Senior Controls and Instrumentation Technician

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

This position is seen as being a key player in both the corrective and preventative maintenance processes for all our electrical, electronics, instrumentations, and controls across all factories. The incumbent must be able to structure preventative maintenance activities to ensure the optimum life cycle costing for the assets under their care as well as develop upgrade plans, capital expenditure requirements, spares keeping. The incumbent would also be expected to trouble shoot and fault find during breakdowns and offer solutions with respect to the electrical, electronics, instrumentation, and controls across all factories. A high degree of programming and fault finding may be required from time to time but an ability to interact with the different systems we have within the operations is a must. Will be required to do standby and overtime work when instructed to do so. The Snr C&I technician is to give guidance and training to develop the Electrical and C&I resources in the company

JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

**Planning and Productivity**
- Ensure that maintenance on machines, equipment and buildings are performed on a continuous basis and to the right quality standard.
- Responsible for shutdown work and electrical maintenance on machines.
- Responsible for permanent corrective actions in the event of breakdowns.
- Developing inventory lists and ensuring spares are made available.
- Develop and execute preventative maintenance schedules on electrical equipment.
- To provide technical support to end users, personnel within the Engineering Department and third-party Contractors.
- To troubleshoot software, hardware, and electrical problems and find and solve the root causes
- To develop new systems and modify and maintain existing systems to ensure optimal performance.
- To produce drawings and BOQs.
- To manage and implement projects from conception, execution, commissioning to hand over, and ensure objectives are achieved
- To ensure downtime objectives are achieved.
- To perform scheduled maintenance routines (routine debugging, routine backups, etc).
- To ensure corrective actions in the event of breakdowns.
- To use RCA methods to ensure permanent repairs and modifications are realized.
- To implement Continuous improvement projects.
- To assist the operations wherever necessary to improve the cost base.
- Provide weekly and monthly reports, and project reports if new projects are implemented.

**Safety and Risk Management**
- Identification and reporting of potential risks or issues concerning machines, equipment or personnel that could cause financial or operational damage.
- Responsible for the integrity of all electrical & instrumentation safety devices used on all machines and equipment.
- Responsible for good housekeeping and safe working environment in the electrical workshop.

**Health & Safety**

All electrical installation work that is undertaken must meet accepted electrical standards and to always comply with the OSH Act.

Maintain and update legislated registers as required by law i.e., Portable Electrical Equipment, Earth Leakages etc.

Test electrical systems and components to ensure proper functioning.

Calibrate equipment to provided specifications.
- Complete required documentation of repairs and service information as well as job cards

**Quality**

To ensure that all systems are always in good working order to prevent quality defects.
- To ensure that workmanship is of a high calibre preventing rework and unnecessary downtime.

**EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS**
- Min of 5 years' experience in a maintenance function within a process industry with experience in the paper industry preferred.
- Minimum: N3 and Electrical Trade Test (Electrician) or Instrument trade test (Instr mechanician)
- Ideal: N6 and Diploma in Electrical Process Instrumentation

**REQUIREMENTS - EXPERIENCE**
- Have knowledge of Siemens control systems both S5 and S7 and TIA.
- Knowledge of PLC’s and DCS systems is essential
- Knowledge of the paper industry and associated instrumentation would be extremely beneficial.
- Knowledge of axis controllers and servo motors would be preferred.
- Analysing information and using logic to address work related issues and problems.
- Conversant with relative legislation regarding Health and Safety requirements.
- Must be able to trouble shoot through process logic using primarily Siemen's software.
- Good knowledge of environmental requirements.
- Capacity to work alone as well as work in a team.
- Computer literacy: MS Office essential; MS Project beneficial. Conversant with CMMS systems with HIPPO exposure a bonus

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R28,000.00 - R45,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)