Technical Officer at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Qualifications

• B.Eng. or B. Tech in Electronics/Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent.

Advantageous Requirements:

Qualification / Professional Membership

• 3 year’s working experience in an automated manufacturing plant.
• Six-sigma certification.
• Industrial automation qualification.

Experience

• 3 years demonstrated experience as a Senior Technician/ Technical Officer or Technical Specialist in a manufacturing assembly environment.
• 2 years demonstrated experience in an Explosives Plant

Duties

• Provision of technical and assembly plant support during;
• Ensuring the manufacturing is efficient
• Process research and optimization projects
• Product development or process trials,
• Product performance evaluation
• Customer complaint investigations
• Occasional training and supervision of operational staff during normal production or plant trials.
• Drive continuous improvement strategies for plant optimization. 
• Coordinating six sigma improvement projects within the automation production environment.
• Occasional travel to support international assembly plants
• Work with suppliers to optimise processes

Job Competencies

Job Related Skills:

• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in a hands-on capacity to solve processing constraints.
• Ability to work hands-on and assist technicians with equipment breakdowns.
• Ability to train non-technical staff on technical process aspects.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with processing staff, process leaders and internal customers
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of the production processes
• Organizational and problem-solving skills
• Strong technical skills
• Ability to work with multi-skilled teams