KZA_Service Technician (Electrical)

  • Johannesburg, South Africa, Randburg, South Afrika
  • 2024-1801
  • Full-time

The Service Technician contributes to the organizational goals by being responsible for providing technical support to our customers and is required to achieve and maintain high efficiency’s on Krones production lines.

Your Tasks

  • Performing the day-to-day maintenance activities to ensure that Krones machinery performs efficiently
  • Conduct equipment audits and overhauls
  • Maintain safe working environment
  • Coach customers on operational and maintenance activities
  • Ability to communicate and interact with the client, technicians, subsidiaries and KSA / KAG office
  • Ability to fault find in a logical and professional manner
  • Attend to breakdowns telephonically and physically
  • Willingness to work overtime and night work
  • Travelling to customers nationally and internationally
  • Conduct performance acceptance test at the customers
  • Provide intervention reports
  • Installation and commissioning of single and complete packaging lines

Your Profile

  • National Diploma or N6 with trade certificate, a degree in industrial automation will be advantageous
  • Must have a minimum of 7 years experience in a Field service role in the beverage industry
  • Knowledge of Krones portfolio of machines
  • Knowledge of Automation (Siemens S7 & TIA Portal), motion controls (B&R, Danfoss, SEW), Krones Inspection machines, Dry end  and general electrics
  • Strong technical knowledge of FMCG / machine packaging
  • Must have knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Supervisory experience will be an advantage
  • Ability to install and commission packaging machines

Your application

Must be customer orientated and able to adapt to change

Individual will be required to develop and monitor team goals

Manage personal development and personal performance

Report writng skills

Good oral and written communication