Job Description:

• Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Business Expectations

• Design, Implementation & Assurance of Control standards, specifications and solutions
• Stay abreast of technology and its application methodology 
• Assist in defining the technical strategy in the applicable focus area and ensure its implementation 
• Align strategy with the corporate and production drivers 

Operational Planning:

• Develop and maintain strategy document to support applicable technology focus for use by both central and production control teams

Work Management 

• Audit control solution to establish performance and seek opportunities for further improvement
• Clear and accurate communications to operational units and other end users of the technology
• Commissioning of process control solutions as part of a commissioning team
• Documenting solution to facilitate technology transfer
• Define best practise in specific technological focus area 
• Support operational excellence activities including on-site support
• Provide technical support to all operations during a system breakdown, ensuring that the appropriate corrective actions are taken to remedy the situation and that any deficiencies in the systems and technologies used are identified and repaired ASAP to reduce systems down time, and to make sure that our production objectives are not compromised.
• Capturing of the process controls solution in design and functional specifications to ensure technology transfer
• Assisting in specific training modules applicable to the technology area
• Establish network of excellence in applicable industry to support technical focus area 

Audit & benchmark technology segment 

• Review operational efficiency versus control system objective 
• Define required support structure to ensure sustainability of applicable technology area 
• Benchmark technology deployed and results achieved against the industry standard and best practise 

Manage and Direct Research & Development project in technology focus area 

• Support applicable Research and Development portfolio as instructed to support technology strategy 
• Identify suitable technology centres of excellence to support technology strategy 
• Align R&D output with technology strategy 

Feedback 

• Operational process control performance review, Reports &Audits , Standards, Technical feedback  and Problem solving 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering field (Mining, Processing, Industrial, Electrical etc.).    
• Relevant postgraduate degree or professional qualification in project management (Desirable)

Experience

• 5 – 7 years experience in relevant control and instrumentation environment

Technical knowledge(experience) required for role:

• Extensive experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of control solutions, with specific expertise in advanced control systems
• Experience in Line Management of technical teams
• Expert skill in Advanced Process Control
• Advanced in New technologies and their impact on operational activities within scope of role
• Advanced knowledge of the relevant standards and codes of practice is required, plus an ability to assemble a flow sheet that meets the project objectives
• Advanced in Control Systems maintenance