Electrical Technician - Utilities

About the role

Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia is hiring a permanent Electrical Technician for its utilities function in Lusaka. The role covers preventive and corrective maintenance, fault finding, equipment performance monitoring, breakdown response and energy efficiency improvement, keeping utility equipment within required parameters. It reports to the Maintenance Controller.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical equipment and maintain distribution systems, isolators, contactors, relays and control circuits.
• Troubleshoot faults on motors, MCCs, control panels, VSDs/VFDs, sensors and protection systems, and diagnose motor starting and running problems.
• Attend electrical breakdowns and restore equipment safely within agreed response times; conduct inspections and testing after maintenance.
• Support installation, modification and commissioning of electrical equipment, and investigate recurring failures.
• Maintain refrigeration and chilled-water systems, including chillers, compressors, pumps, cooling towers and associated equipment.
• Improve energy efficiency by monitoring compressor and chiller efficiency, reducing no-load running and supporting energy-saving projects.
• Follow plant safety requirements, use LOTO, follow electrical and refrigeration safety procedures, use PPE and report unsafe conditions.

Required profile

• Grade 12, O Level with 5 credits or better.
• Diploma in Technician in Electrical Engineering; a diploma in Refrigeration is an added advantage.
• 3-5 years' experience as an engineering artisan in a utility environment.
• Member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia.

Required skills

• Electrical troubleshooting and maintenance of motors, MCCs, VSDs/VFDs and control circuits.
• Refrigeration and chilled-water system operation and maintenance.
• Computer literacy and good communication skills.