Electrical and Instrumentation Specialist

1 week ago

Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa Isanti Glass Full time R250 000 - R450 000 per year

Job Title: E & I Specialist

Grade: PE09

Purpose of the Role:

The E & I Specialist will be responsible for installing, maintaining, repairing, configuring and calibrating instrumentation equipment and control systems to ensure optimal operational performance. The instrumentation technician will support manufacturing, process control, and automation activities by ensuring instrumentation systems operate accurately and reliably.

Key Performance Areas:

  • Ensure all instrumentation equipment is installed, calibrated, and maintained to meet safety and operational standards.
  • Conduct routine inspections and troubleshooting to prevent system failures.
  • Maintain accurate records of maintenance, calibration, and repairs.
  • Support process improvements through technical advice and proactive maintenance strategies.
  • Comply with safety, quality, and environmental regulations at all times.
  • Demonstrate commitment to Zero Harm
  • Perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance
  • Ensure proper and safe operation of all instrumentation equipment
  • Maintain equipment in good operating condition to optimize equipment availability, reliability and production output
  • Implement and review preventative maintenance plans, inspection schedules & works orders
  • Perform instrumentation duties during job changes
  • Diagnose and interpret problems (fault finding)
  • Repair breakdowns, ensuring that all required information is recorded in the system, along with duration of breakdowns and delays in resolution
  • Monitor spares consumption and provide feedback as necessary to ensure ongoing spare part availability
  • Use assets and resources optimally to eliminate or minimize waste as necessary
  • Comply with approved engineering standards and routines (5S, problem solving, ATO, EWO, etc.)
  • Identify broken and defective tools, parts and components for reporting to management
  • Isolate defective tools, parts and components, and report to management
  • Implement Short Interval Controls (SIC) and visual management
  • Adhere with the company's escalation procedure
  • Partake in standby duties and respond to callouts as and when required
  • Utilise Computerised Monitoring Maintenance System (CMMS)
  • Monitor contractor work to ensure quality in line with quality requirements
  • Conduct periodic stock count of spares parts for all machines, and complete required documentation for tracking purposes
  • Comply with modification control procedures and management of change processes (MOC)
  • Give input to identified projects as necessary
  • Implement departmental projects
  • Put in permanent countermeasures to prevent repeat breakdowns
  • Perform section checks and identify possible risks
  • Comply with food safety standards
  • Ensure that equipment is properly isolated when work has to be performed to ensure safety to all employees
  • Ensure that work orders are created for all tasks
  • Ensure that defects identified during scheduled maintenance are reported to management

Key Competencies

  • Computer literacy
  • Instrumentation hardware knowledge of flow, level, temperature, load cell and pressure experience
  • Strong leadership, self-management, analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills essential
  • Understand how to read Instrumentation and Electrical Drawings
  • PLC and SCADA systems experience and working knowledge
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal
  • Ability to successfully influence and motivate teams, peers and management
  • Strong plant preventative maintenance and troubleshooting experience
  • Attention to detail and precision in calibration and maintenance activities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.

Qualification & Experience Required

  • Relevant technical diploma in Instrumentation with trade test
  • 4 years+ working with industrial instrumentation and control systems.
  • Knowledge of calibration procedures, troubleshooting, and maintenance of sensors, transducers, valves, and controllers.
  • Familiarity with Siemens and ABB DCS and SCADA systems is desirable.

Additional Information:

  • Consideration will be given to Isanti's EE goals
  • Appointment is subject to qualifications and integrity checks
  • If you don't hear from us a month after the closing date, please assume your application was unsuccessful

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 2025/10/19

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