Shift Artisan - Electrical
Unilever · Boksburg, Gauteng
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- This role exists for someone responsible for diagnosis, fault find, installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and equipment at Packaging/ Processing Area. This includes ensuring machinery operates efficiently, safely, and in compliance with electrical codes and company standards because here, we don't just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend to and maintain plants production equipment
- Proactively ensure that preventative planned maintenance is performed in a costeffective way to ensure minimum downtime
- Maintenance of equipment on production lines/ Processing area and high-speed manufacturing lines
- Fault finding, diagnose and repair electrical faults in production equipment.
- Support construction of new equipment in plants/iInstall and wire industrial machinery, control panels, and electrical systems.
- Handle breakdowns effectively and timeously as per MTTR targets
- Accurate completion of administrative forms and the use of digital tools
- Read and interpret technical diagrams, blueprints, and schematics.
- Program and troubleshoot PLCs Programmable Logic Controllers.
- Collaborate with mechanical and production teams to optimize equipment performance.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and electrical codes.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Trade Tested: Electrician or equivalent
EXPERIENCE & PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of N4 Completed Electrical certificate
- 3- 5 years as Artisan in an FMCG manufacturing environment
- Basic knowledge of PLC and relay control circuit faultfinding
- Strong faultfinding on e.g. motors, conveyors, DBs etc
- Proper interpretation of electrical schematic diagrams and their altering when necessary
- Working knowledge of photo electric and proximity switches is essential
- Knowledge of Pneumatic Systems
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a team
SKILLS
- Excellent Problem Solving
- Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
- Communications Skills
- Computer literate & Usage of APPs