Midlands State University
DUE: 16 JAN 2024
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following post:
MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE DIVISION
PLANT TECHNICIAN (X1)
Summary
The Plant Technician is responsible for overseeing the maintenance of all processing equipment in the Chemical Manufacturing and Food Processing Plants.
Qualifications and Experience
- A National certificate in Instrumentation and control systems
- At least one-year relevant experience in plant and or instruments maintenance
Skills and Competences
- Must be knowledgeable of health and safety compliance issues in the manufacturing environment
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will have a wide range of responsibilities, which include:
- Installation of new plant machinery
- Technical maintenance of plant machinery
- Maintaining, repairing and optimizing plant and associated devices swiftly thereby reducing downtime
- Advising management on the latest and cost-effective machinery
- Contributing to continuously improvement of the plant, processes and systems
- Providing technical support and enhancing machinery, systems and process capabilities
- Making technical recommendations of changes required by production team
- Ensuring that all the equipment is calibrated and functional according to their specifications.
NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.
TO APPLY
Applicants must submit copies of applications with the following: application letter, certified certificates and curriculum vitae giving full details of names, place and date of birth, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact telephone number (s) and names and email addresses of three referees to:
The Deputy Registrar (Human Resource)
Midlands State University
[email protected]
Application documents must be in a single scan pdf format.
Closing date for applications is 16 January 2024.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to.