Electrician at Adcorp

About the position

A food & beverage company is seeking an experienced electrician in the Harrismith & surrounding areas.

Duties:

• Complete the necessary administrative tasks for AMM, SHE, CDM and MDWT

• Interact with production, Suppliers and contracting staff.

• Coaching and mentoring of technical operators and apprentices.
• Carry out assigned planned maintenance required on plant.

• Incumbent must be pro-active and have predictive mindset during his/her condition-based maintenance routine checks.

• Inboth electrical and mechanical disciplines, install, service, repair andmaintain existing and new equipment.

• Attend to electrical and mechanical faults/breakdowns within the factory.

• Basictroubleshooting (Problem solving skills) in instrumentation and automation(PLC's and SCADA systems).

• Programmingand faultfinding on VSD''s and soft starters.

• Monitorplanned instrument calibration for the production lines.

• Rootcause analysis of repetitive faults; implement corrective measures.

• Participateor lead 'Continuous Improvement' teams (AWG or MWG) to improve equipmentreliability and performance.

• Maintainhigh quality execution of work and 5S before and after every intervention

• Ensurevertical machine start-up and availability for production targets to be met.

• Undertakesto work shift, standby and overtime as per company requirements.

• Electricalpanels must be closed and always locked and kept in a neat and clean conditioncomplete with a set of as built wiring diagrams.

• Complyto machinery safety standards and follow Nestle's safe ways of working - AlwaysAdhering to Safe Working Permit procedures (e.g., confined space, working atheight, hot work, LOTO etc.).

• EnsureSAFETY and QUALITY risks are immediately eliminated with no compromise.

• Corrector request for correction on errors on electrical and mechanical drawings,update accordingly.

• Alignmentof goals to achieve NCE objectives.

Requirements:

• Matric, N6 or Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Trade test
• Minimum 2 years' experience in both Electrical and Mechanical disciplines.
• Fast learner with an open mind
• Good problem solving skills and team work
• SAP knowledge
• Basic working knowledge of PLC's.
• Preferably have a Certificate of Registration as an 'Installation Electrician.
• Served Apprenticeship and qualified with a Millwright Trade Certificate(Electro-Mechanician).

Closing date: 04 July 2025

Desired Skills:

• SAP
• PLC
• Electrical Testing