Technician II Instrumentation

Job Req Id
11236
Closing Date
17 February 2026
OME
EOP: Secunda Operations
Location
Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job
To conduct regular maintenance, install intricate digital and analog control systems, execute technical electronic, laboratory, and field analyses, as well as repair and modify instrumentation and control systems to enable machinery to minimize variability and operate at optimal efficiency.

Key Accountabilities

• Perform necessary maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments and control systems.
• Apply technical solutions derived from both practical and theoretical knowledge to multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Take part in upgrading instruments and installing new instrument and control systems for designated projects.
• Review current instrumentation and control engineering specifications to identify needed updates, removals, or modifications to outdated instruments.
• Offer technical insights and suggestions for the installation, upgrade, or enhancement of new or existing instruments.
• Adjust control systems and conduct operational tests of items to ensure they meet specified performance parameters.
• Employ precise Distributed Control System (DCS) techniques to boost performance.
• Conduct Failure Trend Analysis (FTA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Suggest methods to avert future failures and propose modifications to procedures.
• Utilize predictive maintenance strategies to identify and mitigate risks while preventing backlog accumulation.
• Investigate and report incidents in accordance with established guidelines.
• Execute immediate corrective measures.
• Collect, monitor, and analyze graphs and statistical data.
• Create reports and present them to project teams.
• Document processes and maintain records of maintenance activities conducted.
• Diagnose and resolve potential future issues.
• Adhere to condition monitoring programs, engineering governance entities, engineering standard operating procedures, and engineering principles and regulations.
• Implement evidence-based SHE practices in accordance with established standards for safe operations.
• Execute Sasol Group's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework.
• Foster and sustain positive relationships with team members and other relevant stakeholders to enhance the reliability and availability of instruments and control systems.
• Continuously develop personal skills and knowledge.
• Complete, execute, and monitor a personal development plan to achieve individual performance objectives.
• Possess knowledge and experience with Allen Bradley Systems (PLC and FactoryTalk visualization).
• Have knowledge and experience working with industrial networks.

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate / N3 with Mathematics, Physical Science & English
• National Diploma in Process Instrumentation

Working Experience

• Experience: 4 years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

• BC_Courage
• BC_Manages Complexity
• TC_Troubleshoots Technical Issues
• BC_Plans and Aligns
• TC_Engineering Design
• BC_Directs Work
• TC_E_Electrical Fundamentals
• TC_Electrical Systems
• BC_Action Oriented
• TC_Engineering Implementation