Control & Instrumentation Specialist - Hay 15/C4 (Internal) & External) NTP Maintenance (North West) at NECSA

 Job Purpose             

• To Provide control and instrumentation technical support to the NTP operations.

Key Performance Areas

Ensure Plant/Equipment Availability

• Ensure plant availability within set parameters (>97%)
• Avail spares required and repair equipment immediately.
• Work according to work procedures and hand in documentation as soon as possible.
• Keep workshops clean and available to do maintenance when required.
• Develop Control and Instrumentation solutions to produce radioisotopes and to provide the necessary supporting technical and process information to ensure that all the regulatory technical requirements are met. These projects could consist of the development of new process and associated facilities, or the modification of existing processes and facilities.
• Develop, implement and refine Control and Instrumentation methodologies to achieve the above.
• Ensure that Process Control and Instrumentation strategies are aligned with the relevant mainstream technology developments and Optimising of the Plant for plant reliability so as production runs are smoothly Operated.

Corrective & Preventative Maintenance

• Assess the work; evaluate what needs to be done in terms of inventory fabrication, obtaining resources. 
• Knowledgeable on Control & Equipment’s for Fault Finding Building Management Systems, Programmable Logic Controls and Network Field Communication Tools on Optic Fibre and Power Over Ethernet Switch and Configuration of the systems.
• Knowledgeable on Installation of Software Upgrades and Updates on latest Versions
• Liaise with Production personnel to schedule inspections in the plant.
• Register all Preventative Measures on coswin.
• Inspect the equipment to be maintained in terms of the scheduled inspections or performance test requirements.
• Replace /repair equipment to prevent breakdowns.
• Time spend on jobs is essential, therefore good planning and problem solving is needed. 
• Ensure that all tasks on the inspection list have been completed.
• Obtain sign off the completed work from the requestor and submit to the Team Leader for processing.
• Note and report on areas of concern, make suggestions for improvements and follow the correct process. The design, development and commissioning of technical solutions.
• Translating User Requirements inputs into System Architectural structures and Control and Instrumentation Descriptions that will meet these requirements.
• Present Operational Concept and Control and Instrumentation System
• Develop Control and Instrumentation system design specifications and associated acceptance criteria for new or modified systems.
• Improve on plant availability and Reliability by replacing Obsolete &Old aged   Equipment on Projects accordingly by prioritising investments.
• Programme CPU for executing the control programme and storing all program data by configurations on the Memory Card.
• Completing Functionality test on Input / Output Modules connecting Sensors, Actuators and etc
• Handling of Analogue.
• Experience on working on VLAN, Quality over Security Systems and remote Management Skills.
• Must have knowledge on configuration of Power over Ethernet.

Critical Spares Control of All PLC, Modules, Network switches of spares and stock control

• Check the consumable stock levels.
• Identify spares needed to be manufactured.
• Liaise with the Engineering Department and drawing office to collect the drawings for manufacturing and submit for further for processing.
• Check all stock/components on the shelf to ensure that stock levels are maintained (as lead time from overseas can be extensive)
• Document stock taken off the shelf and ensure that the stock is Controlled.

SHEQ

• Adhere to all safety aspects of NTP.
• Do Lebo observations according to NTP schedule.
• TIR

Job Requirements

Key Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of the company policies and procedures applicable to the specific work environment to ensure that work outcomes are compliant to the policies and procedures.
• A consistent awareness of the requirements that will ensure a safe working environment
• General mechanical knowledge
• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently at all levels in the organisation
• The ability to utilise the correct computer software and the relevant functionality applicable to the outcomes required

Competencies (Job Specific and Behavioral)

• Policies and Procedures
• Safety Conscious
• Mechanical
• Communication
• Computer

Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

• National Diploma in (Electrical / Instrumentation /Control & Instrumentation)
• B-Tech will be an added advantage.
• Medical Certification, Radiation Worker Course, Noise Worker Course

Minimum Experience:

• Technically Strong Knowledge of Instrumentation / Electrical and at least 7 years’ experience in production plants.
• Experience on Industrial Automation on PLC, SCADA on below Brands: Maximum at least 6 Years exposure.(Omron, Festo, Mitsubishi, Adroit & Siemens)

Closing date: 21 November 2025.