Artisan (Instrumentation Mechanician)

Boshoek Smelter

Boshoek, North West, South Africa

Ref. No. BHK2026/33

Internal & External

In this role you will be responsible for:

Attending breakdowns and standby duties;
Installation of instrumentation and control systems to support the operational needs of the plant
Planned and breakdown maintenance on all C&I equipment and systems
Ensure installation and maintenance of C&I systems meets the operational needs and availability levels of the plant
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
Performing all work according to procedural requirements.

About you:

Grade 12 Technical / N3 or related NQF level 4 qualification
Instrumentation Trade test certificate
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