Senior Technician Balancing

Location:
 Wadeville

Department:
 Service
Centre Balancing Department

Mode of Employment:
 Permanent/Full-time

A
Snapshot of Your Day

Senior
Technician Balancing at Siemens Energy

The Senior Technician leads a team of
balancing technicians and performs balancing of a range of rotating components
for the power, gas, and oil industries. Maintenance and upkeep of the balancing
plant equipment and infrastructure is a key success factor to ensure continuity
in providing this critical service.

How You’ll Make an Impact

·       Manage
daily operations of the balancing department, leads balancing technicians, and
report to the Production Supervisor.

·       Oversee and
take responsibility for balancing services according to international quality
standards and EHS requirements.

·    Perform high
speed balancing, low speed balancing, and overspeed testing of turbines,
compressors, impellers, generators, gear assemblies, and related equipment.

·      
Ensures adherence to defined balancing standards, guidelines,
processes, and procedures. 

·       Compile and
approve balancing reports and certificates.

·       Approve components
prior to balancing ensuring all quality and safety aspects in place.

·       Approve
completed components before dispatch from balancing.

·    Maintain the balancing plant equipment and
infrastructure to ensure high level of reliability and availability and
compliance with latest technologies.

·       Maintain
and manage balancing equipment, including bearings, drive adapters, cardan
shafts, probes, seals, and related components.

·      
Contributes to production planning and determine
balancing priorities to meet or exceed production
schedules.    

·      
Mentor and coach employees to develop across different techniques.  

·      
Work together
with different production groups to optimize throughput. 

·      
Strong
drive for continuous improvement and process improvements.  

·      
Maintain
professional housekeeping and safe working environment. 

What You Bring
 

Qualifications and Experience

·       Be in
possession of a recognized mechanical trade certificate.

·      
Grade 12 or relevant
equivalent tertiary qualification 

·       Minimum
of N6 Mechanical Engineering Diploma.

·       More than
10 years’ experience in high-speed dynamic and low speed balancing procedures and
techniques.

o  
Expert in the application of theory and calculations of static
and dynamic balancing.

o  
Experience in balancing software, including Schenck Cabflex3 and
CAB series measuring interfaces.

o  
Knowledge and understanding of international balancing standards,
including ISO 21940-1, ISO 21940-12, and API 617.

·      
Completed Supervisory, Management or Leadership Course / Certificate

·       Must be
computer literate in the operating of balancing software, MS Word, Excel and SAP.

Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities 

·      
Experience in Dynamic Operating and Low speed balancing procedures
& techniques

·      
Strong knowledge of the
maintenance and repair of balancing
machines and equipment

·      
Knowledge of turbo machinery, compressors, turbine rotors, gear
assemblies, fans etc..

·      
Flawless work ethic

·      
Strong attention to detail

·      
Customer service orientated.

·      
Good people skills and work
well within a team and can coordinate efforts with fellow colleagues  

·      
Excellent communication
skills in English, both written and
oral 

·      
Available for overtime and emergency call out.

·      
Reside in the Johannesburg area with own transport to work and
back.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company.
We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our
climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only
generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using
our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and
affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We
uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people
who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy
transformation.

Rewards

• Working with a global team.
• Opportunities to work on and
  lead a variety of innovative projects.
• Possibility to take over
  further tasks within the company.
• Supportive work culture
• Continual learning through
  the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform.

• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching
• Open feedback culture

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate
power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over
130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic
background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize
society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.