Job Description

Job Summary Hire Resolve's client in the mining industry is urgently seeking the expertise of a Maintenance Specialist Instrumentation in Mooi Nooi, North West.Responsibilities:

• Identify and assess level of issue based risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, and processes
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation, and implement control measures for residual risk
• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover
• Labour complement in line with budget
• Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Section
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies
• Ensure IDP's are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, and misconduct)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews
• Understand how the operation works and the effect of the instrumentation and automation on its deliverables and the way it operates and vice-a-versa
• Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance, physical maintenance and automation systems on the mines
• Conduct regular scheduled plant inspections to ensure standardization of equipment and procedures
• Provide regular feedback with regard to team actions and performance to operational and maintenance personnel in designated areas
• Attend designated production and maintenance meetings.
• Monitoring of MES in areas of responsibility, control, and report on downtime data
• Conduct and distribute RCFA reports
• Key Customers: Production and Maintenance Supervisors, Production and Maintenance Specialists, Instrumentation Artisans
• Ensure that the SAP PM data and work management meets Samancor Chrome standards at all times
• Monitor corrective maintenance workload vs available manpower
• Coach and mentor team members on effective plant maintenance management
• Create quality awareness and quality service awareness within the team
• Provide regular feedback to the responsible engineers/managers
• Monitor and minimize overtime worked by team members
• Report all planned and unplanned to the Instrumentation Superintendent
• Compile and submit daily report
• Compile and submit monthly team performance report
• Check uptime data, investigate where necessary and take corrective action
• React swiftly to any plant stoppages involving instrumentation equipment or automation faults, report all stoppages to the Instrumentation Superintendent
• Liaise with various departments and sections
• Become totally integrated into the operations team to provide a comprehensive control and automation support service
• Ensure that the correct spares and adequate quantities thereof, are in stock
• Ensure that relevant PLC spares and adequate quantities are kept in stock, and devise action plan to handle emergency situations
• Accurately file documentation for easy retrieval
• Prioritize and plan work within the team structure
• Compile preventative maintenance schedules on instrumentation, measurement, control and communication equipment
• Authenticate PLC programs and ensure adequate back up facilities is available
• Provide advice and support to central team members wrt troubleshooting and suspected automation related defects
• Perform senior stand by duties on designated areas from time to time
• Drive automation and control projects in line with digital transformation initiatives
• Install and maintain underground and surface OT network infrastructure
• Maintain relevant design documentation to as-built status
• Provide input and guidance where control system hardware and software changes are required
• Adhere to the management of change process to ensure the impact of changes are assessed and documented.
• Drive automation and related digitalization projects
• Interface to all relevant disciplines involved in multi-disciplinary projects
• Coordinate with different functional teams to implement control strategies and monitor outcomes
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze control strategy performance and data accuracy
• Ensure compliance to standards, procedures and guidelines for automation, instrumentation and networks
• Where work is outsourced, provide input, guidance and oversight with regards to scope of work, deliverables, risk assessments, management of change and acceptance testing.
• Clearly define scope of work, milestones and expected outcomes for contracted work
• Accurately evaluate delivered work from completeness and performance against specifications and standards
• Interface with business units and external contractors with regards to implementation of automation projects on mining operations.
• Interface with other engineering disciplines to establish how process control system can be utilized to aid in achieving their objectives
• Ensure compliance to standards through coaching and training of automation personnel
• Develop and present training modules to HRD standards
• Assist Samancor with knowledge sharing and training initiatives to familiarize operational teams with fundamentals of Process Control Systems, Instrumentation and Automation
• Be a mentor for Graduates in training, development them to become future Automation/instrumentation personnel
• Provide specialist technical advice/assistance to customers and team members
• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence
• Develop capabilities within the section
• Keep abreast of new mining technologies, standards and methods.
• Regularly review cost reports, investigate over-expenditure and take corrective action
• Strive for continuous improvement of processes through implementation of cost-effective technology
• Monitor Maintenance budgets

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Trade Test Certificate
• BTech Degree or National Diploma in Engineering Electronic and Light Current
• PLC Training and experience
• 10 years of relevant experience with 5 years of management experience
• CCNA

Benefits:

• Salary: Market Related
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Training & Development
• Paid Time Off (PTO) (if applicable)

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Esmari Marais at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn
• You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV:

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.Hire ResolveIT/ComputerRecruiterAboutSpecialists in Civil, Structural, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Mining, Manufacturing and Finance Careers! Hire Resolve is one of the larger and more agile South African recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in permanent employment and contract employment. We prefer and focus on working with top quality professionals and candidates in South Africa and Africa. Hire Resolve has successfully placed Engineering, Mining, IT, Manufacturing and Finance professionals with top firms across the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng and in Africa. Hire Resolve has assisted candidates to find jobs at over 100 JSE listed companies of which many are global companies with offices and operations in South Africa and Africa. It is for this reason that we are well respected in the industries we operate in and in the recruitment industry.

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