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E&I Technician. Industrial Weighing & Batch Plant Systems. R Market Related. Germiston
Omnistaff
Johannesburg, South Africa
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 4 weeks from now
Job description
We are recruiting on behalf of a leading, specialised engineering company, delivering advanced industrial weighing systems, batch plant design, material handling and process control integration across the food, mining, pulp & paper, Tobacco, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.
We are looking for a hands-on Electrical Instrumentation Technician with electrical and Instrumentation technical capability to join their dynamic technical team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Electrical & Instrumentation installation, wiring and fault finding
- Loadcell installation, calibration and servicing (silos & hoppers)
- Aftermarket support and breakdown troubleshooting on batching plants
- Work on Loss-in-Weight and Gain-in-Weight systems
- Flow control valves and material discharge aids integration
- Electrical control panel design, building, wiring, labelling & commissioning
- Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
- Site inspections, installations and commissioning
- Manual layout planning and field wiring
- Obtaining technical and electrical quotations from suppliers
- Technical support to clients
- Ensure compliance with SANAS and safety standards
- Matric
- Diploma / N3–N6 Electrical or Instrumentation / BTech Electrical or Electronic Engineering
- Trade Certificate
- Minimum 5 years’ Electrical Instrumentation Technician experience in Industrial Weighing & Batch Plant Systems environment
- Experience on Projects done for the Food, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Pharmaceutical, tobacco manufacturing and Mining sectors will secure
- Afrikaans home language is essential
- AutoCAD / WScad/Inventor (design drawings)
- MS Excel, Word & MS Projects
- PLC & SCADA systems
- - Siemens S7
- Allen Bradley
- Experience with Bizerba, Scaime systems
- Strong knowledge of:
- - Loadcells
- Silos & Hoppers
- Batch Plants
- Power & Signal (24VDC Inputs)
- Protocols:
- - ProfiNet
- Ethernet/IP
- Modbus TCP
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
- FAT understanding and implementation
- Practical and hands-on
- Strong work ethic
- Team player
- Clear business communication skills
- Detail-oriented with strong technical problem-solving ability