Job Summary:

• Part of the site operations team and is responsible for maintenance and reliability of the facility and the high and low voltage electrical equipment
• Optimizes operational activities by critically evaluating maintenance practices in association with Lead Electrical Technician
• Completes routine maintenance, inspections, fault diagnosis and corrective maintenance of electrical equipment including switchgear, 208AC and 480AC electrical systems, 12KV switchgear.
• Liaises with Lead Electrical Technician to initiate changes to Preventive Maintenance routines as required to ensure a more effective and efficient Maintenance strategy.
• Liaises with Lead Electrical Technician to initiate changes to procedures, hardware and software to achieve better reliability of electrical equipment.
• Seeks out gaps in maintenance and reliability activities and processes with the responsibility for influencing, and delivering maintenance and reliability improvement.
• Ensures effective maintenance forecasting for electrical equipment for the assigned the Company’s production site.
• Ensures Safety, Production and Environmental Critical and Non-Critical Routines (corrective maintenance and preventative maintenance) are completed on time and compliance targets are met.
• Provides detailed maintenance data, equipment history and trends to aid in Root Cause Analysis of all unplanned production outages, equipment failures and ensures measures to avoid repeats are implemented.
• Utilizes Work Management Systems, ensuring that the facilities achieve the required integrity, reliability, and availability levels to enable business and asset integrity targets and KPIs are met.
• Uses the Company’s reporting tools to enable effective vendor management as it pertains to cost, progress against work programmes and safety competence.
• Actively participate in the Competency Assurance Management System (CAMS) process through capability and knowledge assessments to assure competency against set targets.
• Ensures equipment spares are available to assure maximum availability and integrity of electrical equipment.
• Responsible for engaging in shutdown planning and execution activities

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree.
• Five (5) years experience in electrical systems 
• Good understanding of relevant industry legislation especially in Maintenance related areas
• Conversant with maintenance procedures and management documentation, including block diagrams, electrical diagrams, electrical schematics, PFD’s, P&ID’s, Data Sheets, Cause and Effect charts and Computer Maintenance Management Systems.
• Conversant with national and international codes and standards applicable to the design, construction, and operation of process plant
• Competent in the application of process isolations and adherence to Safe Isolation and Reinstatement of Plant (SIRP)