Artisan: Instrument Mechanician at Rio Tinto

We are looking for an Artisan Instrument Mechanician to perform preventative maintenance on process control instrumentation to achieve optimal plant availability by reducing downtime and breakdowns.

Reporting to the Maintenance Controller, you will

• Inspect, repair and maintain assets and process control / instrumentation equipment to minimize adverse impact on production.
• Oversee, assist and support maintenance jobs of all Servicepersons.
• Perform condition monitoring, fault finding and problem solving on instrumentation.
• Perform fair and reasonable tasks related to the job and working environment, at the discretion of the Maintenance Controller / Supervisor.
• Liaise with Maintenance Controller / Supervisor to identify maintenance and service needs.
• Hands-on maintenance during breakdowns and shutdowns.
• Technical evaluation of equipment and projects.
• Adhere to planned maintenance schedules and minimize re-work.
• Optimal use of available resources (people and equipment).
• Complete and process job related documentation.
• Ensure and maintain a healthy environment, safe operations and practices.
• Comply with SHEQ- and technical requirements, in line with Plant availability targets.
• Monitor, identify and respond to defects and / or sub-standard equipment performance and other improvement opportunities.
   

About You

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have

• Matric / N3
• Trade Test Instrument Mechanician
• Completed Apprenticeship and all modules within the Technical Training Centre (RBM), an asset.

• Work experience within a Heavy industry environment

• Basic exposure to maintenance of general plant equipment

• Basic computer knowledge preferable

• Specialized software packages (Artis Logics – Allen Bradley PLC’s
• Licence EB.