Job title : Electrical Technician Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Deadline : December 13, 2024 Quick Recommended Links Jobs by Location Job by industries Your mission: Overall responsibility for electrical automation technology asset care (maintenance and troubleshooting) Execute defined maintenance strategies/routines, related to industrial electronic equipment Continuous improvement of mill reliability KPI's related to electrical automation Keep up to date with, & support the implementation of new technologies Perform Millwide electrical automation technician standby as required Coordinate & support plant electrical team with problem problem-solving Provide input into database of BU electronic failures to facilitate system reliability reviews, skills improvement and quick reference guides for typical technical problems Your profile: S4 or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (heavy current) 3-5 years of solid experience in heavy engineering / production experience in Electrical Automation related to the heavy engineering pulp & paper industry 1-2 years technician-in-training programme would be very advantageous Excellent understanding of electrical automaton technology including but not limited to VSDs, PLCs, DCS, Motor Control technology, electrical system protection relays, recti-formers, engineering PCs and Servers and basic IT. Good understanding of industrial communication protocols (Profibus, Profinet, Serial bus communication etc) Good understanding of Siemens Simatic Manager, TIA system, ABB800 XA, In-Touch SCADA etc Functional Safety Systems, Advanced Process Control & Distributed Control Systems (Valmet DNA DCS, would be advantageous) Proven experience in maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical automation systems Engineering / Technical jobs