Technician Instr & Control II

Purpose of Job

• Provide technical support to maintenance managers, engineers and foremen with respect to control system and instrumentation technology operation and maintenance.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality, quantity and due dates.
• Achieving delivery targets e.g. services; BU and Discipline Specific.
• Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards project schedules.
• Ensure that work standards are met according to quality standards & compliance.
• Optimises and control resources effectively.
• Independently gather information and data accumulation.
• Awareness, focus and control of cost / budget.
• Achieve safety and risk objectives.
• Apply safety in all practices, specifically project planning and execution.
• Understand the company vision and values.
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours in agreement with the Sasol Values.
• Take ownership for personal improvement and skills development.
• Ensure that personal development plan is completed, implemented and tracked.
• Apply the learning experience at the workplace.
• Agree and review personal performance goals and the achievement thereof.
• Set and work towards own performance targets and goals as per personal performance agreement.
• Update performance goals and performance agreement regularly.
• Demonstrate application of Risk management approach TRA, PDA, cause and effect, etc. in daily work execution.
• Effectively manage the MOC process, registration, documentation, execution, administration and closure.
• Develop and / or revision of plant maintenance philosophies and related strategies, task lists, checklists for equipment maintenance based on FMEA study in own area of responsibility.
• Follow formal approach of RCA investigation using established methodology, reporting and feedback.
• Develop suitable technical proposals based on practical and theoretical knowledge.
• Build customer relationships in order to understand their needs.
• Demonstrates good understanding of customer needs.
• Project a positive image of the department.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers and peers.
• Build effective partnerships with team to ensure high performance.
• Provide technical input or advice to multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrate effective listening and communication skills when dealing with colleagues.
• Improve present way of doing work by continuously asking questions.
• Identify optimisation opportunities.
• Provide formal report indicating corrective actions or improvements required to address equipment or system reliability, safety or performance concern.

Formal Education

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English & Physical Science
• National Diploma in Instrumentation & Controls Engineering

Working Experience

• 3+ relevant years of experience in heavy process industries.
• Good understanding and knowledge of plant field equipment, control and safety systems DCS, alarming, safety shutdown, PLC, etc.