Technician, Instrumentation at Exxaro Resources

PURPOSE:

• To test, repair, inspect and maintain metering and recording instruments, controlling devices, data logging and display equipment, communications and telemetry systems; and perform related work as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• N Dip: Engineering (Essential/Minimum)
• B Tech (Relevant) (Recommended/Desirable)
• Certificate First Line Management (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years Process control and instrumentation systems experience
• Importance: Essential/Minimum
• Involvement: Operational

REQUIREMENTS:

• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES  
The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:

Compliance, Governance and Assurance

• Develop, maintain and improve safe operational and engineering standards and continuously review specifications and schedules
• Ensure equip integrity maintained according to safety standards
• Maintain Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and related systems, aligned with safety standards, Occupational Health Safety and Environment registers, International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 14000; 9000 and 18001 systems
• Conduct timeous investigation of incidents and ensure adequate remedial action
• Execute and drive safety programs
• Ensure effective risk management by identifying hazardous activities and mitigation measures

Customer, Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management

• Manage internal and external relations, including interface with external providers or other functions responsible to ensure that business needs are met, and employees are satisfied
• Render professional customer support services
• Communicate with clients and direct superior to share information on duties performed

Equipment Operations and Control

• Calibrate readings on instruments according to standards, adjust phasing (if applicable) and align stage to ensure accuracy of recording/indicating function
• Record calibrations made/parts and components used/inventory on hand
• Trace out/test electronic solid state/vacuum tube circuitry/components to locate defective parts
• Remove defective instruments from system
• Decontaminate/disassemble/clean/lubricate/ reassemble instruments
• Replace defect parts and reinsert instruments into the system
• Reassemble instruments and replaces instruments in system, using hand Tools
• Test accuracy of flow meters/pressure gauges/temperature indicators/controllers/radiation counters or detectors/underground environmental monitoring equipment (methane, air-velocity etc.)/leaky- feeder system and other recording/indicating/controlling instruments (as applicable per Plant or Underground mine) to locate defective components in system using test equipment such as pressure gauges, mercury manometers, potentiometers, pulse and signal generators, oscilloscopes, transistor curve tracers, and ammeters, voltmeters, and watt meters

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

• Adhere to all health and safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis
• Address all unsafe practices and potential hazardous situations, rectify and report to superior
• Comply with Safety Health Environment and Community (SHEC) and technical requirements
• Wear applicable Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) at all times

Technical Support

• Inspect, test, adjust, and repair electric, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic instruments and systems used to indicate, record and control generating operations in conventional or nuclear power electric generating plant
• Inspects meters, indicators and gauges to detect abnormal fluctuations
• Prepare schematic drawings, sketches and reports to reflect changes or alterations made in instruments, circuits and systems
• Record keeping of all radioactive sources on mine

Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:

• Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
• Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
• Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
• Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
• Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro’s Employment Equity policy.
If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.