Join the Karan Beef team

The above-mentioned position has become vacant at our City Deep Operation.

The successful candidate will be a friendly, motivated and honest individual and will be in possession of the following:

Requirements:

• Electrician/Millwright Trade Qualification.
• Registered as an installation electrician.
• 5 to 10 years’ proven experience as a fully independent Electrician/Millwright.
• Conversant in English, Afrikaans, and Zulu.
• Strong electrical and mechanical knowledge.
• Good fault-finding skills.
• Dependable, reliable, responsible, and fulfilling obligations.
• Integrity – Honest and ethical.
• Initiative – Take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Analytical thinking – Analysing information and using logic to address work related issues and problems.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – Job requires being open to change and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Persistence – Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills (listen, speak, read, write.)
• Must be willing to work overtime and standby duties.
• Good general health.
• Must be able to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.
• Working in confined spaces and at heights.
• Own Transport.
• Coal and oil-fired boiler experience.
• MV Transformer maintenance experience.
• Health and safety obligations.
• Be familiar with regulations (electrical machinery, pressure vessel, etc.)
• Ammonia experience will be advantageous.
• Must be able to work on refrigeration.

Functions and Duties (Included but not be limited to):

• Act as the GMR2.1 on site and accept responsibility for such appointment.
• Assembling and installing machines then testing them to make sure they are working correctly.
• Must work in full compliance with the approved safety regulations.
• Managing the layout and placement of equipment and machinery in factory settings to ensure minimum downtime.
• Identifying and repairing problematic parts of a machine by running tests, making temporary repairs, or installing new parts.
• Dismantling older machines and replacing them with new ones.
• Overseeing preventive maintenance by identifying and correcting potential issues, removing worn out pieces and lubricating mechanical parts.
• Ensure that the machinery is operated within its design specifications.
• Develop, implement, and maintain maintenance management programmes and ensure the statutory machinery records are kept and maintained.
• Using machinery or equipment, such as forklifts, to move mechanical parts.
• Assist with electrical installation on Construction sites.
• Ad hoc tasks & functions.

We reserve the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position.

Karan Beef is an equal opportunity Company and preference is given to applicants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

Correspondence will only be conducted with candidates who reach the shortlist. Candidates who are not contacted within two weeks from the closing date can assume that they have not been shortlisted for an interview and they are hereby thanked for their application.