Job Description

Closing Date 2025/04/30
Reference Number AEC250416-1
Pillar AECI Property Services
Job Title Apprentice Instrument Mechanician
Job Type Classification Apprentice
Job Grade BL
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / Site Umbogintwini
Location - Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location - Country South Africa

• Acquire knowledge and skills of Artisan in your designated trade.
• Participate in the formal training plan for the apprenticeship; make reasonable progress to achieve the competencies in this regard; attend the necessary training or assessments related hereto.
• Perform duties required and make reasonable progress to achieve the competencies in the training plan.
• As instructed, undertake and attend any training or assessment related to the training plan.
• Keep the training record (logbook) in possession, and produce it to the employer and/or training organisation, when requested.
• Acknowledge that all workplace instructions and other material that comes into the apprentices possession, as a result of training, remains the property of employer.
• Maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices under guidance of qualified Artisans/Technicians.
• Work effectively with others to successfully complete maintenance activities and objectives.
• Adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures, work instructions, guidelines, regulations / legislation and programs & proactive action to identify and correct potential unsafe conditions and acts.
• Cable Reticulation, Industrial installations of Instrumentation circuits & Equipment.
• Testing and commissioning of new Instrumentation equipment, DCS, and SCADA Systems
• Efficient use of power tools & Hand Tools.
• Adhering to AECI safety standards and codes of practice

• Obtained Grade 12 (Matric) with Mathematics and Science
• An N3 (required to apply for Trade Test) is essential
• Drivers license will be a benefit
• Basic understanding of process plant and the importance of maintenance.
• Must be able to obtain health clearance to work in a chemical environment.

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