Instrumentation Technician at SGS

Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Instrumentation Technician is primarily responsible to oversee and lead maintenance procedures and actions while maintaining smooth cost-effective operations for all Natural Resources Geochem Laboratories. Responsible for managing all installation, repair and upkeep operations of the company’s facilities.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct regular plant inspections to detect and resolve problems.
• Plan and manage all repair and installation activities.
• Attend to both electrical and mechanical breakdowns.
• Assess breakdowns and apply appropriate fault-finding techniques.
• Maintain and/or repair low level and high level mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Familiarize yourself with Laboratory instrumentation – to be able to do initial diagnostics and front line repairs to try and avoid instrument vender call outs.
• Receive training on servicing of laboratory instrumentation and caring out preventative maintenance and routine services
• Reviewing and setting up service contracts ensuring cost saving benefits are implemented as well as ensuring continuous operation of instruments and equipment.
• Willing to travel to other SGS sites for repairs and for setting up of equipment when required
• Develop checklists for all applicable equipment.
• Ensure adherence to scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Develop and itemize the critical spare list.
• Document and prepare daily progress reports and maintenance logs.
• Keep and control the record of available critical spares and spares.
• Assist staff with daily tasks (Technical and advisory capacity where needed).
• Delegate work to staff (Distribution of daily job requests).
• Check and test furnace operations as requested from time to time.
• Ensures that all tools that are required to carry out tasks are available.
• Performs stand by and does emergency call out and breakdowns.
• Accountable for time keeping and material recorded on job request document.
• Support efforts to overcome operational problems.
• Oversee and ensure that equipment logbooks are filled and signed off.
• Creates and issues work order notification.
• Conduct maintenance administration on the appropriate systems.
• Compile and consolidate the work order reports.
• Proactively identify risks and threats to the process.
• Recommend issues that can improve area performance.
• Ensure all department workers adhere to the safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure that appropriate PPE is always worn.
• Ensure that all relevant SHEQ documents are always adhered to.
• Maintain and uphold all the SHEQ related requirements.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.

COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY

• Any person has the right to refuse to perform work that may damage the environment in an imminent and serious way and to report such a situation.  The employee has the responsibility to protect the environment as well.
• Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or enter hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection.
• Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and report the situation to higher authority to take action.
• Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.

Education

• Matric (Grade 12) – with Mathematics and Science as subjects or equivalent qualification.
• N3 Engineering studies or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Facility Management or similar field is preferred.
• Completed a formal learnership programme prior to obtaining a Millwright artisan trade certificate.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years’ working experience in maintenance and/or as a qualified Millwright in the Mining industry
• PLC experience will be advantageous
• Previous experience in staff supervision