Maintenance Technician - Assembly

SUMMARY:
We invite suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for the Maintenance Technician position in the Assembly department of our client in the Automotive Industry, based in Kariega.

POSITION INFO:
The individual is tasked with ensuring the smooth operation of production equipment through preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs. They are expected to work with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems to reduce downtime and maintain productivity.

Duties:

• 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, faultfinding 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 faultfinding 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.

• 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

• 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 & analyse 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