Service Supervisor (Automation) in Metso Automation

Witbank Area, South Africa, Abroad, Australia
Current:Metso Automation
Past:Sasol

Job Experience

Service Supervisor (Automation)

Metso Automation

August 2009 to Actually working here

Service Supervisor is responsible for commissioning and installation services, in cooperation with the Regional Service Manager he leads the workshop. Take care of the in-house and on-site service jobs. The core business is to assist the Regional Service Manager in promoting & selling service to our customers. My target is to achieve service sales & gross margin targets together with the Regional Service Manager. Handling service activities and repairs with challenging contents (all kind of special valves, all kind of actuators, different kind of controls with positioners and ancillary instrumentation), includes optimization of work-time and productivity, specialist work (after proper training) Tubing of pneumatic, electro-pneumatic and hydraulic actuators incl. Accessories Assembling of valves, actuators and positioners/accessories to a field device incl. adjustment and calibration Execution and documentation of forced quality tests (e.g. pressure test, torque test, leakage test), providing of deficiency reports, repair- and service reports.Participation of customer inspections (new business), showing. component functionality of the field device Conduct auditing (security, criticality, installed base). Installation supervision and general supervisory work at start-up and commissioning. Performance of service jobs in the home country and in foreign countries. Performance of trainings at end-users side or in the service centre. Implementation of intelligent solutions (Smart Products) in existing and new process/production units and integration is the existing process control system. Verification of specifications in relation to need specifications (e.g. ATEX), learn and understand SIL calculations and ESD applications. Initialization of required documentation for repair/modernization jobs, coordination of necessary actions in cooperation with construction department and/or order handling department

Senior Instrument Mechanician

Sasol

January 1999 to July 2009

All Instrument equipment, Use of hand tools, Use of power tools, Plant related work, shutdown work, worked on jobcards. Doing standby on plant and maintenance on running plant. Standby, Call outs, shutdowns, Calibration of transmitters, Overhauling of valves, contact with suppliers, small project work, Ordering spares, update of drawings, attending meetings, giving feedback on plant related work to groupleader and relevant parties, Maintenance on plant related work, housekeeping, safety representative for artisans. Registering of plant defects (notifications) on SAP. Experience in Petrochemical industry. Worked on most makes of field instrument equipement all from pneumatics to electronic instrumentation.

Supervisor

ISC

July 1998 to December 1998

Supervised the lagger and painters on different jobs.

Education

Highveld Park High School Secunda

1992 to 1996

N3 Instrumentation

Evander college

Currently studying

N3 Electronics

Evander college

Currently studying

Languages

English

Advanced

IT skills

Microsoft office

Medium

Other Skills

SCADA Maintenance Management Petrochemical Inspection PLC Automation Process Automation DCS Refinery Instrumentation Process Control Pneumatics Factory Plant Maintenance Maintenance & Repair Calibration Air Compressors Commissioning Preventive Maintenance Pressure Flow Control Temperature Measurement TDC3000 Honeywell DCS Control Valves Lapping Butterfly Ball Valves Valves

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