Bodyshop Maintenance Technician, Gqeberha

Port Elizabeth - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Reference: EL003244-Janin-1

We are seeking a Bodyshop Maintenance Technician for a permanent role based in Gqeberha Eastern Cape

Duties & Responsibilities

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics qualification
Trade- tested Electrician (Advantageous)
Minimum of 5 years working experience in the automotive industry (preferred)
Familiarity with electrical safety standards regulations and compliance requirements
Ability to work independently and complete tasks with minimal supervision
Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

The successful applicant would be responsible for but not limited to:

Responsible for troubleshooting and handling of all electrical equipment in the workshop to reduce downtime and ensure normal operation of electrical equipment
Complete all TPM related activities assigned by maintenance supervisor in due time
Attend responsible Breakdowns and repair equipment in due time
Ensure that the facilitys electrical installations comply with the required regulations
Support the installation and assembly of new equipment
Ensure equipment is in an adequate state of repair to ensure continuous repetitive quality products at the required cycle time
Ensure that the required lockout procedure is adhered to before any work on machines/equipment
Perform daily management tasks such as work logs fault logs equipment history records maintenance records etc. and complete work tasks assigned by the maintenance department
Support with improvement activities when required
Support the backup of all machine controller software and programs
Perform any duties as requested and assigned by Maintenance supervisor
Regularly backup and manage important data procedures and parameters of equipment (PC Drives Robotics Inverter PLC etc.)
Must be flexible to work additional hours at short notice due to operational requirements
To undertake continuous improvement activities
To continually promote company philosophies policies and values. Ensure quality requirements are adhered to
Take an active part in identifying and maintaining plant health and safety
Lead hourly workers and act as a multi-skilled worker (who understands both electrical systems and programming as well as mechanical systems)
Resolve robotic electronic communication faults by adjusting the robotic program to prevent re-occurring robot communication faults and ensure uninterrupted production process
Analyze find fault find repair and optimize sealer welding laser and bolting technology equipment failure to ensure achievement of quality requirements and efficient production process
Fault find set up and program SEW drives by using the appropriate diagnostics software/tools such as Movicols Motion Studio to ensure uninterrupted Production run

Salary: Hourly rate benefits

Please email detailed CV and supporting documentation and salary requirements through to with Bodyshop Technician in the subject line

If you have not received a response within 7 working days please consider your application unsuccessful

Required Experience:

Reference: EL003244-Janin-1We are seeking a Bodyshop Maintenance Technician for a permanent role based in Gqeberha Eastern CapeDuties & ResponsibilitiesApplicants are required to meet the following criteria:Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics qualificationTrade- tested Electrician (Adv...

Reference: EL003244-Janin-1

We are seeking a Bodyshop Maintenance Technician for a permanent role based in Gqeberha Eastern Cape

Duties & Responsibilities

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics qualification
Trade- tested Electrician (Advantageous)
Minimum of 5 years working experience in the automotive industry (preferred)
Familiarity with electrical safety standards regulations and compliance requirements
Ability to work independently and complete tasks with minimal supervision
Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

The successful applicant would be responsible for but not limited to:

Responsible for troubleshooting and handling of all electrical equipment in the workshop to reduce downtime and ensure normal operation of electrical equipment
Complete all TPM related activities assigned by maintenance supervisor in due time
Attend responsible Breakdowns and repair equipment in due time
Ensure that the facilitys electrical installations comply with the required regulations
Support the installation and assembly of new equipment
Ensure equipment is in an adequate state of repair to ensure continuous repetitive quality products at the required cycle time
Ensure that the required lockout procedure is adhered to before any work on machines/equipment
Perform daily management tasks such as work logs fault logs equipment history records maintenance records etc. and complete work tasks assigned by the maintenance department
Support with improvement activities when required
Support the backup of all machine controller software and programs
Perform any duties as requested and assigned by Maintenance supervisor
Regularly backup and manage important data procedures and parameters of equipment (PC Drives Robotics Inverter PLC etc.)
Must be flexible to work additional hours at short notice due to operational requirements
To undertake continuous improvement activities
To continually promote company philosophies policies and values. Ensure quality requirements are adhered to
Take an active part in identifying and maintaining plant health and safety
Lead hourly workers and act as a multi-skilled worker (who understands both electrical systems and programming as well as mechanical systems)
Resolve robotic electronic communication faults by adjusting the robotic program to prevent re-occurring robot communication faults and ensure uninterrupted production process
Analyze find fault find repair and optimize sealer welding laser and bolting technology equipment failure to ensure achievement of quality requirements and efficient production process
Fault find set up and program SEW drives by using the appropriate diagnostics software/tools such as Movicols Motion Studio to ensure uninterrupted Production run