Automation Technician - Electrical

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 Mill wide 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 
• Engineering Maintenance Execution (including shutdown and Asset Care management).
• Excellent maintenance execution for large industrial sites.
• Good understanding of all fields of engineering (mechanical(basic), electrical(expert), instrumentation and automation (expert)) and how to mentor and coach others
• Robust technical background in the electrical automation
• Prioritise and manage time to achieve consistent results (consistent value adding).
• Solve complex electrical automation problems (from program debugging to expert knowledge of electrical starters, relays, variable frequency drives, UPS, battery-management-systems etc.)

Your profiles:

• S4 or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Heavy current)
• BTech would be advantageous
• 3 to 5 years of solid experience in heavy engineering and production experience in Electrical Automation related to the heavy engineering pulp & paper industry
• 1 to 2 years technician-in-training programme would be very advantageous
• Experienced in Pulp & Paper or equivalent technologies.
• 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

We offer:

• Location: 7 Western Arterial, Alton, Richards Bay, 3900
• Duration: Permanent

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We strive to create a culture that inspires our people to reach their full potential. Going the extra mile – for colleagues and customers – our people drive our passion for performance and are the key ingredient of Mondi’s success. Be part of our future. 

Do you want to know more about Mondi? We are a global leader in packaging and paper, contributing to a better world through innovative solutions that are sustainable by design. Our global team of 24,000 people works across 100 production sites in more than 30 countries.

Our strength lies in our diversity. We are dedicated to creating a team that reflects the diversity of the world we operate in. We believe in your potential and are committed to supporting you as you grow and learn at Mondi. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, please reach out to the contact person listed above.

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Appointments will be made in line with our Employment Equity Plan. The above advert has minimum requirements listed; however, Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for shortlisting.

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