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Electrician

Electrician

Sappi Southern Africa
Country:  South Africa
City:  Ngodwana
Location:  Mill Ngodwana
Division:  Maintenance
Posting date:  2 Mar 2026
Closing date:  16 Mar 2026

Join Our Team – Electrician

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Electrician to join our team and contribute to the availability, reliability, and optimal performance of plant equipment. This role is critical in ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production through effective maintenance, fault-finding, and installation of electrical systems.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Install, test, commission, maintain, and modify electrical equipment, including PLCs, drives, and control systems.

  • Perform maintenance and remedial work based on SAP notifications, work orders, and maintenance schedules.

  • Conduct fault finding and breakdown repairs to minimize production downtime.

  • Carry out routine inspections and recommend corrective and preventative maintenance actions.

  • Test AC and DC motors, including windings, insulation resistance.

  • Identify and report equipment defects, manage spare parts, and maintain accurate records via SAP.

  • Adhere to SHEQ standards, report unsafe acts, and assist in incident investigations.

  • Maintain high housekeeping standards and comply with all work permit and safety procedures.

 

Minimum Requirements

  • Recognised Trade Test Certificate – Electrician

  • Grade 12 and/or N3 Engineering qualification

  • Minimum 2 years post-apprenticeship experience in electrical fault finding (heavy industrial environment preferred)

  • Valid driver’s licence

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and become part of a team that powers excellence.

Join Our Team – Electrician

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Electrician to join our team and contribute to the availability, reliability, and optimal performance of plant equipment. This role is critical in ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted production through effective maintenance, fault-finding, and installation of electrical systems.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Install, test, commission, maintain, and modify electrical equipment, including PLCs, drives, and control systems.

  • Perform maintenance and remedial work based on SAP notifications, work orders, and maintenance schedules.

  • Conduct fault finding and breakdown repairs to minimize production downtime.

  • Carry out routine inspections and recommend corrective and preventative maintenance actions.

  • Test AC and DC motors, including windings, insulation resistance.

  • Identify and report equipment defects, manage spare parts, and maintain accurate records via SAP.

  • Adhere to SHEQ standards, report unsafe acts, and assist in incident investigations.

  • Maintain high housekeeping standards and comply with all work permit and safety procedures.

 

Minimum Requirements

  • Recognised Trade Test Certificate – Electrician

  • Grade 12 and/or N3 Engineering qualification

  • Minimum 2 years post-apprenticeship experience in electrical fault finding (heavy industrial environment preferred)

  • Valid driver’s licence

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and become part of a team that powers excellence.

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

Sappi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. At Sappi, we encourage and support vaccination.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.

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