Winder Electrician – Mining Maintenance – Underground Maintenance Surface needed at Palabora Mining Company

Key responsibilities will include:  

• Maintenance and fault finding on winding systems, fridge plant / ventilation equipment and general electrical and instrumentation installations, Schindler elevators, overhead cranes, including legal duties.
• Modifications and improvements in the area of responsibility.
• Ensuring adherence to SHEQ standards.
• Ensuring adherence to legal inspections on electrical and instrumentation installations.
• Performing standby duties and working shift when required.
• Housekeeping in area of responsible section.
• Responsible for personal safety, fellow workers and for reporting any safety incidents or accidents.
• Ensuring that all installations and maintenance are done according to the GS6 and GS7 specifications.
• Training and coaching new and existing artisans and apprentices.
• Effectively complete administration duties e.g. work orders, spares requests, breakdown / RCA documents etc.
• Educate/familiarise oneself with the related drawings and functional/operational philosophies.
• Conducting proper daily routines and to ensure that the equipment and systems are operating to the highest level.
• Responsible for first line calls on all instrumentation and electrical equipment.
• Doing basic maintenance and fault finding on PLC’s and ET200’s up to card level.
• Maintenance on OTN, Leaky-feeder, Cats System, Fibre network as well as CCTV and Access control system. All fire systems on surface (i.e. testing and maintaining Co sensors, fire valves and on all plants.
• Maintaining fault finding and repairs on systems from 24V to 11KV. Navigation of Win CC systems.
• Managing stock levels of spares in his area.
• Planning and managing own work.

Intrinsic Qualities:

• Good inter-personal and communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of the relevant legislation with regards to Winders, elevators, cranes, crushers & conveyors.
• Sound knowledge of the relevant safety standards.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings and perform fault-finding.
• Ability to work underground when required.
• Good understanding and knowledge of planned maintenance principles.
• Ability to work under pressure and without supervision.
• Good knowledge and use of MS office software.
• Ability to fault find during problem solving on all electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Ability to compile reports i.e. technical, RCA documents
• Self-starter.
• Willing to work shifts when required.

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Electrical trade certificate (Proof of Trade certificate and statement of results to be attached).
• Minimum of five years’ experience as an artisan in electrical and instrumentation maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of Siemens equipment will be advantageous.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Experience of winding systems will be advantageous.