Role: Instrumentation Technician X 1

Reporting: Foreman Electrical/Instrumentation

Job Purpose:  To execute Instrumentation /Electrical jobs.

Responsibilities

• Adherence to safety requirements in the work area and being aware of all workplace rules and critical procedures applied at Munali Nickel Mine.
• Carry out jobs according to safety, health and environmental standards on site;
• Follow safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace.
• Use correct equipment and tools on all work assignments;
• undertake preventive maintenance on equipment to curtail losses;
• planning, coordinating and providing required guidance to the team members to avoid reworks;
• adherence to work schedules and task lists for the various work activities to avoid process down time;
• facilitating and coordinating installations, commissioning, maintenance and repairs of equipment;
• undertaking predictive and preventive work activities;
• ensuring execution of work activities in line with the work schedule and/or shutdown schedules to minimise any unplanned work requirements.
• Planning and executing equipment improvement projects.
• compiling Instrumentation work reports and providing feedback on assignments;
• ensuring maintenance of a database of equipment monitoring;
• engaging stakeholders and ensure reduced Instrument equipment failure rates.

Managing the workshop to ensure that all Instrumentation equipment and tooling are procured, maintained and calibrated as planned.

• Assessing of operational, technical challenges and their impact on operations.
• Prioritizing activities and delegate for feedback.

Skills & Qualifications: –

Grade 12 School Certificate;
Instrumentation Technician Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma/University Degree;
A Minimum of 3 – 4 years in the Instrumentation Field;
2 years in the Mining Industry;
Competency in use of computer software;
Full member of EIZ.
People Management skills
Analytical skills
Strong Decision-Making abilities;
Technically competent;
Conversant with allan badly PLC
Conversant with ladder logic control
Able to upload and download programs
Experience with CITEC Scanda programing
Should have knowledge of high pressure filter machine ( Larox) both instrumentation and control