work in confined spaces & work at heights.
- Good communication skills
- Be prepared to work shifts, weekends and overtime.
- Computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Press shop experience would be an added advantage