AUtomation Technician

Self-motivated with 5 years of progressive experience as Automation Technician. Effective problem solver. Who enjoys the challenge of achieving goals and acomplishing objectives, with a strong ability to build staff team work.

Assure preventative maintenance, breakdown repairs, safety awareness, new projects, implementation and equipment maintenance, plan annual shut work, and complete within budget.
• Investigate equipment failures and maintain routine checks.
• Oversee major overhauls and purchased parts.
• Troubleshooting to solve problems: interpret schematic drawings and requirements for various automation equipment to minimise electrical down time.
• Design and implement modifications process and automation.
• Compile faultfinding procedures from OEM manuals.
• Increase productivity: reached project and shutdown start-up deadlines flawlessly through teamwork persuasion and team goals.
• Plan maintenance schedules.
• Responsible for new projects, planning, installation and commissioning.
• Responsible for maintenance, fault finding, commissioning, programming, and installation on:
• AC, DC motors and controllers.
• VSD’s ABB ACS 800,600, 500, Multidrives, danfoss drives.
• VSD faultfinding by using drive windows programs.
• Transformers and rectiformers.
• Faultfinding on Thyristors and IGBT’s by using oscilloscopes.
• Metal detectors commissioning and faultfinding.
• ABB INSUM LV switch gear.
• 11 and 3.3 kv switch gear.
• Precipitator Epic and PIACS controllers.
• Siemens PLC, S5, S7 and ABB CS30, SC31 and SC80.
• ABB iba analyzer for system faultfinding.
• Wonderware InTouch faultfinding.
• Siemens Simatic Manager for PLC programming and faultfinding and modifications.
• ABB application builder to write new programs and modifications.
• Flame scanners and kiln igniters.
• Programming, faultfinding and installing PLC’s.
• Multilin relays.
• Alfa laval decanters.
• Capacitor reforming

Electrical Trade

Electrical Trade
• Gas Training and Rescue
• Safety Management for Supervisors
• Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993
• Work Permit, Confined Space and Hot work
• S5.S7 Siemens PLC Programming
• CS 31.CS80 ABB PLC Programming
• Wonderware InTouch.
• Tramp Metal Detectors.
• Lighting, Surge Protection and Earthing of Electronic Systems and Bonding
• Basic Oxygen Awareness
• INSUM LV switch gear
• Metso Maintenance
• ABB VSD ACS800, 600, 500 and ABB multi drives.
• Electrostatic Precipitators
• Multilin relays.
• Sasol Gas Safety ASP
• Flammable Motors and Equipment
• Safety Representative
• Situational Leadership and Performance Management
• Industrial Relations for Supervisors
• Risk Assessment
• Analytic Trouble Shooting

Reliable and productive automation technician with the ability
to work without direct supervision. Advanced knowledge of modern electrical practice. Computer literate. Committed to production and safety to producing top-quality work and working with team members to achieve organizational goals.
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