Technician Control & Instrumentation – Wessels at South32

Company:

South32

South32

Industry: Oil and Gas / Marine

Deadline: Oct 2, 2025

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: Matric, National Certificate

Experience: 3 years

Province: Northern Cape

City:

Field: Engineering / Technical 

ABOUT THE ROLE:

  • This role is a permanent full-time position.
  • As a Technician Control & Instrumentation , you will be responsible to provide equipment maintenance service and to conduct technical analysis and equipment condition monitoring in a safe and sustainable manner.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Develop, refine and document appropriate maintenance strategies for specific equipment types;
  • Update, modify and maintain technical equipment specifications;
  • Ensures that standard is adhered to according to the maintenance strategy;
  • Ensure that  company standards for the performance  of  maintenance functions are consistently maintained.

ABOUT YOU:

  • You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:
  • Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Instrumentation field;
  • Experience on Epiroc Boomer S2 machines will be advantageous;
  • Extensive experience in instrumentation, AsiBus, PLC systems, Scada systems as well as Leaky feeder, two-way radios and Underground experience is essential;
  • Experience on Fire Detection Systems (Sperosense) would also be advantage;
  • Experience in SAP will be an added advantage;
  • Computer literate MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) is added advantage.

Qualifications for this role are:

  • Serious Contenders will have a National Diploma Instrumentation / N3 with a recognized Instrumentation Trade Certificate;
  • Completed T3 or S4 in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems).

This advertisement will close on 01 October 2025

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