Instrument Mechanician
Job in
Mpumalanga, 2375, South Africa
Listed on 2026-08-17
Listing for:
Minopex
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-17
Job specializations:
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Installation Technician
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Introduction
The position will be based at the Phola Plant close to Ogies in Mpumalanga.
DescriptionThe purpose of this position is to maintain plant systems and equipment according to instrumentation and technical requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities:- Investigate, diagnose and perform trade related maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery according to the maintenance requirements, standards and specifications.
- Perform daily inspections in accordance with the Mine Health and Safety Act regulations, operational and company standards to report all defects and breakdowns on equipment and machinery to the Supervisor.
- Develop, modify, construct and install all types of trade related equipment required for the safe operation of all engineering equipment.
- Ensure that all installations and equipment are safe and in good working order after task completion. Continuously monitor equipment failure and efficiency to improve trade specific equipment and systems.
- Consult with production teams on maintenance activities that affects production.
- Supports the achievement of engineering availability and production performance levels.
- Ensure that maintenance related information is recorded and reported to the relevant planning office to support the maintenance of the planned/asset maintenance system
- Grade 12 or equivalent qualification
- Valid section 13 Trade test / Section 26(D) certificate
- Valid driver’s license code B, EB or C1
- Own transport to attend to call outs
- Experience & Skills Requirements:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a qualified Instrument Mechanician in mineral processing plant.
Experience in industrial networking(radio link, Profibus, profinet, fiber optic) maintenance and faulty finding.
Be able to work under no supervision.
Perform Standby Duty, shift and work unplanned overtime when required.
Experience in VSD/Softstater/DOL maintenance and fault finding.
Forklift License, Cherry Picker Licence and Manitou Licence advantageous.
Siemens PLC is a requirement (Siemens S7) advantageous..
CT Systems – Belt Monitoring safety devices advantageous.
Process Automation Scales and density’s
English Language Proficiency
Time management skills
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