MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Qualification:
- Relevant National 3 year Diploma;
- Drivers licence – C1 or C with PDP, Forklift;
- Over Head crane operator;
- OHS certified.
Experience:
- A total of 2 years with a relevant National 3 year Diploma
- Artisan or equivalent training and experience;
- Work as Laboratory Test or Instrumentation Technician with experience in:
- Troubleshooting of electronic measurement systems and manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical and electrical test equipment;
- Skilled Fitting & Turning;
- Skilled welding in Arc, CO2 & MIG;
- Servo-hydraulic & Pneumatic control systems;
- Repairing instrumentation and control systems;
- Execution of experiments;
- Acquiring measured data;
- Knowledge of strain gauge implementation and thermocouples;
- Cross reference calibration on measuring equipment.
ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:
- National Diploma (Mechanical Engineering);
- Manufacturing mechanical parts for new and specific test set-up’s;
- Execution of structural testing programs;
- Operating servo-hydraulic structural testing machines and controllers;
- Data acquisitioning hardware and software. (CATMAN, Campbell);
- Set-up of measurement instrumentation (Load cells, LVDT’s, accelerometers, thermocouples and PIV camera’s);
- Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical equipment as well as electronic circuitry;
- Trained First Aider.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):
Knowledge:
- Computer networks;
- Basic electricity and electronics;
- Measurement instrumentation.
Technical Competencies:
- Ability to source new and upgrade old equipment;
- Fitting & turning;
- Manufacturing of network and communication cables for different types of data loggers (BNC, Ether etc.);
- Precision soldering;
- Hand skills (welding, fitting and turning, milling, mechanical and electrical, soldering);
- Computer literacy.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Ability to work in a research team;
- Ability to handle large diverse class groups for practical sessions;
- Cross cultural communication skills;
- Multilingualism;
- Show initiative and be pro-active in problem solving.