Job Description:
A position has become available for a E&I Technician (Permanent) based in Mogalakwena, RSA. This position is responsible for providing Metso Outotec’s customers with professional technical support of its products. The E&I Technician will coordinate and work closely with the LCS Management Teams to assure a common understanding/application of technical support and information to support and provide excellent customer service on Metso Outotec Equipment.
Requirements:
- Trade tested E&I Technician red seal
- Three (3) to four (4) years Apprenticeship programme
- Grade 12
- Minimum 5 years’ field service experience on Metso Outotec equipment, Mining equipment and Larox Filters
- Computer Literate
- Understanding our principles of customer relations and interaction
- Ability to effectively communicate with a drive and performance orientation
- Ability to work in a team atmosphere
Skills and Abilities:
- Leadership and relationship building qualities, a bias for action and detail-oriented behaviours are required
- A self-motivated individual with the ability to work under stress and meet deadlines
- Good communication, co-operation, and interpersonal skills
- Strong technical, analytical, and mechanical skills and abilities
- Able to perform required functions: walking, carrying, climbing, working on heights, confined spaces, good vision
- Exposure to internal and external environmental conditions, noise, hazards
- The employee must lift and/or move up to 15 kg
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, colour vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
- Use of keyboards, telephones, copiers, telefax, visits and movement
- Own Transport to and from site
- Must reside within the Mogalakwena district and be able to be on site within 45min from a breakdown callout
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Clean, inspections on electrical equipment
- Attend to breakdowns
- Have knowledge of PLC systems
- Remove equipment, installation, repairs (drives, electric motors, Scada systems, etc.)
- Conduct preventative maintenance on instrumentation and electrical equipment
- Required to conduct stand-by duties
- May be required to work shift as part of the business requirements
- Maintaining of 5S within working environment
- Willingness to assist in additional reasonable tasks on hand
- Maximize performance on all equipment’s
- Complete job cards, logbooks and inspection reports
- Conduct safety inspections
- Compile electrical schedules for the plant
RELATIONSHIPS: Report directly to Site Manager.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INTERFACES:
- Customers
- Key suppliers
- Local SBL LCS Service Support teams
POSITION SPECIFICATION: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, competency and/or ability required.