Maintenance Artisan Electrician

Samancor

2026/05/22   Steelpoort


Job Ref #: Maintenance Artisan Electrician TWF
Industry: Mining
Job Type: Permanent
Positions Available: 1
An opportunity has become available for a Maintenance Artisan Electrician at Samancor, Eastern Chrome Mines. Situated in Steelpoort Limpopo. the successful incumbent will be responsible to safely carry out preventive maintenance and repairs to Surface and Plants electrical equipment in line with documented work orders.
Job Description

Purpose of the Job:

To safely carry out preventive maintenance and repairs to Surface and Plants electrical equipment in line with documented work orders.

Job Responsibilities:

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY 
• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Adhere to the legislated safety, health and environmental standards in every task performed
• Isolate and lockout with relevant documents
• Assess and respond to related risks in working areas

CUSTOMERS
• Never hand over equipment that is inappropriately maintained
• Never do a job without receiving authorization in the form of a notification of a work order
• Ensure Customer satisfaction

BUSINESS PROCESSES
• Perform the job as outlined in the Work Order and as per the detailed Task List.
• Capture history and complete the notification to the required standard.
• Confirm Work Order with the correct time and all details to the required standard.
• Provide feedback to the Maintenance Supervisor on any tasks where there is a difference between the task instruction and the job requirements
• Communicate if spares, equipment or other factors were not avaible for the job on the work order and to the Maintenance Supervisor.
• Generate notifications from inspections and subsequent Notifications
• Conduct trade related faultfinding on equipment and machinery
• Conduct live testing and faultfinding based on electrical voltage certification
• Conduct faultfinding on defective equipment where required
• Ensure adherence to health and safety, environment, quality and housekeeping in section
• Apply fault-finding techniques, conduct root cause failure analysis and regular plant inspections
• Maintain and repair electrical parts, components and equipment 
• Comply with MHSA, Mine standards and procedures.
• Ensure that installations comply with statutory regulations, conform to safety standard and planned maintenance system requirements 
• Ensure awareness of relevant COP content
• Complete breakdown work order, create notification, provide feedback and generate orders on the SAP system.
• Adhere to lock-out procedure.

UNPLANNED INTERVENTIONS:
• Adhere to the lock-out procedure and risk requirements before work commence.
• Attend to breakdowns safely and quickly.
• Capture all data related to the stoppage to assist in determining the root cause.
• Assist with electrical lockouts to other non - electrical discipline persons.

PLANNED INTERVENTIONS:
• Perform isolation and issue lockout documents
• Record all data related to the stoppage on the work order
• Handover the equipment back to production and report to the control room

ROTABLES MANAGEMENT:
• Change out item
• Transport damaged rotable to lay down area

SHAREHOLDER VALUE
• Cost reduction and continuous improvement

General
• Communicate ways of improving how the breakdown was handled to the Maintenance Supervisor

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Grade 12 / N2
• Trade Test (Section 13 Electrical Trade Certificate)
• Section 26D QCTO Trade Certificate
• Medium Voltage competent Certificate
• Medical fitness as per organisational requirements

Experience

• 5 Years’ relevant experience

Closing date: 29 May 2026