Our client is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Maintenance Technician to join their Assembly Production team within the automotive manufacturing industry. This is an exciting opportunity offered for a 12-month fixed-term contract for a technically competent professional with a strong background in industrial maintenance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Diagnose and resolve equipment faults and performance deviations.

• Conduct routine, preventative and corrective maintenance.

• Analyse equipment breakdowns and implement solutions to prevent recurring failures.

• Identify and source critical machinery spares.

• Support maintenance teams with technical fault-finding to minimize production downtime.

• Maintain backups of critical PLC, robot and AC/DC drive programmes.

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with health, safety and VW standards.

? QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering; OR

• National Diploma with a recognised Millwright Trade qualification.

• 3–5 years' maintenance experience within an automotive manufacturing environment.

• Experience working with high-volume assembly and production lines.

• Strong Siemens Simatic S7 / TIA Portal programming skills.

• Knowledge of AC/DC drives, preferably SEW and Siemens.

• Experience with Siemens Servo systems, Profibus, Interbus, Profinet/Profisafe and S7 Distributed Safety.

• Robotics experience with FANUC, KUKA (KRC2/KRC4) and Universal Robots.

• Knowledge of sealer programming and robot mastering.

• Mechanical knowledge of pumps, conveyors and lift systems.

• Understanding of TPM, preventative and predictive maintenance, and OEE improvement initiatives.

• Ability to configure IP addresses and troubleshoot machine performance.

If you have the required qualifications, technical expertise and automotive manufacturing experience, we would like to hear from you!

Candidates are also welcome to submit their CVs directly on our website at https://www.profilepersonnel.co.za/vacancies/ for consideration for this role

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.