Reporting to the Senior Technician
Job Purpose:
The Electrician is responsible for the maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation, inspection, testing, calibration support, and optimization of all electrical systems and equipment within the manufacturing, utilities, laboratories, warehousing, and facility infrastructure areas. The incumbent ensures the safe, reliability, and compliant operation of electrical distribution systems, motor control centers, electrical panels, drives, instrumentation, HVAC electrical systems, generators, compressors, purified water systems, and GMP-critical infrastructure. The role supports compliance with GMP, SAHPRA, OHS Act, quality, safety, and operational requirements while ensuring maximum equipment reliability and plant availability.
The primary objective is to ensure the safe, complaint, and uninterrupted operation of electrical systems through effective execution of preventative, predictive, corrective, and improvement maintenance activities. The role is responsible for maintaining electrical equipment in a validated and operational state, reducing downtime, supporting production schedules, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, reliability, quality, and energy efficiency.
Electrical Systems Maintenance
• Operate, inspect and maintain electrical infrastructure, switchgear, MCCs, motors, drives and control panels. Conduct inspections and monitor equipment condition. Maintain operational records.
Preventative Maintenance
• Execute preventative maintenance according to approved schedules. Inspect equipment, replace worn components and update maintenance records.
Compliance, GMP and Quality
• Adhere to GMP, SOPs, engineering standards and statutory requirements. Complete documentation accurately and support audits.
Breakdown Maintenance and Repairs
• Respond to breakdowns, diagnose faults, repair electrical systems, perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Minimize utility downtime and production interruptions.
Utility System Compliance
• Maintain electrical systems associated with HVAC, chillers, compressors, purified water systems, generators and facility infrastructure.
Spare Parts and Asset Management
• Assist with management of critical spare parts inventory.
• Ensure proper use and care of tools and equipment.
• Recommend stock replenishment requirements.
• Support effective asset management practices.
Energy and Cost Optimisation
• Monitor utility consumption and operating efficiencies.
• Identify energy-saving opportunities.
• Reduce utility losses and wastage.
• Support sustainability initiatives.
• Assist in achieving utility cost reduction targets.
Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance
• Comply with OHS Act requirements and company safety procedures.
• Wear required PPE at all times.
• Participate in risk assessments and toolbox talks.
• Report safety hazards, incidents and near misses immediately.
• Apply safe working practices and permit-to-work procedures.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping standards in accordance with 5S principles.
Continuous Improvement
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation of engineering and maintenance best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes and reduce costs.
• Support implementation of engineering projects and technical improvements.
• Recommend equipment upgrades and process improvements.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment.
Adhoc
• Perform any other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time, in line with the scope of the role, organizational requirements and the incumbent’s skills, qualifications and level of responsibility.
• Support Production shift patterns.
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