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Mechanical Technician Jobs in Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa at Air Liquide
Title: Mechanical Technician
Company: Air Liquide
Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
The Mechanical Technician within the LI Secunda organisation provides technical support to the Air Liquide primary production and maintenance managers, engineers and foremen with respect to information gathering, data accumulation, basic processing and reporting.Main Accountabilities
Apply basic Air Liquide technical specifications, work procedures and work instructions in area of responsibility
Perform tasks in accordance with basic Engineering principles and conduct basic plant troubleshooting
Managing Loss of Containment incidents (repairs, modifications, projects, and Leakseals)
Participating in Plant Renewal Projects, including scoping, material procurement, Process Risk Assessments (PRAs), and execution
Executing pump modifications and conducting pump Turnarounds (TARs) and attending to FAT for new or refurbed pumps at the OEM’s
Participate in failure/root cause analysis and recommend basic suggestions for improvement
Maintain reliability, integrity and availability of plant equipment
Developing Quality Control Plans (QCPs) for Plant equipment with the help of SME (e.g Artisans, foremen or QC’s)
Apply MOC knowledge and procedures and participate in punch out teams
Ensure effective and efficient communication with internal and external stakeholders
Assisting with the coordination of on-site maintenance activities when external contractors are utilized
Front-End Loading and execution for scheduled Turnarounds (TARs) as per the derived scope.
Development of roadmaps for plant equipment renewals and replacements
Addressing Statutory Equipment compliance, delays and inspections
Participate and provide support in small project implementation and management
Align to the ALLISA Safety and Health strategy to achieve zero harm, notify and take action to mitigate risks identified during project planning and execution
___________________Are you a MATCH?
Educational requirements
National Diploma in Engineering / B.Tech in Engineering (advantageous)
Experience
Five (5) year practical experience in an operational environment
Knowledge and Know-how specific to the job
Must have knowledge and understanding of the Engineering discipline principles and design
Must have a strong knowledge and understanding of Engineering drawings interpretation
Must have knowledge and understanding of Project Management
Must have knowledge and understanding of Maximo, Navision, CMMS and the Google suite of products
COMPETENCIES
Independent
Practical and pragmatic
Attention to detail-orientated
Team-orientated
Takes accountability for driving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
Analytical thinking and the ability to prioritise
Ability to engage people through effective and efficient communication
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.