Junior Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Provide maintenance support to resolve plant and equipment-related issues.
• Ensure all plant and equipment data is accurately captured and maintained in CMMS (SAP).
• Perform on-site asset verification and update CMMS (SAP) records accordingly.
• Link task lists and planned maintenance schedules to all relevant plant and equipment.
• Compile site-specific engineering equipment instructions.
• Review and maintain asset maintenance strategies, including engineering equipment Instructions.
• Recommission existing HVAC and building management system equipment to meet original design criteria.
• Provide advisory support to regions on statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Provide inputs for HVAC maintenance service contracts.
• Offer Level 2 support for breakdowns and equipment reinstatement.
• Perform quality audits and job observations.
• Conduct incident and failure investigations and compile detailed reports.
• Analyze failure data and implement preventive measures to reduce or prevent failures.
• Manage the plant and equipment asset life cycle and update the relevant database.
• Conduct site visits to compile plant and equipment condition reports for the project and risk management processes.
• Complete documentation for funding requests for mechanical/HVAC replacements, upgrades, and refurbishments.
• Compile, process, and track risk notifications.
• Design and implementation of smaller HVAC and ventilation solutions and systems.
• Cooling Capacity Management calculate and ensure that cooling capacities are efficient and optimized (This will include site visits to perform audits)
• Cooling Capacity Management Review and update the cooling capacity database.
• Approve project specifications from a Compliance, Constructability, Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (CCRAM) engineering perspective.
• Attend project meetings and site visits to ensure compliance with specifications and CCRAM standards.
• Analyze plant and equipment performance and other reports from Business Analysts to investigate and implement improvements.
• Participate in technical meetings with clients.
• Perform general administrative duties.

Minimum Requirements:

• B Tech Degree
• S4 or N6 in Mechanical/Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineering

Technical/Core Competencies:

• Knowledge of HVAC systems, controls, and components
• Read and interpret schematics, and technical manuals
• Incident and failure investigation
• Technical report writing
• Functional specific training in (Mechanical/Air-conditioning and ventilation)
• Root-cause analysis
• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Discipline-specific SANS codes and practices
• HIRA
• Method Statements
• SLA Compliance Management
• Budget Management
• Building Regulations
• Computer Literate (MS Office Packages)
• CMMS (SAP) proficiency
• Heat load calculation
• First Aid