Specialist Instrumentation - Mining Maintenance – Instrumentation & Underground Electrical

The role is responsible for providing technical expertise and leadership to a Specialist maintenance team at the Instrumentation section.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing technological support of all Instrumentation, control and network systems.
• Implementation and continuous improvement of Reliability Centred Maintenance.
• Implement pro-active measures to ensure highest system availability, functionality and agility.
• Achieving Best Practice work culture in maintenance standards and procedures.
• Investigating equipment failures and carrying out root cause analyses to improve reliability.
• Preparing operational and capital budgets and managing the finances within company required limits.
• Overseeing Instrumentation, Network and Dispatch Specialists.
• Liaising with external vendors ensuring requirements are met in maintaining the current infrastructure and during improvement projects that may arise.
• Effectively communicate challenges and solutions to the management team for consideration and action where required.
• Maintaining current knowledge of Instrumentation standards and best practices and implement improvements where feasible.
• Providing clear direction in the AS and instrumentation environment including but not limited to technology to be utilised, systems to be implemented and adjustments to be performed.
• Knowledge transfer within team to assist in the development of a versatile team.
• Ensuring adherence to the Palabora SHEQ standards and procedures.

Intrinsic Qualities:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Adaptable and flexible in approach.
• Good leadership qualities.
• A passionate safety champion.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications & Experience:

• National Diploma or BSc.Degree in Instrumentation.
• Five years working experience in maintenance environment as an Instrumentation Specialist.
• Five years’ experience in PCS7 software design and coding (CFC’s, Statement List, SFC’s, etc.).
• Good understanding or knowledge of Profibus DP/PA, ASI and Industrial Ethernet bus systems.
• Knowledge of PDM, Data Bridge and Data Monitor will be an advantage.
• Basic network knowledge.
• Programming, Dispatch and underground communications system’s experience
• Advanced computer literacy.
• Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa.