Vacancies

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine repairs and preventative maintenance of the mechanical equipment in a professional and cost-effective manner.

• Minimize engineering-related breakdowns and callouts in areas of responsibility.

• Provide technical and expert advice on general maintenance of all equipment & machines.

• Ensure that specified approved stock levels are kept, minimizing downtime.

• Assist in contingency planning and organizing planned outages.

• Ensure all tools and equipment are always maintained in good working condition.

• Ensure safety and housekeeping meets the standards as set out in terms of the OHS Act and client requirements

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, REGISTRATIONS, LICENCES & PERMITS:

• Trade Test: Fitter (Red Seal)

• Valid 08 driver’s license.

• Condition monitoring certification will be an advantage.

EXPERIENCE:

• Preferably 3-5 years of post-trade test-related work experience in installation, operation, service, fault finding, repair, and maintenance of plant equipment, ideally within water treatment operations.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Mechanical aptitude and awareness

• Knowledge of appropriate mechanical principles and practices preferably in water and wastewater  

• Operating principles of plant equipment such as, but not limited to, valves, pumps, gearboxes, hydraulics, and motors.

• Knowledge of basic asset management principles.

• Problem-solving skills to solve and repair system mechanical issues efficiently and effectively.

• Adequate knowledge of system structures and how to troubleshoot systems by utilizing the knowledge of how the system was designed to perform

• Operational and safety procedures pertaining to maintenance activities, including safe use of tools and hand tools.

• Maintain pertinent records.

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in written form.

• Operate office equipment, including computers and supporting software applications.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Analytical problem-solving skills.

• Solution and improvement focused (initiative and motivation)

• Effective time management skills with a sense of urgency.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Ability to multitask. Working under pressure.

• Proactively work within a team with the ability to work unsupervised

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Medically fit in line with client requirements

• Treatment plant environment: exposure to noise, vibration, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, gases, solvents, toxic materials, and hazardous chemicals within the allowable exposure limits as defined by the Department of Labor.

• Exposure to all types of weather and temperature conditions.

• Work in confined spaces.

• Working at heights.

• Work and/or walk on various types of surfaces, including uneven surfaces.

• Enough physical ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting; standing and walking for prolonged periods of time; climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and operating motorized equipment. Good hand-eye co-ordination.

• See in the normal visual range with or without correction to read computer screens and printed documents and to operate equipment.

• Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

• Stand-by duties after hours and over weekends may be required.