Instrument Mechanics

Instrument Mechanics Contractor - Secunda Mpumalanga

Instrument Mechanics - Contractor

Seniority Level: Mid-Career (4 - 6 yrs exp)
Type: Contractor

About the role / Purpose of the job:

To perform all artisan functions related to petrochemical plant Analysers instrumentation and control system maintenance, operations support and fault finding.

Functional Outputs

• Quality work and high productivity
• Fault finding
• Good housekeeping
• Maintaining on-line analyser equipment
• Effective problem solving and defect reporting
• Maintain a healthy and safe environment
• Deliver a service in accordance with customer requirements
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Administrative management
• Results recording and history keeping (on SAP)
• All on-line plant (liquid and gas) analysers, including Gas Chromatographs, UV, Infrared, Gas detectors and TOC
• Shelter systems
• On water analysers
• On gas monitors
• On Physical Property analysers
• Sample systems on all relevant analyzers
• Plant (liquid and gas) analysers
• Maintain analyser specification sheets, information systems, drawings and spares
• Software maintenance on all analyzers
• Full compliance to Sasol task risk assessments, work instructions and working procedures
• DCS experience (Honeywell)
• PLC experience (Siemens, Yokagawa, Mitsubishi, Rockwell, Allen Bradley)
• QA/QC experience with instrumentation installations
• A practical understanding of EX and hazardous area classifications

Job Requirements

• Qualifications:

GR 12 Certificate with Maths, Science and English literacy.
Instrument trade test certificate/Red Seal Certificate.
Driver’s license (code 08).

• Experience:

Minimum 1-5 years’ experience as a qualified Instrumentation artisan.

Key Competencies Required

• Leadership
• Behavioural:
  Easy to lead (humility) and willing to follow
  Problem solving and fault finding abilities
  Must be prepared to accept challenges, responsibility and accountability
  An absolute and steadfast commitment towards maintenance safety (no short cuts under any circumstances!)