Instruments Technician

2 weeks ago


Kempton Park, South Africa Chainlink Recruitment Full time

We are looking for an **Instrument Technician** in Kempton Park
You will be responsible for maintaining the integrity of
instrumentation throughout the entire Plant with full awareness of all safety and emergency measures.
Primary objectives would include enhancing the overall performance of the station, maximizing plant availability in line with best operating and maintenance practices, and ensuring the integrity of areas under your jurisdiction.

**TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED**:
Matric or technical equivalent plus qualified Instrumentation Technician (Trade tested) with N4
PC Skills - Outlook, MS Word, Excel, MS Project, Maximo and AccPac
Use of Test Equipment
Use of Calibration Equipment

**FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS**:
Must be committed and self-motivated
Must constantly demonstrate a “whatever it takes” attitude
Must be able to read electrical, pneumatic & hydraulic circuitry diagrams

**EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:
Minimum of 5 years Fossil Fuel Fired Power Plant or industrial plant experience
Operation of calibration equipment
Be acquainted with Plant Safety Regulations and Permit to Work system
Electrical and Mechanical fault finding

**CORE FUNCTIONS**:
Establish & maintain a safe work environment
Maintain the integrity of instrumentation throughout the entire Plant, and all other Plant and Auxiliaries
Carry out routine inspections of instrumentation and control systems on all plant e.g. flow meters, temperature and pressure gauges, thermocouples, transmitters, pneumatic control equipment PLC’s and other equipment and report any defects, dangerous acts or occurrences and take relevant action
Ensure routine inspections of Soot blowing equipment, Oil Plant System, Vacuum Systems, Steam, Pressure gauges, Flow Meters, Temperature gauges and other Indications are carried out in line with plant requirements
Become authorised to take out permits in terms of KP Plant Safety Regulations within a reasonable period of time and ensure authorisation is maintained at all times.
Ensure any defects, dangerous acts or occurrences are reported and take relevant action
When requested to do so, assist the Department and Operations Managers in developing work scopes for planned and forced outages.
Provide information and support for Capital Expenditure decision making process
Understand commercial impact of potential projects and provide cost benefit analyses and feedback to teams
Assist in developing and improving practices and procedures on an on-going basis in step with modern technology and experience gained
Proactively analyse, diagnose and resolve Plant problems to minimise operational downtime or Plant disruption

**Salary**: R33 000 basic salary


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