Electrical Technician

Job purpose

Perform preventive, corrective and troubleshooting maintenance and testing of all electrical equipment in the plant to maintain the availability and reliability of the process facilities.

Job specific accountabilities

• Isolate and energize low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) motors, UPS, transformers, generators and other electrical circuits as per company’s enabling certificate authorization, which includes carrying out skilled electrical fault finding, diagnosis and troubleshooting of high and low voltage equipment.
• Accept and complete the electrical isolation confirmation certificate to ensure completion of activities.
• Identify and obtain spare parts and the necessary tools to meet maintenance requirements.
• Carry out routine, predictive and preventive maintenance checks on electrical equipment, including visual inspection, to ensure that the equipment is in the most efficient operating condition.
• Carry out new installations, modifications and testing of equipment through various stages as per plan and in line with supervisor’s instructions, and check adherence to all parameters.
• Identify areas for improvement in the activities performed and assist senior section personnel to carry out modifications and improvements to the system.
• Verify completed maintenance activities and complete the maintenance activity sheet/survey to ensure that the job is performed as per requirement.
• Complete necessary records in the system to provide work order failure history reporting. Provide input for the preparation of method statements and initiate near miss reports.
• Update and maintain drawings, records and other documents related to electrical systems for continuous availability.

Minimum qualification

Diploma in electrical discipline or secondary school certificate with a vocational trade certificate in the relevant field.

Minimum experience, knowledge & skills

4 years of experience in maintaining electrical equipment within a large industrial plant, preferably in the oil and gas industry.

Revenues/budget

As per approved financial budget.

Direct reports

As per organization chart.

Indirect reports

As per organization chart.

Professional certifications

As applicable.