Pretoria: Mill Electrical Engineer posted by Hire Resolve

About the Role

Hire Resolve is looking for Mill Electrical Engineering professionals to join our client’s team in Pretoria. If you have a minimum of 8 years experience in a Paper Manufacturing environment, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all electrical reticulation systems drawings and plant equipment schematics are up to date, available and relevant.
• Develop and enforce quality control plans for tasks based on agreed standards.
• Organize shifts in the electrical engineering department and call-out rotations when needed.
• Assist maintenance planners in defining work to be done for specific equipment, including required parts.
• Assist and train engineers and artisans to program and troubleshoot.
• Assist and train engineers and artisans on Breakers, contactors, and protective relays.
• Train artisans and supervisors on new standards and quality control plans for new equipment.
• Ensure correct tools and materials are specified and available for all scheduled tasks.
• Troubleshoot equipment failure and make recommendations to avoid repeating the problem in the future.
• Communicate with production when needed and inform them when the work is completed.
• Ensure equipment is handed back to production at agreed performance levels.
• Ensure leftover material and tools is returned and the work area is clean.
• Proactively identify potential equipment failures.
• Lead and undertake improvement projects in Electrical & Energy Fields and required.
• Proactive corrective actions from others with the necessary expertise.
• Participate maintenance meetings (e.g., in PM and BOM review) and improvement activities.
• Responsible for equipment root cause failure analysis and close outs.
• Maintain engineering standards for equipment and materials adopted as Mill standards and recommend improvements.
• Authorize overtime within the Engineering Department and make every endeavor to remain within the budget.
• Preventative maintenance of backlog/completion
• Equipment indicators (breakdown, availability, OEE, MTBF and MDT).
• Utilize and monitor JDE Maintenance system.
• Comply with ABB health, safety, and Environmental policies.
• Ensure 5 S (Housekeeping) practices.
• All other maintenance related duties as may be determined from time to time.

Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12 with a pass in Mathematics and Physical Science.
• Bachelor’s in electrical Engineering or similar field required.
• GCC Electrical obtained in a heavy process industry.
• Minimum 8 years in a Paper and paper Manufacturing environment.
• Innovative & initiative in the optimisation and development of process control systems.
• Knowledge in troubleshooting Siemens VSD, ABB (ACS 550, ACS 800, ACS 880 and ACS 580), DC Drives.
• Broad knowledge of 11kV distribution systems.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Knowledge of JDE and QPulse advantageous.
• Advanced computer skills (MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook).
• Excellent written and verbal communication Skills.
• Project Management skills.
• Knowledge of OSHA standards.

Qualifications

No formal education or certifications mentioned.