
Maintenance Technician Kimberley
About the role
Country
South Africa
Area
South Africa
Workplace location
KIMBERLEY-SAM JAFF STREET(ZAF)
Employer company
TOTALGAZ SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD
Domain
Maintenance / Inspection / Technology
Type of contract
Regular position
Experience:
Minimum 3 years
Context & Environment
Rapidly developing small subsidiary leading to resource and control difficulties.
- Difficult local LPG market with influx of rogue operators (leading to problems e.g. HSEQ, Cylinder
Management.)
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Abuse of equipment by customers resulting in frequent callouts.
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Manpower and budget constraints i.e., development and project work.
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High turn over of client staff places increases risk of incidents, frequent training necessary.
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Lack of experienced LPG maintenance contractors.
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Lack of in-house technical staff.
Activities
HEALTH AND SAFETY:
To effectively manage and minimise the risk associated with depot operations by ensuring:
- Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guidelines, and legal requirements within area of
responsibility.
- Promotion of safe working environment and positively contributing to the company’s HSE KPI’s and
risk reduction strategies.
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Assist regional depots with technical non-conformances related to One Maestro;
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Perform maintenance work safely – on time and to require standard and quality (with reference to the Sans regulations).
Key result
- Document Client site inspections and breakdowns with supporting photos of the inspection /
breakdown. Document to be forwarded IMMEDIATELY to the Snr maintenance engineer/maintenance Engineer /planner
for record keeping.
- Ensure customer queries are actioned timeously as per Share Point log. Maintain regional open
queries to less than 10 and not older than 2 weeks (within reason)
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Ensure depot non-conformances are action within allocated timelines as far as reasonably practical.
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Ensure client and depot planned maintenance are actioned as per legislative/OEM/Best practices
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Frequency requirements.
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Inspect Totalgaz installations on a regular basis (at least annually) and report any non-conformances to be rectified.
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Ensure proper storage of recovered assets along with new and revalidated equipment.
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Ensure good stores / workshop management by maintaining housekeeping and proper storage of equipment in an orderly manner.
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Liaise with suppliers and contractors pertaining to maintenance spares and work done on Totalgaz depots and consumer installations.
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Ensure that correct equipment related to maintenance work is procured and installed.
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Assist with technical training of staff and clients on Totalgaz filling depots.
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Submit monthly reports of the following by no later than the 7th of the new month:
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Vehicle kilometer report
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Vehicle Inspection report
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Tools Inspection report
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Overtime report
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Outstanding works report
Candidate Profile
National Diploma, S4, N4-6 in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or successfully completed a trade
test (red seal) in any of the above fields.
- A registered industrial maintenance technician or in the process of acquiring registration with the
LPGASA (Electrical qualification will be advantageous)
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A minimum of 3 years working experience in the petroleum industry preferably LPG industry.
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A strong knowledge of unit operations e.g. cylinder manifold, vaporisers, storage tanks and fittings
LPG pumps etc.
- A good knowledge of all relevant legislation that impacts on the Operations and HSEQ functions,
e.g. OHS-Act and all SANS regulations impacting on the LPG industry.
Additional Information Total Energies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.
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