Engineering Artisan

**Introduction**

This position will be based at the Bokoni Platinum Mine in Atok, Limpopo Province.

**Description**

The purpose of this position is to maintain plant systems and equipment according to instrumentation and technical requirements.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Monitors and benchmarks technology to ensure continuous improvement
- Installs and commissions new equipment and systems in line with set standards
- Performs detailed design, device programming, configuration and calibration on equipment to the set parameters
- Maintains equipment and systems to optimize performance and availability
- Inspects/monitors equipment and systems and takes appropriate corrective action
- Assesses equipment and recommends for decommissioning and disposal in line with set company standards
- Manages and monitors stock levels to ensure availability of critical spares
- Collects and analyses data on the system and equipment to ensure compliance to standards
- Maintains records and ensures they are up-to-date and accurate
- Identifies, plans and executes Control & Instrumentation projects in line with accepted project management principles
- Consult with production teams on maintenance activities that effects production
- Supports the achievement of engineering availability and production performance levels
- Ensure that maintenance related information is recorded and reported to the relevant planning office to support the maintenance of the planned/asset maintenance system

**Qualification Requirements**
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- National Diploma S4 Electrical Engineering - Light Current or an equivalent Section 13 / Section 26(D) Trade test Certificate
- Site specific certification might be required

**Experience and Skills Requirements**
- Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience as an Instrument Technician
- PLC programming experience
- VSD and simocode installations experience
- Experience in one of the following smart relays: Siemens, Allen Bradley, Schneider
- Knowledge of belt scale maintenance, actuated control valves, magnetic flow meters and different types of level control instruments
- Must be able to work in confined space and at heights
- Must be familiar with the risk assessment procedures
- Not colour blind
- English language proficiency
- Time management skills
- Valid driver’s license code B, EB or C1
- Own transport to attend to call outs