Senior Instrumentation Technician (Kroondal) at Anglo American

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 Instrumentation Engineer

Qualifications:

• Instrumentation National technical diploma or NQF level 5 equivalent (BTech Preferred)
• Registered as a Professional Engineering Technician with ECSA
• Competent as Instrument Mechanician

Experience

• 3 years relevant work experience
• Having the Allen-Bradley 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 (Fieldbus)
• Valid driving license code 08

Pre-requisite

• Required to do standby and overtime.
• Medical fitness assessment