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."

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