Senior Instrumentation Technician at Anglo American

Job Description:
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Management of the equipment within the process control domain according to the prescribed key performance indicators from the process control department.
• Best practice for instrumentation developed within relevant legal and safety frameworks.

Recommend:

• Identify high risk and safety critical areas
• Identify areas of poor availability

Agree:

• Changes in the control solution or strategy as a result of standardization
• Changes in the control solution or strategy based on risk identified

Input:

• Anglo Platinum systems and procedures

Decide:

• Modifications to the control solution for process problems

Execute:

• Disseminate best practice in instrumentation aspects
• Audit high risk and safety critical areas
• Analyze and identify problems on the current control solution
• System trouble shooting and hardware problems resolution
• Support on existing instrumentation, networks and hardware
• Calibration and maintenance of all equipment within the control solution
• Adherence to the Anglo Platinum Change Procedure
• Adherence to Anglo Platinum Standards
• Schedule and prioritize maintenance tasks
•  Control monthly maintenance budgets for process control section
• Assist with commissioning for on-site projects
• This role is at a D1 level reporting to the Senior Section Engineer or Instrumentation Engineer

Qualifications:

• National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Process  Instrumentation) or NQF 6.
• Registered as a Professional Technician with ECSA advantageous.
• Competent as Instrument Mechanician.

Experience

• 3 – 5 years relevant work experience
• Having the Siemens PCS7 PLC experience will be an added advantage

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of applicable laws, standards and specifications
• Advanced computer literacy
• English literate
• Good decision making skills
• Industrial networking knowledge.
• Valid driving license code 08