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Hulamin has an organizational culture that places great value on its shareholders, employees, communities, and key stakeholders with a clear understanding of the close connection between the value created for the health of these key stakeholders to that of the business. As such, Hulamin has committed to contributing to a new, sustainable economic order of South Africa that reflects the demographic reality of our country that addresses poverty, inequality, social injustice, and racism, and promotes broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE).
An exciting career opportunity exists for an accomplished Instrument Technician based at the Hulamin Rolled Products in Pietermaritzburg.
The core responsibilities of the position include:
- Maintenance, optimization and support of the following specialized systems:
- Rolling Mill Level 1 system
- Surface inspection (Cognex) systems
- Thickness / profile / contour measurement systems (X-ray, Position and Force based)
- Thickness and flatness control systems
- Infrared Temperature Measurement Systems
- PLCs and Control Systems
- Flow, Temperature, Pressure, Level control loops
- Coil centering Systems
- Assist process team on process related challenges.
- Develop and implement systems to improve equipment reliability on instrumentation and control systems within Rolling.
- Project management of key technological systems
- Research into latest trends in applied technology
- Leading process improvement initiatives
- Providing technical support for product and process development
- Provide training to support.
- Management of critical instrumentation spares
The requirements for the position include:
- Electrical (light) current Engineering / Instrumentation Qualification (National diploma, S4, B/Tech or suitable equivalent)
- Hot, Cold and Foil Rolling process experience a requirement.
- Worked at least 5-7 years as a technician in a rolling environment a definite requirement.
- Sound knowledge and experience on specialized instrumentation and processing equipment (servicing, calibration and fault finding):
- Rolling Mill Level 1 system
- Surface inspection (Cognex) systems (for future)
- Thickness / profile / contour measurement systems (X-ray, Position and Force based)
- Thickness and flatness control systems
- Infrared Temperature Measurement Systems
- PLCs and Control Systems
- Flow, Temperature, Pressure, Level control loops
- Coil centering Systems
- Sound knowledge of AC and DC drives
- Strong PLC / DCS fault finding and programming skills, IT skills and find network problems.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data using various tools and methods.
- Work independently and interface with team members.
- Ability to co-ordinate maintenance tasks, shutdowns and project work
- Standby and overtime a definite requirement (within reason)
- Identifying process deviations, root causes and the implementation of corrective and preventative actions
- Planning and execution of projects (New, Upgrades and Modifications)
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity by submitting their CV HRRecruitment3@hulamin.co.za
Closing Date: Friday, 07 April 2023
“Candidates who do not receive any correspondence within 1 month after the closing date may assume that their applications were unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for applying."
