Offer description

A well-established chemical factory in Kempton Park has a vacancy for a suitably qualified instrument mechanician.

Purpose of the job

The Instrumentation Mechanician reports to the Instrumentation Supervisor and has the primary responsibilities to:

• Inspect the Instrumentation within the area of responsibility.

• Repair and/or replace the equipment that is not fit-for-service or unsafe.

• Maintain and/or Improve Instrumentation to ensure safe and continuous availability of the assets.

• Ensure that the Housekeeping within the area of responsibility is always acceptable and/or better than it was before the Mechanician interacted with the area in question.

• Ensure feedback is given to the line manager concerning the Inspection, Repair and/or Replacement conducted within the area of responsibility.

The Feedback shall include a formal 5WHY and/or RCA report that describes the root cause of the breakdown and/or failure of an equipment(s) and/or system(s).

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience working as a qualified instrumentation artisan / mechanician, preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment.

• Computer literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Knowledge of the Area Classification and Safety integrity Level (SIL) Standards.

Qualifications:

• Matric

• Relevant Instrumentation Qualification

• Instrumentation Red Seal

Technical Competencies

• Technical knowledge demonstrated and learnt in Instrumentation installations in the chemical processing plants.

• Basic knowledge of ISO 14001, 45001, 9001

• Knowledge of the SANS 10142 Part 1 and Part 2

• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety, SIL and Area Classification Standards

• SHERQ Training course

• Safety Work Permit training

• Computer Literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)

• Digilex

Personal Circumstances:

• Must be able to obtain a satisfactory medical report from the companies’ medical centre

• May be required to be on standby.

Other details

Salary: R300K basic salary per annum, but highly negotiable depending on experience.

All applicants are thanked in advance for showing interest however correspondences will only be entered into with the shortlisted candidates.

Requirements

• Minimum education level: Grade 12 /N4 (Matric)
• 3 years of experience
• Language(s): English
• Availability to travel: No
• Availability of change of residence: No

More than 30 days ago

About Molefe Professional Placement

· MP Placement is a generalist recruitment and cross-industry consultancy with above-board equity status specialising in the recruitment of permanent, contract and temporary staff · Practitioners possess IPSC (Institute of Personnel Service Consultants) accreditation examination, are registered Affiliate Members and therefore abide and adhere to the institute’s as well as APSO’s (Association of Personnel Service Organisations) code of conduct and ethics. · Our approach is to maintain long-ter...

· MP Placement is a generalist recruitment and cross-industry consultancy with above-board equity status specialising in the recruitment of permanent, contract and temporary staff · Practitioners possess IPSC (Institute of Personnel Service Consultants) accreditation examination, are registered Affiliate Members and therefore abide and adhere to the institute’s as well as APSO’s (Association of Personnel Service Organisations) code of conduct and ethics. · Our approach is to maintain long-term, broadly based partnerships with selected blue chip corporates · An updated database of top calibre candidates consists of a significant percentage from designated groups to support companies with their employment equity initiatives · The consultancy uses competency-based techniques to ensure that candidates meet inherent requirements of the job description · Conducts research to understand the client and ascertain a culture-fit between the prospect and the company · Strong technical understanding of the niche areas ensure accurate matching between candidate capabilities and client requirements · Although essentially generalists, the team’s multi-disciplinary background equips the consultancy to specialise in the following niche areas: -Finance -Technical -Engineering -Communication -Human resources -Professional -Management