Instrument Technician Port Shepstone

Durban - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client a leading Manufacturing company based in Port Shepstone is looking to fill the position of Instrument Technician.

Purpose of the Role:

Based in the automation department and reporting to the Automation Engineer the successful incumbent will be required to maintain the plant in an efficient manner ensuring high standards of maintenance resulting in minimum breakdowns and maximum plant availabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Fault finding on SIEMENS PCS7 / ABB 800xA and repair promptly.
Read understand and update electrical and instrument drawings.
Ensure all instrumentation / schedules checks are done all defects reported on SAP and repaired.
Implementation of instrumentation projects and software programming.
Ensure all electrical wiring and installation work is done to South African installation standards.
Ensure all required SAP related schedules completed timeously and correctly.
Documentation for plant modifications and projects to be completed timeously and correctly.
Supervising and mentoring assistants learners and in service students.
Perform standby duties and overtime as per operational requirement.
Calibration of equipment.
Ensure jobs are carried out safely complete task risk assessments and follow isolation procedure.
Follow good housekeeping rules at the workshop server room and plant at all times.
Continuous self-development on current technology installed in factory.
Action Improvement and upgrades of a variety of machines.
Ensure compliance with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints.
Ensure compliance with company policy and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience:

Grade 12 Senior Certificate
Recognised technical qualification for Instrument Technology
S4/N6 with a minimum of 3 years experience in heavy industry/process
Computer literate (SAP advantageous)
PLC & HMI experience-programming and fault finding on PCS7
PLC & HMI experience-programming and fault finding on ABB 800xA
SCADA (Win CC)
Maintenance on Gas analysers Emissions analysers and Dust monitors
Maintaining software backups
Weighing systems calibration and inspections
Communication protocols: ASI Profibus and Ethernet
Knowledge on all media and equipment used in industrial communication networks
Commissioning and maintenance of Variable speed drives (SEW WEG Siemens and ABB)
Knowledge maintenance and fault finding on all loops temperature pressure and flow
Knowledge and fault finding on S7 300 S7 1200 S71500 PLCs in FMCG plants

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If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Required Experience:

Our client a leading Manufacturing company based in Port Shepstone is looking to fill the position of Instrument Technician. Purpose of the Role:Based in the automation department and reporting to the Automation Engineer the successful incumbent will be required to maintain the plant in an efficient...

Our client a leading Manufacturing company based in Port Shepstone is looking to fill the position of Instrument Technician.

Purpose of the Role:

Key Responsibilities:

Fault finding on SIEMENS PCS7 / ABB 800xA and repair promptly.
Read understand and update electrical and instrument drawings.
Ensure all instrumentation / schedules checks are done all defects reported on SAP and repaired.
Implementation of instrumentation projects and software programming.
Ensure all electrical wiring and installation work is done to South African installation standards.
Ensure all required SAP related schedules completed timeously and correctly.
Documentation for plant modifications and projects to be completed timeously and correctly.
Supervising and mentoring assistants learners and in service students.
Perform standby duties and overtime as per operational requirement.
Calibration of equipment.
Ensure jobs are carried out safely complete task risk assessments and follow isolation procedure.
Follow good housekeeping rules at the workshop server room and plant at all times.
Continuous self-development on current technology installed in factory.
Action Improvement and upgrades of a variety of machines.
Ensure compliance with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints.
Ensure compliance with company policy and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience:

Grade 12 Senior Certificate
Recognised technical qualification for Instrument Technology
S4/N6 with a minimum of 3 years experience in heavy industry/process
Computer literate (SAP advantageous)
PLC & HMI experience-programming and fault finding on PCS7
PLC & HMI experience-programming and fault finding on ABB 800xA
SCADA (Win CC)
Maintenance on Gas analysers Emissions analysers and Dust monitors
Maintaining software backups
Weighing systems calibration and inspections
Communication protocols: ASI Profibus and Ethernet
Knowledge on all media and equipment used in industrial communication networks
Commissioning and maintenance of Variable speed drives (SEW WEG Siemens and ABB)
Knowledge maintenance and fault finding on all loops temperature pressure and flow
Knowledge and fault finding on S7 300 S7 1200 S71500 PLCs in FMCG plants