Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Maintenance
Location: Randburg
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting career opportunity for an Instrumentation Technician. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining instrument and control systems without supervision. All suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply.
Projects (Without supervision)
With the help of engineering theory and process flow knowledge, the Technician is:
- Responsible for the planning and alignment of designs into business strategies and objectives, ensuring effective cost management, adherence to safety regulations and effective client service.
- Prepare scope of work, specifications, bill of quantities and tender documents according to client needs and specifications, continuously liaising with the client.
- Responsible for continuous improvements in designs ensuring optimal and cost efficient implementation.
- Coordinate and implement design initiatives upon completion of project scoping, tendering and contract preparation with the client.
- Compile all information necessary for the manufacturing and software engineering phases of the project (detailed data pack).
- Participate in tender drafting and evaluation meetings.
- Implement budget control measures for projects.
Maintenance (Corrective, Preventative and Breakdown) (Without supervision)
- You will be responsible for PLC wiring, PLC programming, PLC input and output tagging, SCADA development and fault finding.
- Perform calibration and installation of various instruments:
- Temperature instruments
- Flow instruments
- Level instruments
- Radiation instruments
- Perform corrective maintenance on instruments and repair any irregularities on allocated machines.
- Perform preventative maintenance and repair on process controllers (PLCs, microcontrollers, DCSs, etc.) and instruments:
- Maintenance as recommended by manufacturer
- Calibrating the instruments to ensure they work properly
- Software maintenance for all process controllers
- Perform all kinds of maintenance work and report back to the supervisor on completion.
- Reassemble instruments and replace instruments in the system, using hand tools.
- Assist junior technicians and instrument mechanics in technical problem solving:
- Applying engineering theory in problem solving
- Applying process flow knowledge in troubleshooting
- Take over problem solving from junior personnel
- Implement budget control measures for project and maintenance activities:
- Working within stipulated budget
- Allocating resources to tasks cost effectively
- Determining the budget required for projects and maintenance tasks
- Test the accuracy of various instruments used to meet business objectives:
- Flow meters
- Controllers
- Radiation counters or detectors
- Other recording, indicating or controlling instruments to locate defective components in the system
Training and Others (Without supervision)
- Acting in the position of the supervisor on request.
- Potential hazard identification and risk assessments before commencing work.
- Enforce ISO 9001, 14001, 17025 and 18001 among subordinates.
- Quality and environmental issues report back to the supervisor.
- Performing breakdown work on call and reporting back on completion.
EDUCATION:
- Minimum: National Diploma or a Higher National Diploma in Electrical / Instrumentation / Mechatronics.
EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years post-apprenticeship experience with knowledge of various instruments (temperature, pressure, flow, level, vibration, radiation, etc.). This should cater for but not be limited to these attributes:
- Installations
- Operations
- Maintenance
- Calibration
- Extensive knowledge of PLC Systems, DCSs and SCADA networks. This should include but not be limited to:
- Installations
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Input/output tagging for PLCs and DCSs
- Analogue and digital circuitry wiring for PLCs and DCSs
- Programming of PLCs and DCSs
- Knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol
- Knowledge of the OSI model
- Familiar with industrial Ethernet networks
- Knowledge of AC/DC drives. This includes but not limited to:
- Knowing principles of power electronics
- Knowledge of electrical machines like motors
- Sizing an AC/DC drive
- Wiring the circuits associated with AC/DC drives
- Programming AC/DC drives
- Maintenance on AC/DC drives
- Experience in installation, commissioning and maintaining of instruments, PLC Systems, DCSs, SCADA networks and AC/DC drives.
- Ability to calibrate all measurement and control systems.
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