Senior Instrumentation Technician

Company Description
- Come and join this highly motivated team as a Senior Instrumentation Technician. You will be responsible for providing dedicated technical and operational systems support to Polokwane Smelter as well as ensuring that all systems are maintained and optimized.
**We’re the best in the industry. You’ll make us better.**
High performing teams that work together to make decisions and get things done more effectively are crucial to Anglo American’s success.
**Anglo American Platinum**
Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives"
, delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible - from mobile phones to medicines.
We strive to create collaborative working environments, where inclusion and diversity is celebrated. We recognise that diverse views encourage and support high performance and innovative thinking. So, we always treat people with respect, dignity and common courtesy, regardless of background, lifestyle or position. In this way we encourage accountability, build trust and enable our colleagues to deliver results and reach their full potential.
**Job Description
- As part of this team, you will be expected to successfully manage these duties**:
- Management of the equipment within the process control domain
- Best practice for instrumentation developed within relevant legal and safety frameworks
- Audit high risk and safety critical areas
- Identify areas of poor availability
- Conducting modifications to the control solution for process problems
- System troubleshooting and hardware problems resolution
- Support on existing instrumentation, networks and hardware
- Calibration and maintenance of all equipment within the control solution
- Schedule and prioritise maintenance tasks
- Control monthly maintenance budgets for process control section
- Assist with commissioning for on-site projects
**This position is in the Engineering department at a D1 level, reporting into the Instrumentation Engineer.**
**Qualifications
- National Diploma/ National Technical Diploma
- Instrumentation Mechanician Trade
- Registered as a Professional Engineering Technician with ECSA - advantageous
**Required Experience**:
- 3 years as an Instrumentation Technician
- Siemens PCS7 experience
- Smelter or Heavy Industry experience
**Knowledge and Skills**:
- Required to work overtime and be on standby
- Must be medically fit - will be Working at Heights
- Valid drivers licence with your own transport - essential
- Advanced computer literacy
- Knowledge of applicable laws, standards and specifications
**Additional Information
- What we offer**
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company - and we’re still growing all the time.
**Background Checks**
**Inclusion and Diversity**
We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.
**How to apply**
**Closing date**:
7 March 2023