Principal Instrument Engineering Assistant (M Hay band) at Rand Water

Job Advert Summary    

• Servicing, maintaining, overhauling, installation, repairing and modification of all automation control equipment 

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12 (National Senior Certificate)
• National Diploma (N6 or T3, S4) in Electrical (PLC and automation) Engineering.
• 3years’ in the PLC and Automation maintenance improvement environment.

Primary Duties    

• Tuning, optimizing and maintenance of automated control systems
• Support Instrument Artisan during servicing, repairing, maintaining, calibrating, configuring and setting analytical and general industrial instruments.
• PLC maintenance, fault finding and intermediate programming applications
• Field to - PLC to SCADA signal optimizing and troubleshooting.
• Communication protocol (i.e HART, Profibus, Ethernet) troubleshooting, maintenance and problem solving.
• Advise and assist artisans/ operations during maintenance, troubleshooting and plant failure
• Ensure reliability on water quality indication and measurement
• Work with passive control systems such as CCTV, access control configuration and maintenance
• Maintenance on SMART alarm system
• Work in Collaboration with plant operations personnel and other maintenance disciplines.
• Provide accurate feedback on plant status to relevant parties concerned.
• Carry out plant inspections on automation equipment.
• Ensure plant reliability and availability in line with Maintenance Core objectives.
• Compile and submit monthly reports.
• Supervisory capacity when required.

Knowledge    

• Competent with AVEVA SCADA and HMI software
• Competent with PLC software i.e Unity, TIA Portal
• Knowledge of communications networks such as Optical fibre systems, Serial communications, Industrial Ethernet, RS232, RS485, Profibus, Modbus and Modbus Plus
• Exposure on Passive System CCTV and access control
• Computer literacy
• Valid driver’s licence with the ability to pass RW K53 test.

Skills    

• Good planning, organising, verbal and literacy skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Negotiating, listening and problem solving skills.
• Systematic approach to problem solving.
• Proficiency in the use of instrument loop drawing.
• Ability to read and analyse complex electrical layout drawings and to develop scope of work and specifications.

Attitude    

• Attention to detail
• Performance driven
• Team player
• Deadline orientated
• Results orientated
• Ability to work under pressure

Deadline:26th January,2026