About the position
Type of Position:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified & experienced employees to fill the above vacancy in Production – Final Assembly Department.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
- Modification and analysis of any deviation of machine performance from manufacturer’s specs.
- Responsible for identifying and sourcing critical spares for equipment in work area.
- Maintaining, fault finding and repair equipment in line with health & safety protocols & standards.
- Analyse breakdowns and implement preventative measures to eliminate reoccurrences.
- Conduct routine and non-routine maintenance tasks.
- Support all maintenance personnel during fault finding processes in order to improve plant availability and ensure high levels of plant readiness at all times.
- Ensure that backups of all Critical Operating Files, e.g. PLC programs, Robots, AC/DC Drives are maintained.
Education and Experience:
- Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or NN Diploma plus Millwright Trade
- Three to Five years’ experience in an Automotive Manufacturing plant within a maintenance environment
Skills, Attributes & Other requirements
ESSENTIAL:
- Possesses skills on AC and DC control speed drives, preferably SEW and Siemens.
- Strong programming experience, preferably Siemens Simatic S7/ TIA Portal prerequisite
- Be able to install and change IP addresses, modify & analyze any deviation of machine performance Knowledge of Siemens Serv1 and 2
- Knowledge of Profibus, Interbus and Profine Profisafe, S7 distributed safety
- Robotic Knowledge: FANUC, KUKA KRC 2 & 4, Universal Robots
- Robotic Sealer Application Programming, robot mastering etc.
- Mechanical Skill: Pumps, Conveyors systems, Lifts
- Be prepared to work shift, weekends, additional and emergency hours.
- Ability to communicate effectively at various levels, both verbal and written
- Strong problem-solving skills
Desired Skills:
- Fault Finding
- PLC Programming
- Robotics
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid Contribution
- Provident Fund Contribution
- Annual Bonuses
- Performance Bonuses
