Paintshop Maintenance Technician, Gqeberha

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics qualification
• Trade- tested Electrician (Advantageous)
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in the automotive industry (preferred)
• Familiarity with electrical safety standards, regulations, and compliance requirements
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

The successful applicant would be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Responsible for troubleshooting and handling of all electrical equipment in the workshop to reduce downtime and ensure normal operation of electrical equipment
• Complete all TPM related activities assigned by maintenance supervisor in due time
• Attend responsible Breakdowns and repair equipment in due time
• Ensure that the facilitys electrical installations comply with the required regulations
• Support the installation and assembly of new equipment
• Ensure equipment is in an adequate state of repair to ensure continuous repetitive quality products at the required cycle time
• Ensure that the required lockout procedure is adhered to before any work on machines or equipment
• Perform daily management tasks such as work logs, fault logs, equipment history records, maintenance records, etc and complete work tasks assigned by the maintenance department on time
• Support with improvement activities when required
• Support the backup of all machine controller software and programs
• Perform any duties as requested and assigned by Maintenance supervisor
• Regularly backup and manage important data, procedures and parameters of equipment (PC, Drives, Robotics, Inverter, PLC etc)
• Must be flexible to work additional hours at short notice due to operational requirements
• To undertake continuous improvement activities
• To continually promote company philosophies, policies and values
• Ensure quality requirements are adhered to
• Take an active part in identifying and maintaining plant health and safety
• Lead hourly workers and act as a multi-skilled worker (who understands both electrical systems and programming as well as mechanical systems)
• Maintain and solve breakdowns on spray booth robots (Fanuc) and related equipment
• Maintain and solve breakdowns on ovens, air-conditioning systems and e-coat tanks
• Ensure that lifts, conveyor systems and EMS hangers are production ready
• Knowledge of RO water systems, boilers and cooling towers (Advantage)

Salary: Hourly rate + benefits