Company: Chart Industries
Ensuring Charts Success
The Big Picture
Howden, a Chart Industries Company is a leading global engineering business who focuses on providing mission-critical air and gas handling products to our clients, helping them to increase their environmental and operational efficiencies. At Howden, a Chart Industries Company we recognise the value of people and truly believe that by working together, aligned to a common purpose, we all have the opportunity to grow, learn and make a difference.
Howden South Africa Division is looking for two experienced Service Technician x2 to inspect, service, repair and commission rotating assemblies to Howden specification in the Industrial and Mining sector.
What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be
- Breakdown inspection and repairs, visit sites to undertake fault finding, identify the cause of the problem, rectify on site if possible (including balancing and/or laser alignment).
- Undertake servicing in terms of customer planned maintenance contracts, check equipment, carry out required maintenance and produce a report of work done in order to comply with the Service Level Agreement.
- Investigate and repair equipment failures under breakdown / emergency conditions. This will include costing (in terms of hours and skill mix) identification and mobilizing of resources and executing the works
- Execute the installation and alignment of equipment (including alignment), commence with commissioning of machinery (including balancing if required), check vibrations, temperatures, etc. and run the fan for a test period.
- Complete a Commissioning Report and a Take Over Certificate for contract closures
- At all times adhere to procedures, instructions, quality and safety standards.
- Tracking and managing of hours of teams and sub-contractors
- Ensure that equipment are timeously calibrated in accordance with procedure
- Ensure sufficient stock of shims and assorted balancing weights: Monitor stock levels and order if required
- Upkeep of system required documentation, including QC, EHS, vehicle log sheets and time keeping
- Grade 12
- Qualified Fitter Artisan
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Will be an advantage
- Vibration Analysis Course is a MUST
- Laser Alignment Course is a MUST
- Minimum 5 years post qualification experience of working with rotating assemblies in an industrial/mining/power station environment/construction environment.
- Drivers License
- Computer literate
This is an equal opportunity position. You will have the opportunity to work for a global engineering organisation in a challenging and dynamic role with great career development opportunities. We offer a competitive salary along with a benefit package.
