Artisan (Instrumentation Technician)

Boshoek Smelter

Boshoek, North West, South Africa

Ref. No. BHK2026/28

Internal & External

In this role you will be responsible for:

Plan and execute maintenance activities;
Attending breakdowns and standby duties;
Monitoring and installation of instrumentation and control systems to support the operational needs of the plant
Maintain Service of SCADA, computers and PLC hardware
Provide a instrumentation service to Production, Electrical and Mechanical stakeholders;
Minimize breakdowns and assist with RCFA;
Support the IT function as required
Maintain housekeeping, environmental and safety standards according to company requirements
Implementing optimisation and new capital projects
Performing all work according to procedural requirements.

About you:

Grade 12 Technical / N3 or related NQF level 4 qualification
Instrumentation Trade test certificate / Diploma in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering
Minimum 3 years’ field Instrumentation experience
Minimum 3 years PLC programming experience i.e. Siemens PCS7;
Experience on a Sinter Furnace or similar environment will be an advantage
Ability to interpret data, or analysis for reliability RCFA;
Experience in Instrumentation, Simatic PCS7 systems, WinCC SCADA and Industrial Network (Ethernet, Profibus & Profinet)
Computer literate for the role including MS Office and SAP PM
Good knowledge of the HSECQ systems

Applications Close: 29 May 2026