Electrical Technician (FMCG)

Responsibilities

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• Carry out the planned maintenance required on plant.
  
• Incumbent has to be pro-active and prevent breakdowns on his/her patrols and shows initiative to continuously improve equipment performance.
  
• Install, service, repair and maintain existing and new equipment.
  
• Follow up and recommend actions to overcome and improve problems encountered.
  
• Attend to electrical and instrumentation l faults and breakdowns in the factory.
  
• Take part in calibration of all CCP equipment and instrumentation (Metal detectors/X-ray/etc.)
  
• Repair and maintain all aspects of date coding equipment
  
• Improve low cost automation
  
• Project Management of small projects
  
• Plant knowledge
  
• Fault finding and programming on instrumentation equipment, PLC’s and VSD,s
  
• Analysing and investigating on re-current faults.
  
• Repairs must be carried out quickly (first time right) and efficiently.
  
• Maintain high standard of work
  
• Ensure machine availability for production targets to be met.
  
• Undertakes to work shift, standby and overtime as per company requirements.
  
• Lock out & permit procedure to be used at all times when any person could be exposed to danger by the inadvertent starting of machinery.
  
• Ensure any dangerous conditions must be made safe immediately.
  
• Ensure that all work performed and plant is performed to protect product safety at all times.
  
• Ensure efficient safe operation of machinery by setting and adjusting devices to within allowed tolerances.
  
• All work carried out on premises must conform to ERC standards and internal standards if more stringent in all areas of engineering, quality and safety health & environment.
  
• Fault finding and attending to breakdowns.
  
• Complete the necessary administrative tasks for AMM, SHE, GSTDs.
  
• To be actively involved with new project installations, DMAIC.
  

Requirements

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• Diploma in Electrical Engineering
  
• Must have at least basic EPRA Certificate.
  
• A minimum of two years’ experience in Electrical & instrumentation field.
  
• Good interpersonal skills.
  
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
  
• Computer literate (Excel, Word, PowerPoint SAP, SAM and AMM).
  
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills.
  
• In depth knowledge of PLC’s
  
• In depth knowledge of maintenance practices.
  
• Interpersonal skills
  
• Change Management
  
• Team player
  
• Coaching and mentoring of production staff on instrumentation equipment
  

How to Apply

Send your CV to talentsourcing@sheerlogicltd.com 11th April 2026. Indicate the job title as th subject head.