Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

Saint-Gobain Africa; Brakpan; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in manufacturing solutions is looking for an experienced Electrical/Control and Instrumentation Technician in Brakpan, Gauteng. The ideal candidate will execute maintenance tasks, troubleshoot systems, and optimize plant efficiency. Applicants must possess a completed Matric and N6 Technician qualification, along with 3-5 years of relevant experience. Knowledge of Schneider and Allen Bradley PLC systems is preferred. Join a diverse team committed to excellence in a thriving environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Matric and a N6 Technician (Electrical/Control and Instrumentation) Trade Test required.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in a manufacturing/plant environment.
• Experience with Schneider and Allen Bradley PLCs is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain discipline and adherence to safety standards.
• Inspect plant daily and perform necessary repairs.
• Identify improvements to eliminate downtime.
• Assist in generation of scada reports for production analysis.
• Program and modify PLC and industrial network systems.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Control and instrumentation

Faultfinding on Scada systems

PLC programming

Team collaboration

Education

N6 Technician (Electrical/Control and Instrumentation) Trade Test

Wireman’s license

Tools

Schneider PLCs

Allen Bradley PLCs

SQL Server

Wonderware

Job description

Why do we need you?

• Maintain a high standard of discipline and adherence to company procedures and required safety standards.
• To inspect all sections of plant under your control daily, to assess the condition thereof and effect necessary repairs or maintenance.
• To do faultfinding on Scada, PLC systems and to improve plant efficiency by optimising the available equipment.
• Daily reporting of breakdowns/problems that happened on shift and filling in of required paperwork. (EWO, QK, Tags, etc.)
• To identify improvements in the process that could be made by modifying or replacement of plant and to bring such information to the attention of management. To inform plant management of all situations or conditions that could result in downtime and to take all such remedial action as is necessary to minimise downtime as a result thereof.
• To inspect all sections of the plant frequently and to assess demands that will be made on the E&I section, to action plans accordingly.
• Assist with the generation of reports from scada system/ SQL server for production analysis as required by management.
• Programme, design and modify PLC, Scada and Industrial Computer network systems, and to assist in establishing and enforcing protocol for such systems

Is this job for you?

The ideal candidate must have a completed Matric and possess a N6 Technician (Electrical/Control and Instrumentation) Trade Test pass as a minimum education requirement. A Wireman’s license would be an advantage. Candidate must have at least three to five years relevant experience within 24-hour manufacturing/ plant environment, as part of the maintenance team (electrical & instrumentation) It would be advantageous should the candidate have experience working with Schneider (Modicon 800, Quantum, M251, M340, M580) and Alan Bradley (RSLogix, ControlLogic) PLC’s.

To make sure nothing is forgotten

The purpose of the role will be to effectively and efficiently execute breakdown maintenance, planned maintenance, daily tasks and improvement projects in the E&I engineering discipline. This role will require root causing and troubleshooting of electrical, control & instrumentation systems as well as industrial networks. Ideal experience also includes supervisory control and data acquisition software programming (Wonderware and WinCC)

Legal Statement

We value the importance of a diverse workforce as a cornerstone of our business success. Our primary focus in selecting the most suitable candidates for our roles is based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We wholeheartedly embrace the principle of equal opportunity in our employment processes and are committed to eliminating any unlawful discrimination in our hiring practices