Artisan (Instrumentation Technician)

Boshoek Smelter

Boshoek, North West, South Africa

Ref. No. BHK2026/28

Internal & External

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Plan and execute maintenance activities;
• Attending breakdowns and standby duties;
• Monitoring and installation of instrumentation and control systems to support the operational needs of the plant
• Maintain Service of SCADA, computers and PLC hardware
• Provide a instrumentation service to Production, Electrical and Mechanical stakeholders;
• Minimize breakdowns and assist with RCFA;
• Support the IT function as required
• Maintain housekeeping, environmental and safety standards according to company requirements
• Implementing optimisation and new capital projects
• Performing all work according to procedural requirements.

About you:

• Grade 12 Technical / N3 or related NQF level 4 qualification
• Instrumentation Trade test certificate / Diploma in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering
• Minimum 3 years’ field Instrumentation experience
• Minimum 3 years PLC programming experience i.e. Siemens PCS7;
• Experience on a Sinter Furnace or similar environment will be an advantage
• Ability to interpret data, or analysis for reliability RCFA;
• Experience in Instrumentation, Simatic PCS7 systems, WinCC SCADA and Industrial Network (Ethernet, Profibus & Profinet)
• Computer literate for the role including MS Office and SAP PM
• Good knowledge of the HSECQ systems

Applications Close: 29 May 2026