Instrumentation Technician

Staff Solutions Recruitment; Vereeniging; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Solutions Recruitment seeks an Instrumentation Technician to diagnose faults in PLCs, SCADA and instrumentation, and to perform small programming tweaks on PLC/SCADA systems. Calibrate instruments, repair components, and maintain spare parts inventory while following OHS standards.

The role requires significant hands-on maintenance experience, familiar with Profibus and Siemens PLCs, and the ability to document root causes for outages and improvements.

Qualifications

• Instrumentation/controls aptitude and awareness for maintenance
• Ability to troubleshoot PLC/SCADA systems
• Strong documentation and data interpretation skills

Responsibilities

• Fault finding on PLC controls, SCADA software and instrumentation equipment
• Involvement with small scale software changes and programming of PLC/SCADA systems
• Calibrate instrumentation (temperature, pressure, flow)
• Assemble, disassemble and test parts of instruments; repair and troubleshoot
• Audit and maintain spare parts inventory; document instruments
• Provide technical advice on maintenance of equipment
• Assist in contingency planning and planned outages
• Respond to outages promptly and document root causes
• Minimise breakdowns and call outs in area of responsibility
• Ensure tools/equipment are maintained in good condition
• Adhere to OHS Act and client safety requirements
• Execute small programming improvements on PLC/SCADA

Skills

Instrumentation & controls

PLC programming

SCADA systems

Data interpretation

Team communication

Education

Trade Certificate controls and instrumentation

N3 / NCV 4 - C&I

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Adroit SCADA

Profibus fault finding

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Fault finding on PLC controls, SCADA software and instrumentation equipment as well as software communication issues
• Involvement with small scale software changes andc programming of PLC and SCADA systems
• Calibrate temperature, pressure, flow or other characteristics of instruments.
• Assemble, disassemble and test parts of instruments, maintain, repair and troubleshoot instrumentation.
• Audit and maintain spare parts inventory and manage documentation around instruments.
• Provide technical and expert advice on general maintenance of all equipment and machines.
• Assist in contingency planning and organising of planned outages.
• Respond to outages and problems promptly and document root causes.
• Minimise engineering related breakdowns and call outs in areas of responsibility.
• Ensure all tools and equipment are always maintained in good working condition.
• Ensure safety and housekeeping meet the standards as set out in terms of the OHS Act and client requirements.
• Execute small programming improvements and projects on the PLC and SCADA

Job Requirements

• Trade Certificate controls and instrumentation
• 5 years post trade test related work experiences, preferably within water treatment operations
• N3 / NCV 4- C&I
• Valid code 08 drivers licence
• Extensive Experience on Siemens PLCs & Adroit SCADA software fault finding and programming
• Experience in Profibus fault finding

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Instrumentation and controls aptitude and awareness:
  Knowledge of appropriate instrumentation principles and practices Skills in programmable logic controllers (PLC) / Automation, SCADA, Plant Maintenance and Distributed Control Systems (DCS) Operating principles of plant equipment Adequate knowledge of system structures and how to troubleshoot systems by utilizing the knowledge of how the system was designed to perform - Operational and safety procedures pertaining to maintenance activities, including safe use of tools and hand tools.
• Maintain pertinent records.
• Read, interpret and understand data.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in written form.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contracted in the course of work.
• Basic understanding of OHS Act and the application there of.

Behavioral Competencies

• Solution and improvement focused (initiative and motivation).
• Effective time management skills with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to multi- task. Working under pressure.
• Proactively work within a team with the ability to work unsupervised.