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Communications Technician
Location: Midrand, Gauteng
Type: Contractor
Reports to: Operations
YOUR ROLE:Location: Midrand, Gauteng
Type: Contractor
Reports to: Operations
- Works order management:
- Perform preventative maintenance in accordance with laid down schedules, approved procedures and technical methods.
- Assess work orders to determine work required and schedule the following week’s plan (Engineering hours).
- Form the interface between Comms Maintenance team and relevant contractors.
- Incident and disaster management:
- Respond to emergencies/breakdowns/failures in accordance with established procedures and restore within the shortest possible time to normalise the revenue earning service.
- Investigate to find root cause of the damage, coordinate and mobilise resources and put plans in place to avoid future occurrences.
- Trouble shooting and fault finding:
- Establish root cause of failures in order to reduce breakdowns –includes testing, calibration and component replacements and repairs etc.
- Recommend changes and submit to Signal and Communications Supervisor
- Inspections on communications and IT systems:
- Undertake regular reactive and proactive inspections to ensure condition of equipment throughout the network is in accordance with standards.
- Create CPM’s for any deviations and ensure that deviations are rectified.
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders to determine compliance to standards and needs for improvement.
- Conduct first line inspections on signalling and radio system as and when required
- Effective management of safety compliance:
- Ensure that all safety regulations and compliance requirements are adhered to at all times
- Internal and external stakeholders' relationship management:
- Use influence and negotiation to achieve win-win outcomes.
- Proactively communicate and share information and encourage discussion and debate (share successes and highlight challenges with internal stakeholders).
- Effective teamwork and self-management
- Continually model Alstom's values.
- Demonstrate accountability for tasks by being proactive in anticipating potential problems and continually monitor progress to ensure small details are not missed.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum Electronics Engineering Diploma
- Minimum 5 years' experience in maintenance environment within one of the above sub-systems
- Strong administration skills and management of production outputs and planning
- Basic knowledge of hand tools and fault-finding techniques
- Sound knowledge of relevant safety regulations (Act 85 of OHSA)
- Valid Driver’s license
- Ability to work independently
- Certificate of Medical Fitness
- Capable of working at heights and ability to see in colour (cannot be colour blind)
- Knowledge of various communication systems (beneficial)
- Report writing experience (advantageous)
- Flexibility to work shifts and be on standby (including weekends and public holidays)
- Technical pre-requisites:
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of operating systems e.g. Linux, Microsoft (advantageous)
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