Job Description

The C&I Technician is responsible to maintain and optimise all electrical and C&I systems in responsible area, within budget, by managing breakdowns, processes and equipment, spares, procedures and quality files and documents. Liaise with customer i.e. production and mechanical colleagues on a daily basis to achieve the global delivery and quality targets set by the Company for the section.

?Provide first line maintenance support to ensure 24 hours coverage in order to enhance plant availability, product quality and cost

?Perform combination of Electrical and Instrumentation tasks

? Provide a service to production to minimize delay times and solve reoccurring delayxe2x80x99s

?Perform standard and shutdown schedules and tasks

?Test spares that have been repaired

? Maintain store items (spares) and identify and manage LRUxe2x80x99s

?Work in close relation with other Instrumentation Techs, Electricians and Millwrights.

?Standby duties.

?Implementing optimisation and new capital projects.

Closing date: 27 January 2023

?Minimum qualification of N6 diploma, S4 or BTech in Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering with at least 5 years of experience in a metals manufacturing industry: furnaces, hot and cold rolling and or other heavy engineering industries.

? The ideal candidate would have done programming and fault finding on Siemens PLCxe2x80x99s (Siemens S5, S7, or 1500, TIA portal),

?The ideal candidate must have fault finding and programming / commissioning experience on AC and DC variable speed Drives (ABB / Siemens / Nidec)

?The ideal candidate would also be able to do programming and fault finding on SCADA Systems (Intouch &WinCC).

?Experience on Electrical distribution i.e motor testing and electrical fault finding (525V)

?Sound knowledge of process instrumentation and PID control loops

?Knowledge of radiation detection systems will be advantage

?Knowledge of gas installations as well as ladle and vessel burners will be advantages

?Ability to do report writing and data trending or analysis for reliability engineering will be advantages

?Ability to work under pressure and meet work deadlines with attention to detail

Columbus Stainless (PTY) LTD.