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Shift Electrician

Shift Electrician

Sappi Southern Africa
Country:  South Africa
City:  Ngodwana
Location:  Mill Ngodwana
Department:  Engineering
Posting date:  19 Mar 2025
Closing date:  2 Apr 2025

Join Our Team: Shift Electrician Wanted!

 

We’re looking for a skilled Shift Electrician to perform maintenance tasks ensuring plant availability and reliability. Focus on fault finding, repairs, installations, and upgrades of electrical systems and equipment, while ensuring tools and materials are available and well-maintained.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify and manage day-to-day risks to maintain a safe work environment.
  • Report unsafe acts and comply with SHEQ requirements and best practices.
  • Maintain high housekeeping standards and follow organizational policies.
  • Perform electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs per SAP work orders.
  • Conduct daily/weekly inspections and recommend preventative maintenance.
  • Test AC/DC motors, analyze findings, and prepare status reports.
  • Assist with breakdowns, isolate processes, and obtain valid work permits.
  • Share knowledge with colleagues and participate in SHEQ incident investigations.

 

Requirements:

  • Recognized Trade Test Certificate as an Electrician
  • Recognized Trade Test Certificate as a Millwright would be advantageous
  • Grade 12 / N3 Engineering qualification
  • 2+ years post-apprenticeship experience in electrical fault finding (heavy industrial environment preferred)
  • Valid driving license

 

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of a dynamic team!

Join Our Team: Shift Electrician Wanted!

 

We’re looking for a skilled Shift Electrician to perform maintenance tasks ensuring plant availability and reliability. Focus on fault finding, repairs, installations, and upgrades of electrical systems and equipment, while ensuring tools and materials are available and well-maintained.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify and manage day-to-day risks to maintain a safe work environment.
  • Report unsafe acts and comply with SHEQ requirements and best practices.
  • Maintain high housekeeping standards and follow organizational policies.
  • Perform electrical maintenance, fault finding, and repairs per SAP work orders.
  • Conduct daily/weekly inspections and recommend preventative maintenance.
  • Test AC/DC motors, analyze findings, and prepare status reports.
  • Assist with breakdowns, isolate processes, and obtain valid work permits.
  • Share knowledge with colleagues and participate in SHEQ incident investigations.

 

Requirements:

  • Recognized Trade Test Certificate as an Electrician
  • Recognized Trade Test Certificate as a Millwright would be advantageous
  • Grade 12 / N3 Engineering qualification
  • 2+ years post-apprenticeship experience in electrical fault finding (heavy industrial environment preferred)
  • Valid driving license

 

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of a dynamic team!

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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