SUMMARY:
Maintenance Technician (PLCs & VSDs)
POSITION INFO:
A well known reputable automotive brand based in Uitenhage is looking for a Maintenance Technician to join their Assebly plant department. Responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of production equipment by performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs. To be able to work with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems to minimize downtime and maintain productivity.
Job Description and Responsibilities
- 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
Education, Experience, Skills, Attributes & Other requirements
- Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering or NN Diploma plus Millwright Trade
- 3 to 5 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
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