About the position
Our client, a large automotive manufacturer, is currently seeking to hire a Temp Maintenance Technician to join their growing Assembly - Production Department to be based in Kariega, Eastern Cape.
This will be a fixed-term contract of 12 months.
Minimum Requirements:
- Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering, or NN Diploma with a Millwright Trade qualification.
- 3-5 years' maintenance experience within an automotive manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of TPM (Total Preventative Maintenance), Preventative and Predictive Maintenance programmes, and OEE improvement initiatives.
Main duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Analyse and correct equipment performance deviations from manufacturer specifications.
- Identify and source critical equipment spares.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in line with health and safety standards.
- Analyse breakdowns and implement preventative measures to prevent recurrence.
- Perform routine and non-routine maintenance.
- Support maintenance teams with fault-finding to maximize plant availability and readiness.
- Maintain backups of critical operating files, including PLC, robot, and AC/DC drive programs.
Technical and Behavioural Competencies:
- Experience supporting high-volume assembly/production lines.
- Knowledge of AC/DC drives, preferably SEW and Siemens.
- Strong Siemens Simatic S7/TIA Portal programming skills.
- Ability to configure IP addresses and troubleshoot machine performance.
- Knowledge of Siemens Servo, Profibus, Interbus, Profinet/Profisafe, and S7 Distributed Safety.
- Robotics experience with FANUC, KUKA KRC2/KRC4, and Universal Robots, including sealer programming and mastering.
- Mechanical knowledge of pumps, conveyors, and lift systems.
- Work shifts, weekends, overtime, and emergency hours.
- Effective communication, computer literacy, fault-finding, and problem-solving skills.
Suitable individuals are encouraged to reply to this ad or submit their CV to [Email Address Removed] for immediate consideration.
Desired Skills:
- maintenance technician
- millwright
- automotive
- automotive manufacturing
- components
- assembly
- production
- eastern cape
- kariega
- trade test
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Desired Qualification Level:
