Job description
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, and with industry best practices, 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 & specifications, and continuous liaising with the client thereon.
- Responsible for continuous improvements in designs ensuring optimal and cost efficient implementation.
- Responsible to coordinate and implement design initiatives upon completion of project scoping, tendering and contract preparation with the client.
- Responsible to compile all information necessary for the manufacturing and software engineering phases of the project (detailed data pack).
- Project costing.
- Participate in tender drafting and evaluation meetings.
- Project bidding participation.
- Budget control measures for projects.
- Contract negotiation skills.
- 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.
Performing 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 make sure 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 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
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
- Cost control during task execution
Tests the accuracy of various instruments used to meet business objectives such as:
- flow meters
- pressure gauges
- temperature indicators
- controllers
- radiation counters or detectors
- other recording, indicating or controlling instruments to locate defective components in system
Training and Others (Without supervision)
- Mentoring junior technicians
- Mentoring Instrument mechanics
- Acting in the position of the supervisor on request
- Potential hazard identification and risk assessments before commencing work at hand
- Enforce ISO 9001,14001,17025 and 18001 among subordinates
- Quality and environmental issues report back to the supervisor
- Performing breakdown work on call Reporting back breakdown work on completion
Minimum requirements
EDUCATION:
- Minimum: National Diploma or a Higher National Diploma. 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 limited to these attributes:
- Installations
- Operations
- Maintenance
- Calibration
Extensive knowledge of PLC Systems, DCSs and SCADA networks. This should include but not 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
- Computer networking fundamentals
- 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 a AC/DC drive
- Wiring the circuits associated with AC/DC drives
- Programming AC/DC drives
- Maintenance on AC/DC drives
- Experience on 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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