Princess Dimpane

Trade-tested Instrument Mechanician with experience in mining, smelting, processing plants and industrial maintenance. Skilled in instrumentation installation, commissioning, calibration, fault finding, preventative maintenance, shutdowns and control systems. Experienced with Siemens PCS7, WinCC, Siemens, ABB, VEGA, IFM and Endress+Hauser instrumentation. Focused on safety, plant reliability and operational excellence.

Instrument Mechanician (Maintenance) at Bakubung Platinum Mine (2025-01 – Present)

• Preventative and corrective maintenance on instrumentation systems.
• Calibration and maintenance of pressure, flow, level and temperature instruments.
• Fault finding and repair of field instrumentation and control systems.
• Support plant operations using Siemens PCS7 and WinCC.
• Interpret P&IDs, loop drawings and technical documentation.
• Support shutdowns, inspections and maintenance projects.

Instrument Mechanician at P2K Solutions (Anglo American Platinum – Waterval Smelters) (2024-01 – 2025-12)

• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of instrumentation systems.
• Cable pulling, glanding, wiring and termination of instrumentation cables.
• Calibration of pressure, flow, level and temperature instruments.
• Fault finding on AS-i, CFU, RIO and TIO systems.
• Commissioning support, inspections and shutdown activities.

Instrument Mechanician at B&W Instrumentation and Electrical (ACP) (2023-01 – 2024-12)

• Installation and commissioning of conveyor belt instrumentation projects.
• Calibration, testing and maintenance of process instrumentation.
• Fault diagnosis and corrective maintenance.
• Interpretation of loop drawings, schematics and P&IDs.
• Compliance with mine safety standards and project specifications.

Trade Test in Instrument Mechanician (Qualified Artisan) – Engineering Skills Training Centre (2021-06 – 2021-08)

National Certificate in Instrumentation N4 – Orbit TVET College

National Senior Certificate – Geelhoutpark Secondary School (2015-12)