New Opportunities at NOV

As a Field Service Engineer within NOV RA, you will be homebased within South Africa and be expected to travel globally on an ad-hoc basis. You will receive training on NOV product lines and gain on the job training accompanied by experienced NOV Field Service Engineers. Key to this role and your development will be your participation in the NOV Global Competency Program. Your existing experience will ideally be within the heavy engineering and/or industry, where you have been responsible for the maintenance and servicing of equipment. 

Developing our business goes hand in hand with developing our people’s skills, therefore, with the support of the Service Supervisors and Managers, you will be open to career progression and continued self-development to reach personal and business goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Service, repair, overhaul, inspect and identify faults on NOV Rig Equipment on a global basis. 
• Support I&C projects as required.
• Make recommendations on improving product and systems efficiency, maintaining continuous and high levels of operation.
• Report and update relevant documentation including daily reports, survey reports, parts lists and service reports.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings/schematics to identify and correct faults, redline drawings/schematics.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders including Customers, Colleagues and other NOV entities.
• Escalate key faults or product failures to relevant department and progress through to resolution.
• Maintain effective communication with customers giving regular status update reports.
• Inspects NPV equipment for conformance with operational standards
• Respond to emergency calls for Rig Down situations when required

Qualifications: 

• Time served Engineer.
• Higher National Certificate (HNC) in a relevant engineering qualification (Electronics, Automation, Mechatronics etc.) or equivalent.

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of current experience working with Siemens PLC platforms Step 7, WinCC and TIA Portal 
• Working knowledge of programming, installation, commissioning, fault finding and repair of heavy machinery in an automation field.
• Competency in programming of PLC/HMI code –STL and FBD. 
• Industrial Networking – Ethernet IP, Modbus, Profibus, etc.
• Experience working on drives. ABB preferred.
• Working knowledge within a similar position either offshore or in an automation field
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings/schematics.
• Computer literacy (including good command of Microsoft Office – Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Experience in a lead role is preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Working experience of hydraulics/pneumatics is beneficial.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform various functions in the following environments to gain a solid operational understanding:
  • Warehouse
  • Purchasing
  • Inventory Control 
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures
• Ensure proper housekeeping is implemented in your work area and maintained;
• Report all work related incidents within 24hrs to the HSE department for action
• Adhere and comply with all safety signage and PPE requirements;
• Adhere to all approved HSE policies and work procedures under KP8
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the Company’s quality assurance policies, procedures and work instructions

QUALIFICATIONS

• University graduate by degree or national diploma/certificate recognized by the MERSETA in Supply Chain

SKILLS, TRAINING OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE

• Self disciplined
• problem solver
• team player
• knowledge of standards, codes and specifications.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with HR administration and support to the HR function across all aspects of HR
• Pre pare as applicable new hire onboarding packets and offboarding termination packets, which includes orientation
• Learn and answer questions and provide followup for employees, management, approved third party clients regarding company policies, procedures and benefits.
• Help with administrative employee issues
• Create and maintain all employee personal files
• Maintain all HR related reports and documentation
• Support administration and industrial relations functions as required
• Learn and support functions of the company electronic platforms in relation to human resources
• Assist with employment verification work and channel queries regarding all employee benefits; conditions of employment; rules and regulations.
• Update company organograms and data base systems
• Assist department with QMS audit preparations
• Maintain an awareness of HR best practices at all times
• Ensure appropriate security for all HR related information.
• Support employees and line managers as per their requests, escalating issues within Human Resources.
• Assist in all training needs and Disciplinary enquiries
• Prepare/draw up ERF’s, Employment contracts, Job descriptions, Job Advertisements, Regret letters, Letter of employments/invitations/motivation
• Control the distribution and company notices
• Controls the distribution of job adverts by physical or electronic notice
• Ensure notice boards are up to date in terms of statutory compliance for the display of certain statutory regulations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Unversity graduate by degree or national diploma recognized by the MERSETA in Human Resources

SKILLS, TRAINING OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE

• Self disciplined, 
• Problem solver, 
• Team player, 
• Knowledge of standards, codes and specifications

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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and write software for equipment and/or applications.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of commissioning and software documentation including updates after release.
• Provide support for the implementation, training and troubleshooting of software products.
• Develop and de-bug software products prior to release.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot associated hardware as required.
• Perform other work related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.

FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow NOV processes to execute projects.
• Work with customers (internal/external) and review project defining documents to understand project requirements.
• Participate in design reviews.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Preferred BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent
• Preferred 5+ years experience designing control systems and programming PLCs/HMIs.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Develop Software Design Specification for NOV BOP control system in collaboration with the engineering team and customer.
• Write logic for PLC software used to monitor and control a BOP and its auxiliary systems.
• Design and program an HMI Application used on a BOP and its auxiliary systems.
• Perform internal test and customer FAT of BOP control system software.
• Troubleshoot and Debug software and provide remote field support when needed.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Siemens PLC platforms with experience in Step 7 and/or TIA Portal.
• Experience with Siemens WinCC OA is a plus.
• Competency in programming Rockwell AADvance PLC, Siemens, Rockwell Logic family of controllers, and/or GE Fanuc PLC platforms.
• Experience with FT View SE and ME. Cimplicity or other HMI software experience a plus.
• Industrial Networking – Ethernet IP, Modbus, Profibus, etc.
• BOP operation and functionality knowledge a plus.

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs installation, configuration, and upgrades of the Connected Product solutions.
• Monitors solution performance/availability; suggest alternative approaches when applicable.
• Works with the Connected Product Development Team to troubleshoot issues reported by the customers/stakeholders; record the issues in the ticketing system.
• Documents the implemented solution, bug fixes, etc. and create troubleshooting documents
• Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.
• Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate or Graduate Education: Degree in computer science, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management.
• Education: All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited institutions

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience must be IT related (Essential)
• Software Development skills/experiences a plus
• Windows/Linux server experience a plus

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & SPECIAL TRAINING:

• Microsoft Excel Proficiency (Essential)
• Scripting knowledge in Python and/or Bash Shel
• SQL knowledge
• Scripting knowledge (Bash/Bat/Python…

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Research, develop, and design Electrical and electronic interface circuitry for control of products.
• Work with customers (internal/external) and review project defining documents to understand project requirements.
• Create and/or design electrical drawings and documentation. (Typical; block diagram, termination diagram, electrical schematic, interconnect, cabling, and assembly drawings and BOMs.)
• Ensure electrical scope and content is defined during initial design processes.
• Provide electrical leadership in preparation, and ensure that deliverables projects are controlled with regard to scope, schedule, budget, performing appraisal, etc.
• Establish design criteria for deliverables using required codes and standards.
• Review contractual content to ensure technical and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure subsequent design changes are documented and transmitted as required to internal and external resources.
• Participate in design review.
• Provide manufacturing with technical assistance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation or Mechatronic.

EXPERIENCE 

• Preferred 5+ years of experience designing control systems.
• Relevant experience within Instrumentation, Electrical, Mining Machines or Automotive may compensate where there is no formal qualification
• Practical experience with FATs or Commissioning Equipment
• Experience with design and engineering of Ex (hazardous area) equipment is desirable.
• Experience from using AutoCAD design tool will be an advantage

SKILLS, TRAINING & SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of offshore design standards is beneficial but not essential
• Knowledge and experience in Teams Centre Siemens (Desirable)
• Having a professional letter/certification in electrical, automation, etc. is an advantage
• Knowledge and experience with Explosion Proof equipment preferred (Desirable)
• Generally good IT knowledge and experience from using relevant software