JOB PURPOSE

Electrician will perform preventive and corrective maintenance activities and will support the O&M Plant Manager in site related tasks.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

General

• To Perform plant maintenance as per the O&M Plan and daily tasks issued to you by O&M Plant Manager.
• Ensure plant troubleshooting by critically evaluating problems which may arise in the photovoltaic system, undertake a technical investigation, if required, provide and implement a technically sound solution to the problem(s).   
• To carry out O&M electrical tasks such as electrical inspections, preventative maintenance, electrical checks, and thermo graphic inspections. 
• To carry out O&M monitoring tasks such as inspections and maintenance of weather station and communication equipment.
• To complete daily reports as required by the O&M Plant Manager.
• Ensure sites are operating at full power and with the efficiency required. Site conditioning and Alarm response as needed.
• Ensure Communication to the O&M Plant Manager problems encountered during corrective and Preventive maintenance.
• Support SCADA Operator in plant performance analysis and providing the necessary information to draft weekly and monthly reports.

Safety

• Ensure adherence of team to safety standards such as Occupational Health and Safety Act and Safety regulations.
• Implement Log out and Tag out procedures and issue permits in cooperation with the health and safety officer.
• Monitor and review safety trends to establish methodologies to maintain a positive downward
• Trend in safety-related incidents to achieve or better established safety targets

REQUIREMENTS - SKILLS

Requirements:

• Electrical Licence Grade A
• Certificate III in Electrotechnology-Electrician
• Certified to operate and maintain MV and HV Equipments
• Previous experience in O&M Industrial areas.
• Basic understanding of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA)
• Driver licence

Skills:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Strong analytical skills
• High attention to detail
• Good organizational skills