Shift Electrician

1 week ago

Durban, South Africa Safripol Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Join Our Team at Safripol as a Shift Electrician**

Are you ready to play a crucial role in ensuring operational excellence and efficiency? Safripol, a leader in the plastics industry, is seeking a Shift Electrician to join our dynamic team. In this role,your expertise will ensure that our facilities run smoothly, meeting the highest standards of safety and reliability.

A shift electrician is a qualified tradesperson responsible for the maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical systems and equipment in a factory or industrial setting during a specific work shift. This role requires working outside of standard daytime hours, including evenings, nights, and weekends, often on a rotating schedule within the Durban facility according to the agreed requirements.

**Why Safripol?**
Joining Safripol means being part of a company committed to innovation, sustainability, and employee development. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth in a supportive work environment.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12 (Matric) and Electrical/Instrumentation/Millwright Trade Test)
- 5 years’ experience in manufacturing environment
- Have experience, skill and ability to fault find.
- Have above average knowledge of engineering practice and standards
- Able to work with little or no supervision and make sound decisions in urgent breakdown situations.
- Have a high level of teamwork and good communication skills.
- A Millwright Qualification would be highly advantageous with specialist abilities on Yokogawa DCS also considered advantageous.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Peruse production logbook and consult with production of any problems that require immediate attention.
- Monitor levels, temperatures, flows, vibrations, and noises on running machinery and equipment.
- Conclude where there are problems and conduct any repairs required.
- On completion of repairs the equipment/machinery must be evaluated before handover to production.
- By removing, dismantling, replacement of components, assembly and replacing worn/broken machinery/equipment safely in the quickest time and ensuring optimum plant availability.
- All work carried out must be to company standards.
- Breakdowns occur primary response and fault finding must be carried out in the quickest possible time.
- On completion of repairs the equipment/machinery must be tested before handover to production
- Thorough sampling lubrication and monitoring temperatures and vibrations and recording all details.
- Making appropriate conclusions regarding the conclusion of the equipment/machinery so that the planned maintenance can be carried out on it.
- Physically lubricate machinery/equipment with the required amount and correct lubrication medium.
- Observe water colour and growth of algae and liaise with chemical agent ensuring that the water treatment is correct and sufficient.
- Ensure that the lifting equipment is safe and in working order and is properly and safely attached and that equipment can take the load.
- Ensure that safe practice is applied during lifting and moving heavy loads.
- Ensuring all documentation is kept up to date.
- Ensure all mechanical and electrical drawings are latest and up to date.
- Redline drawings are redrawn and filed correctly.
- Equipment documentation is up to date and easily available for all maintenance staff.
- Keep special tool and equipment clean and well maintained.
- Report any damaged tools to the manger for replacement or repairs.

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