South Africa
5 days ago
Instrument Technician (FMCG)

THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

You will be responsible for maintaining Engineering Equipment to world class standards while providing support to the bakeries Maintenance Coordinators and managers. You will support the teams in embedding maintenance processes within the organization with the key deliverables of maintaining the Integrity of the Plant. You are further required to inspect, test repair electric, electronic, mechanical and pneumatic instruments and programming and optimize plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost. This includes in house upgrades and capex projects.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Key foundational competencies 
Academic:   Technical diploma, BSc/BEng – Engineering Electronics/Instrumentation
Analytical skill, Problem solving, high numeracy skills
Leadership – Owning it! Driving long-term results, Staying a step-ahead
Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication,  Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning
 

Minimum Experience

§Function – 5+ years’ experience in Maintenance (Control and Instrumentation)§Industry – At least  2-year experience in FMGC industry, preferably food industry 

Desired Competencies


Control System – PLC programming and diagnostic fault finding, preferable Schneider Electric, Mitsubishi, Siemens and Omron
OT Networking – Experience with control system networks – Modbus TCP, Profinet, Profibus, CC-Link
OT/IT – Understanding of Automation stack and integration with IT related systems.

 

 

 

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WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Operational Support – Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations. Where requested assist as a functional expert in problem solving, including control and instrumentation projects execution
Running Repairs – Partake in carrying out repairs on plant equipment
Problem Solving – Where problems have occurred during routine activities
Apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve problems.
Planned Maintenance – Take part in maintenance planning meetings, 
Contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
Housekeeping & Safety – Operate in a safe manner at all times, identify and 
Highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
Ensure Plant availability of >95% at all times, breakdowns less than 1%
Ensure all compliance standards are met

WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON:

Downtime is minimized (Plant Availability and Quality defects caused by poor equipment performance)
Diagnostic and Problem-solving techniques Applied
Administration, Job Cards, and relevant documentation completed
Utilizations of Computerised Maintenance Management System
Strategic maintenance plans are developed to Reduce Repeat Failures
MECP Activities (Maintenance Prevention standards are completed and distributed)
Optimized Machines and/or equipment
Delegated and monitored work allocation
Managed significant end-to-end projects and development
Evaluate cost and waste management on specified equipment as assigned

 

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