Instrument Technician

  • Contract
  • Cape Town
  • Applications have closed

SFG Engineering

Job requirements:

  • National Diploma N6 in Electronic Engineering: Instrumentation specialization a preference

Sea Going Personnel

  • Valid passport
  • Valid Seafarers Medical certificate (RSA / NAMIBIA)
  • Valid Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) – (RSA / NAMIBIA)
  • Seamans Record Book (RSA / NAMIBIA)

STCW (Standards of Training, Certification & Watchkeeping for Seafarers), Courses:

  1. MFA (First Aid)
  2. FF (Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting)
  3. PST (Personal Survival Techniques)
  4. PSSR (Personal Safety & Social Responsibility)
  5. HUET (Helicopter Underwater Escape Training)
  6. CSA (Competence in Security Awareness)

 

Job responsibilities:

SHES (SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, SECURITY)

  • Ensure compliance with Group Safety and Security policies
  • Complete Risk Assessments on all activities

 

PRODUCTION

  • Carry out planned and unplanned maintenance to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the mining and plant systems
  • Ensure maintenance plans and targets are achieved safely, economically and within the environmental limits of the systems
  • Responsible for equipment inspections
  • Carry out fault diagnostics and rectifying where required
  • Be fully conversant with instrument loop drawings and P&IDs

 

REPORTING

  • Ensure all reporting within the Maintenance Management system is effective, accurate and followed through to completion promptly
  • Management of instrument calibrations and keeping required records

 

TEAMWORK

  • Work alongside other functions as necessary
  • Be proactive and creative in problem solving and demonstrate initiative

 

Specific Requirements/Additional information

The Instrument Technician is responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing and maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control the mining and plant systems (engineering systems, machinery and processes).  And to repair, test, adjust, install and commission electronic equipment such as industrial controls, transmitters and antennas.