Winder Technician – Mining Maintenance – Underground Maintenance Surface

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**Overview** This role at Palabora Mining Company PMC is for a Winder Technician focusing on Mining Maintenance, specifically Underground Maintenance Surface. The incumbent will be responsible for providing electrical and instrument maintenance and breakdown assistance to all electrical and instrumentation affected areas. **What you will do** * Adhering to all legal and safety requirements Maintenance. * Fault finding and repair on all electrical and instrumentation equipment up to 11KV. * Modifications and plant improvements in the area of responsibility. * Ensuring adherence to SHEQ standards. * Responsible for housekeeping, personal safety and for fellow workers, reporting any safety incidents or accidents. * Ensuring that all installations and maintenance are done according to the GS6 and GS7 specifications. * Training and coaching of new E & I artisans, existing E & I artisans and apprentices. * Effectively completing administration duties e.g. work orders, spares requests, breakdown / RCA reports etc. * Responsible for educating / familiarizing oneself with the related drawings and functional / operational philosophies. * Responsible for proper daily routines and to ensure that the equipment and systems are operating to the highest level. * Responsible for first line calls on all instrumentation and electrical equipment. * Programming of all motor protection relays & devices, Siemens 3WN6, SIMADYN D & SIMOREG drives, VSD's, SITOR modules, protection relays for 11 & 3.3 kV breakers. * Keeping all fixed plant equipment operations to its optimal performance by optimizing parameters. * Ensuring correct grading of fault currents between substation incomer breakers. * Injection testing of switchgear for correct relay operation during commissioning. * Developing, planning, installing, and commissioning new electrical and instrument installations. * Performing legal electrical and instrumentation inspections. * Maintaining and fault finding on elevator systems, crushing and conveying systems, cranes, winders, refrigeration plants including legal duties. * Ensuring the following of company’s procedures and guidelines. * Navigation of Win CC systems. * Managing stock levels of spares in the area. * Planning and managing own work; and relieving Supervisor when required. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * National Diploma or similar qualification in either Electrical or Instrumentation. * Minimum of three years’ experience as a Winder Technician in an electrical or instrumentation maintenance environment, including HT, AC and DC experience. * Advanced computer literacy. * Experience on Siemens Drives Cyclo Converter equipment, Winder Machinery, Crushing & Conveying equipment and Refrigeration plants (an advantage). * Experience on fault-finding using SCADA System. * Good inter-personal and communication skills. * Sound knowledge of the relevant legislation with regards to elevators, cranes, conveyors, winders and fridge plants. * Sound knowledge of the relevant safety standards. * Ability to work independently and as part of a team. * Ability to interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings and perform fault finding. * Ability to work underground if required. * Good understanding and knowledge of planned maintenance principles on Winding Systems, Fridge Plant, Crushing and Conveying systems and operations. * Ability to work under pressure and without supervision. * Ability to fault find during problem solving on all electrical and instrumentation equipment. * Ability to compile reports i.e. technical, RCA documents. * Ability to read and interpret Siemens drawings. * Ability to perform supervisory duties and relieve as supervisor when required. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is an individual with a National Diploma or similar qualification in Electrical or Instrumentation, possessing a minimum of three years' experience as a Winder Technician in an electrical or instrumentation maintenance environment, including HT, AC, and DC experience. They should be advanced in computer literacy and experienced in SCADA system fault-finding. Experience with Siemens Drives Cyclo Converter equipment, Winder Machinery, Crushing & Conveying equipment, and Refrigeration plants is advantageous. Candidates must demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills, sound knowledge of relevant legislation and safety standards concerning various plant equipment, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. They should be capable of interpreting electrical and instrumentation drawings, performing fault-finding, working under pressure without supervision, and compiling technical and RCA reports. The role also requires the ability to read and interpret Siemens drawings, and to perform supervisory duties or relieve a supervisor when necessary, including a willingness to work underground if required. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/winder-technician-mining-maintenance-underground-maintenance-surface-palabora-copper-pty-limited Source: myjobmag

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