Instrumentation Mechanician (Industrial instrumentation and process control) Apprenticeship - SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR ENERGY CORPORATION (NECSA)
(2017-09 - 2019-02)
- Maintenance, building and assembly of instrument
- Level, Flow, Pressure, Temperature, actuators and analyzers.
- Obeying Safety, ISO, SANS according to SABS.
- Able to read interpret P&ID and PFD.
- Good understanding on control loops and panel.
- Fault finding, circuit design and protection.
- Conduct instrumentation evaluation and troubleshooting for electrical, pneumatic, electronic as well as programmable logic control (PLC) system and basics of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.
- Ensure to commission instrumentation effective following with repair and replacement.
- Reassembles instruments and replaces instruments in system.
- Prepare and maintain a variety of records, make verbal and written report of work performed.
- Wiring, installation, configuration and testing, calibration and programming for the following instruments: controllers, Control Valves, RTDs, level sensors, thermocouples, compressors, flow meters, DP cell, three phase motor, pumps, VSD, TDC Load-cells transmitters and pressure gauges.
- Lay out, install and place into service new metering, controlling and recording devices, calibrating as required and extend or connect related electrical circuits.
- Understanding OSH Act no.85 of 1993.
BREWING PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICIAN - ABINBEV (SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERY CHAMDOR AND POLOKWANE)
(2019-06 - 2024-10)
- Knowledge and of interpreting P&ID, Equipment drawings.
- Competent in maintenance of static equipment and rotating equipment.
- Technician knowledge of fieldbus Technology (Asi-system, Siemens RIO Field devices, Profibus industrial Ethernet &Fibre Optics), Weg AND Danfoss DRIVES
- Plc's Scada Batch systems.
- Sound knowledge of Allen Bradley software and hardware
- Maintenance and execution of fault diagnostics of Siemens (S7) PLCs from Siemens classic the S7-300, S7-400 which are using Simatic Manager Software and TIA portal (Totally Integrated Automation)
- Troubleshooting using all 5 IEC 61131-3 standard for programmable logic controllers namely: Ladder logic, Statement List (instruction list), Structured Text, Sequential function Chart (SFC), Functional Block Diagrams (FBD).
- Working on Siemens PLC, HMI technology, network administration and control architecture.
- Wonder ware/Aveva Software application for syrup rooms and processing
- Sound knowledge of the SAP PM.
- Bus network experience: Profibus DP and PA, ProfNet, HSE (High speed Ethernet), Ethernet Powerlink (EPL), Modbus, Modbus Plus, Data Highway, Data High Plus etc.
- Preventative maintenance work.
- Application of effective problem techniques.
- Initiate and execute Improvement projects using Engineering Change Control process.
- Apply Early Equipment Management principles for new equipment.
- Coach, guide and assist with training of all process control and instrument maintenance staff.
- Development of Loss Tree based Work Instructions, QFR's etc.
- Review and optimization of maintenance package (MSG3) and related work instructions etc.
- Conduct equipment C&A risk assessments and implement action plans.
- Monitor and optimize performance of production line flow and lay-out.
- Ensure maximum machine/ system availability.
- Primary and secondary breakdown support, standby and overtime as required.
- Developing and maintaining equipment documentation.
- Assist with ensuring that system architecture environment remains aligned with the regional asset care, C&A strategy.
- Ensure compliance to SAP PM performance indicators.
- Sharing of learnings internally and coaching of Artisans and Apprentice.
- Support continuous improvement.
- Support projects with C&A scope
- Maintaining a Safe working environment.
PROCESS CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN - RCL RAINBOW CHICKEN PROCESSING
(2024-11 - 2025-10)
- Maintain and assembly of instruments temperature, flow, pressure, level and control actuators
- Line water analyses and brine mixing temperature measurements
- Fault finding and maintenance on packaging machines, smart packer, brine injectors and multi head weighers
- Repairing and maintaining of coal boiler devices such as Delta HMI and Allen Bradley micro850 Plc
- Strong sound knowledge and troubleshooting of Allen Bradley ControlLogix system 1756 hardware and software
- Ensuring all the I/O stations for the machines are healthy and backups are updated.
- Maintaining and installing the Mettler Toledo Metal detector and adjusting the rejection timer.
- Maintain Teraoka DI771 scales and PM45 Printers
- Video jet printer 1580,1610 maintenance and inspection
- Installing and maintaining the Temperature and controllers I/O stations for tunnel Temperature control.
INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN - KINGSLEY BEVERAGES (EQUATOR BREWERY) - MALTING PLANT, RTD PACKAGING PLANT
(2025-11)
- Ensuring Grand Handling &Malting process run accordingly and effective.
- Maintain and respond to the breakdowns the entire side for process control and instrumentation related
- Maintain the Buhler Scales and Malt roasters and Aspiration Systems
- Ensure all the critical spares are well calibration and file the calibration certificates.
- Simatic S7 PLCs and PCS with STEP 7 software CPUs, inputs/outputs, hardware configuration practical set up, addressing concepts, linear and cyclic program processing, number systems, data types, memory devices, how to use step 7 software efficiently, program editing in ladder Logic (LAD), sequential structured text (st) statement list (STL). ETC.
- Krones Depalletize to pelletizer
