Air Products South Africa is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Controls and Instrumentation Technician. If you are passionate about instrumentation maintenance and meet the requirements outlined below, we encourage you to apply!

Overview & Key Responsibilities

As a Controls and Instrumentation Technician, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and optimizing instrumentation across all Air Products facilities. Your key responsibilities will include:

1. Instrumentation Maintenance: Troubleshoot, install, and repair all plant instrumentation and controls.
2. Health & Safety Compliance: Ensure adherence to Health & Safety protocols, including contractor management in line with AP standards.
3. Control System Engineering: Lead control system engineering initiatives.
4. Project Management: Manage plant projects in alignment with AP best practices.
5. Effective Communication: Facilitate clear communication among teams.
6. Operational Support: Assist Operations teams in resolving process operating problems, enhancing efficiency and reliability.
7. Advanced Control Implementation: Implement and maintain advanced control initiatives.
8. Productivity Improvement: Drive productivity improvements through advanced controls and IP 21 changes.

Essential Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following qualifications:

1. Education: Minimum of Grade 12 qualification with relevant technical qualification (S4).
2. Trade: Instrumentation Trade Test 
3. Experience: At least 5 years in heavy industry Instrumentation and Control equipment.
4. PLC/DCS Expertise: 5-10 years of experience with PLC/DCS systems.
5. System Knowledge: Experience with ABB 800XA, Siemens PCS7, or Allen Bradley Systems (SCADA & PLC), including programming and fault-finding.
6. Control System Design: Ability to design, build, install, and implement new control systems.
7. Technical Skills: Working knowledge of Modbus systems, VMware/ESXi, networking, and VLAN systems.
8. Project Management: Proven project management experience.
9. Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with plant operators, process engineers, and management.
10. Software Proficiency: Familiarity with MS Office Suite, especially Excel and Word.
11. Standards Knowledge: Basic understanding of NOSA and ISO Standards.
12. Driver’s License: Valid driver’s license (Code B).
13. Flexibility: Willingness to work overtime as needed.

If you meet these qualifications and are ready to contribute to a dynamic team at Air Products, we invite you to submit your application!