Specialist: Machine Condition Monitoring

Mokopane
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Engineering Motoring
Benefits: Medical Aid Pension
Reference: 6904
Employment Equity Position

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Employer: Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

INTRODUCTION

Komatsu South Africa is seeking an experienced professional to join their Mogalakwena Operations who will performs specialised heavy earth moving equipment condition testing & monitoring, defect identification, validation of engineering specifications using measurement techniques & reporting on the latter for mining sites. Collaboratively participates in preventative maintenance planning sessions with a view to extending machine life & reliability, ascertaining causes for failure & positively impacting production & customer service. The successful candidate will have a Trade (HEM/ Millwright) with at least 5 years experience in the heavy earth moving & mobile equipment environment.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:

Stays abreast of Planned Maintenance Strategies
Participating in planning meetings
Executes vibration monitoring & testing analysing vibration on mechanical systems, rotating machinery & equipment
Utilising advanced diagnostic tools & techniques
Identifying machinery faults & possible root causes
Conducts Tribology testing, taking samples according to procedure
Collaborating with laboratories with regards to results
Analyses results & applies knowledge in the field
Identifies issues, root causes & possible solutions
Assisting with investigations
Conducts Thermography testing Operating specialised camera equipment
Interpreting results
Executes Non-Destructive Testing Conducting visual inspections for obvious defects & corrosion
Conducting Airflow measurements
Staying abreast with & applying new non-destructive tests
Conducting magnetic particle testing
Conducting ultrasonic testing
Gathers accurate data for entry into planned maintenance systems
Investigates root causes in conjunction with technical team
Sets priority of health status based on condition monitoring tests
Monitor/Control: Participates in reliability projects
Actively seeks to improve early detection efficiency Analysing trends in data
Collaborating with product experts
Suggesting new/alternative ways of monitoring & testing
Proactively identifying possible root causes
Monitoring close-out of identified problems & resample to validate
Maintaining testing equipment in good working order
Checking that equipment is calibrated correctly
Identifies chronic defect pattern trends in machines

Suggesting new/alternative ways of monitoring & testing
Proactively identifying possible root causes
Monitoring close-out of identified problems & resample to validate
Prepares detailed reports on analysis results
Communicates when test results requires immediate

Candidate Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualification Trade - HEM/Millwright
Certifications Tribology (Wearcheck) (Advantage)
Drivers license
Infrared Level 1 (Advantage)

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years experience within the Mining or Heavy Earth Moving Equipment environment.
Experience servicing and maintaining heavy earthmoving equipment

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 Mine Health & Safety Act, 1996
Vibration Analysis experience

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About Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

We build machines to answer the needs of society. For more than a century, our brand has been synonymous with connection to community. It guides everything we do, from the ways we think about innovation, to how we hire and train new employees around the world, and how we build relationships with our customers.

In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine.

Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further.

We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart construction equipment and autonomous mining trucks, creating underwater electric bulldozers and even conceptualizing an excavator capable of operating on the moon. Our products and solutions directly support industries essential to the ongoing development of modern societies and everyday life.

For our core customers in forestry, construction and mining, we make big machines that take on even bigger challenges, gentle giants answering the needs of society.

We believe that when people are united by a common goal, the truly remarkable happens. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together.

Harnessing our collective expertise to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.