Instrument Technician at Tiger Brands

• To maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, and improve instrumentation and control systems used in FMCG production equipment, ensuring high equipment availability, product quality, safety, and compliance with production standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance on instrumentation and control equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and instrumentation faults on production machinery.
• Calibrate and maintain instruments such as: Pressure transmitters Temperature sensors/transmitters Flow meters Level transmitters Load cells Proximity sensors Photoelectric sensors Control valves Solenoid valves.
• Maintain and troubleshoot PLC, HMI and SCADA systems.
• Maintain pneumatic control systems, including actuators, regulators, valves, and positioners.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and conduct 5-Why/root-cause analysis.
• Support production during breakdowns and minimise equipment downtime.
• Conduct planned maintenance according to the maintenance schedule.
• Assist with installation and commissioning of new equipment.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, electrical drawings, control circuit diagrams and instrumentation diagrams.
• Ensure instrumentation complies with food safety, quality, safety and environmental requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects to improve OEE, reliability, quality and production efficiency.
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical and production.
• Maintain critical spares and identify instrumentation components requiring replacement.
• Ensure all work is performed according to company LOTTOO and safety procedures.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Instrumentation and process control
• PLC fault-finding
• Industrial networking
• Calibration techniques
• Pneumatics
• Basic electrical fault-finding
• Process measurement
• Control valves and actuators
• VSDs and motor control
• HMI/SCADA systems

Root-cause analysis

• Preventative maintenance
• Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Qualifications
• Instrumentation trade test
• PLC and automation training
• Calibration training is advantageous
• FMCG/manufacturing experience advantageous

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Equipment availability
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• Preventative maintenance compliance
• Calibration compliance
• Repeat failures
• OEE improvement
• Safety and quality compliance

Deadline:14th September,2026