ELECTRICIAN (PETROCHEM) (1 YEAR) FTC – DURBAN – KWAZULU NATAL Fixed Term Contract

Your Main Mission

You will build together with all your colleagues on our ambition to be the best in Port. Client is a growing company and major investments have been done. You will join our motivated team to optimize the use of the infrastructure and contribute to a culture of being proud to work for this growing company.

Purpose of Position

The Electrician will be responsible to provide functional support to the organization by performing technical hands-on activities pertaining to equipment availability, equipment reliability, inspections, preventive maintenance and continuous improvement of all electrical and Instrument equipment on client sites.

This is a 12-month contract for a qualified electrician.

Key Performance Areas

●          Ensure periodic preventive maintenance (PM) inspections and testing is carried out on all electrical and Instrument equipment on site in line with the terminal’s scheduled preventive maintenance plans.

●          Attend to breakdown/corrective maintenance (CM) for all electrical and Instrument equipment on site as a first responder to breakdowns.

●          Supervise external electrical contractors who will be carrying out preventive maintenance (PM) or corrective maintenance (CM) work on any electrical equipment on site to ensure the work is carried out in line with legal requirements and client standards.

●          Be the electrical Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) Champion at the terminal, ensuring that LOTO is in place on any electrical equipment that is being worked on at the terminal, in line with client LOTO standard and procedures.

●          Verify the completion of all work by an external electrical contractor on any inspection, service or repairs that will have been carried out on electrical equipment at the terminal and ensuring that the Work Completion Certificate is signed off by all parties, if the work has been completed to the required standard.

●          Advise the Maintenance Lead and or Maintenance Planner of any observed potential future failure points on installed electrical or Instrument equipment on site so as to proactively resolve before actual failure occurs (condition monitoring).

●          Advise the Maintenance Lead and or Maintenance Planner of required critical spares

for electrical and instrument equipment and ensure adequate stock of critical

●          Required to carry out Standby duties and be readily available for breakdowns that occur outside normal working hours of the Maintenance Department (Provide own transportation means)

●          Familiarize with reading and understanding Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (PID), loop drawings and motor electric schematic drawings.

●          Equipment to be maintained, inspected and repaired includes:

o         Electric Motors                                     o      Air conditioning Units

o         MV/LV Switchgear                               o      Cathodic Protection

o         Electrical Cabling                                  o      Hazardous Area Electrical Equipment

o         Firefighting (Electrical)                        o      Emergency Shutdown

o         Lighting                                                  o      Substations

o         Weighbridges                                       o      Low Voltage Systems such as Pakscans, SAAB

Qualifications & Experience

●          Matric / Grade 12

●          Electrical Engineering (N4) qualification – Heavy current (advantageous)

●          Electrical Trade Certificate

Experience

●          Minimum 5 years’ working experience as a qualified artisan in a chemical storage terminal, preferably with exposure to the petrochemical industry

●          Must have a clear understanding of working in an “Explosive Zoned” classified area, working with ex-certified equipment, and working with and around explosive and flammable equipment and environment

●          Must have experience with the maintenance and operation of petrochemical equipment and terminal

●          Must be able to work with minimal supervision and be available to perform standby duties as and when the need arises

●          Must have an understand of and ability to apply and follow the health and safety regulations (OHS Act) in the workplace

Skills, Knowledge &

●          MV Switching

●          VSDs, soft-starter, other motor starting equipment.

●          Computer systems

●          Problem Solving

●          Planning and systematic approach

●          Results orientation

●          Analytical thinking

●          Customer Orientation

●          Quality Orientation

●          Result driven

●          Continuous improvement

●          Implementation skills

Alignment with Client Values, which are:

●          Care for Safety, Health, Environment

●          Integrity

●          Team Spirit

●          Commitment

●          Agility