Job Opportunity: Instrumentation & Control Technician (Contract Position)
Location: Sasolburg, South Africa
Industry: Petrochemical 

We are currently seeking a skilled and experienced Instrumentation & Control Technician to join our client's team on a contract basis for a major petrochemical client in Sasolburg.

To perform routine maintenance, install complex digital and analog control systems, perform technical electronic, laboratory and field analysis, and repair and modify instrumentation and control systems to allow machines to reduce variability and run to the best of their abilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute appropriate maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments and control systems.
• Implement technical solutions based on practical and theoretical knowledge to multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Participate in upgrading instruments and installing new instrument and control systems for assigned projects.
• Examine existing instrumentation and control engineering criteria to determine necessary revisions, deletions or amendments to outdated instruments.
• Provide technical inputs and recommendations to install, upgrade or enhance new or existing instruments.
• Adjust control systems and perform operational tests of items for specified performance characteristics.
• Utilise accurate DCS techniques to enhance performance.
• Conduct FTA and RCA. Propose ways to prevent future failure occurrences and modifications to procedures.
• Use predictive maintenance processes to identify and mitigate risks and avoid backlogs.
• Investigate and report incidents within set of guidelines. Carry out immediate corrective actions.
• Gather, track and analyse graphs and statistical information. Generate reports and submit them to project teams.
• Document processes and track records of performed maintenance services. Diagnose and address future issues.
• Comply with condition monitoring programmes, engineering governance bodies, engineering standard operating procedures and engineering principles and legislations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Diploma, Engineering
• 7 years minimum relevant experience