Instrumentation Mechanician

About the Company

OMV is committed to operational reliability by ensuring all instrumentation equipment such as sensors, transmitters, PLC systems, control valves, weighing systems, and monitoring devices are functioning optimally to enable safe and efficient plant production.

The Instrumentation Mechanician will be responsible for the installation, calibration, maintenance, fault-finding, and optimisation of plant instrumentation and control systems across OMV’s processing and production facilities. The role plays a critical part in minimising downtime, improving plant performance, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards through proactive preventative maintenance and effective breakdown response.

• Perform routine maintenance, calibration, and testing of instrumentation equipment.
• Diagnose faults on plant instrumentation systems and implement corrective action.
• Install and commission new instrumentation equipment where required.
• Maintain plant PLC and SCADA systems to ensure operational continuity.
• Assist Engineering and Production teams in improving plant uptime.
• Monitor system performance and recommend improvements where necessary.
• Support breakdown response to minimise production downtime.
• Conduct preventative maintenance inspections as per maintenance schedules.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, health, and environmental standards.
• Participate in risk assessments and safety inspections.
• Ensure instrumentation installations comply with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and calibration reports.
• Identify opportunities to optimise plant automation and control systems.
• Support plant upgrades and modification projects.
• Assist with troubleshooting production inefficiencies linked to instrumentation systems.

• Trade Test:
  Instrumentation Mechanician / Process Control Technician
• N4 – N6 in Electrical / Instrumentation Engineering
• PLC / SCADA experience will be advantageous
• Valid Driver’s Licence

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in instrumentation maintenance within a plant / mining / crushing / manufacturing environment
• Experience working with:
• Process control systems
• PLCs and SCADA systems
• Load cells and weighing systems
• Flow, pressure, and temperature transmitters
• Control valves and actuators
• Experience in preventative maintenance planning and implementation
• Exposure to fault-finding on automated plant equipment.
• Experience with VSDs and soft starters.

• Strong analytical and fault-finding ability
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Strong commitment to safety and quality standards
• Good communication and reporting skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a production-driven environment