Qualifications + Experience

  • N6 Diploma with Trade Test in Automation and Instrumentation OR Qualified Millwright with applicable experience
  • T3/S4 Diploma will be an advantage
  • 3 years as a Technician in the Electrical field, especially in Automation (Hydraulics and general maintenance / projects)
  • Read and understand Electrical drawings
  • Electrical and PLC fault finding
  • Read and understand Hydraulic / Pneumatic drawings ESSENTIAL
  • Able to work on 3 phase 380 V

Knowledge Required

  • PLC Programming (Siemens S5, S7, Festo)
  • Robotics (Kuka Robots, Motoman Robots, ABB Robots)
  • AC/DC Drives and Servo Applications and drives experience
  • SCADA (Win CC, WinccFlex) / HMI (Siemens, EBELT, BTxxx, Suetron) Programming

Duties

  • Maintenance installation on hydraulic presses, industrial robots, CNC Machines, spot welding guns and well as project installation
  • Electrical fault finding
  • PLC (Siemens & Festo) and robot programming
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Improvement and upgrades of a variety of machines
  • New projects
  • Setting up checklists
  • Equipment inventories
  • Monthly Kaizens
  • Maintaining software backups
  • Motors, AC & DC Drivers
  • Planning maintenance schedules
  • Maintenance, fault finding, programming and control of S5 and S7 PLCs and SEW drives that control Robots, used for the assembling of parts for the motor industry
  • Fault finding and correction of electrical problems as there are no Electricians in the Assembly Department on the lines
  • Small projects and assist with projects that are run by the Projects Departments
  • Upgrades of PLC programs and adding robots
  • Servicing of the robots and assist production during the shift
  • Pneumatic experience with clamps and cylinders on Jigs
  • Hydraulic experience with power packs for Hydraulic Presses and Sealer Systems
  • Faultfinding and configuring on Siemens S7 programming and Simatic 7 and MicroWin.
  • HMI Simatic S7 and WinCC Flexible.
  • Preventative maintenance and work orders.
  • Faultfinding and problem solving on hydraulics and pneumatics systems.
  • Relays, contactors and sensors.
  • Build and repair electrical circuits.
  • Attend to faults and breakdowns pertaining to 3 phase electricity motors.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions in case of machinery failure and quality deviations on ABB robots.
  • Operate automatic equipment and maintain production equipment.
  • Faultfinding and analyses on Siemens PLCs and networking.
  • Repair and optimize ABB robots.
  • Change Axis servo motors for ABB robots.
  • Perform back-ups and restore programs on ABB robots.
  • Perform back-ups and restore programs on Siemens PLCs.
  • Faultfinding on robotic integrated systems.
  • Faultfinding and adjust camera vision systems using Insight Cognex software.
  • Work with Scada systems such as Stamp Master and Stamp Ware.
  • Repair faulty equipment such as vacuum generators, vacuum suckers and Linax robots.
  • Calibrate the 6 Axis of ABB robots when required.
  • Analyze and faultfinding industrial communication errors within robots, Profibus DP and Ethernet cables.
  • Faultfinding on Siemens drives.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on robots.
  • Conduct a fishbone charts to understand the breakdowns.
  • Analyze and interpret electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams.
  • Panasonic Towers robot training for CO2 welding.