Senior Electrician - SAMANU, Addis-Abeba

Job Summary

Lead electrical maintenance activities and provide technical guidance to shift electricians while executing complex troubleshooting and repairs. Ensure high reliability of electrical systems across all plant and compound facilities. This critical role minimizes unplanned downtime, improves equipment uptime, and maintains compliance with safety, food safety, and hazardous-area regulations in a solvent-handling environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee electrical maintenance activities across all plant operations
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to shift electricians
• Complete preventive maintenance on GEN sets, motors, pneumatic systems, utilities (including fire hydrants), conveyor systems, instrumentation, automation/SCADA/PLC systems, and production machines
• Install and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical/electronic components following electrical codes, manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints, and specifications
• Read, interpret, and work from electrical drawings, single-line diagrams, P&IDs, schematics, and equipment manuals to diagnose and resolve issues
• Perform electrical testing and inspections using multimeters, insulation testers, clamp meters, thermal imagers, and other diagnostic tools
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety regulations, lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures, permit-to-work systems, and food safety standards (HACCP, GMP, EMS)
• Respond to emergency callouts and participate in root cause analysis for recurring electrical failures
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, test, install, and repair electrical parts, machines, drives, equipment, and systems
• Work safely with multiphase, high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage electrical systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve control networks, instrumentation, PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, and control problems
• Install, modify, and commission new electrical equipment, wiring, control panels, and instrumentation in compliance with applicable codes

Location

Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie