FEZEKA NKUMBULA

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.

• Calibration of field instruments according to ISO Standard.
• Fault finding, and plant maintenance.
• Understanding of PLC (Siemens Step 7), SCADA (WINCC flex).
• Doing standby duties.
• Plant inspections for preventative maintenance stroke checking of valves actuators.• Install, maintain, calibrate and test field instruments including pressure, temperature, flow, and
  level transmitters.
• Repair and troubleshoot control loops, PLC interfaces, HMIs, VSDs, SCADA signals and instrumentation power supplies.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance, predictive checks and calibration verifications.
• Conduct loop checks, signal tracing, fault isolation and diagnostics on process equipment.
  

Maintain all instrumentation drawings, loop diagrams, datasheets, and calibration certificates.
• Support engineering with instrumentation modifications, upgrades and new project
installations.
• Perform breakdown analysis and contribute to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations.
• Ensure instrument equipment in hazardous/explosive areas complies with statutory standards.
• Compliance to Legislation & Business Systems
• Ensure compliance with OHS Act, Explosives Act and relevant ISO
• Maintain statutory documentation and calibration traceability.
• Apply safe work practices including Lock-out/Tag-out and hazardous area procedures.
• Work effectively with engineers, operators and maintenance personnel to resolve instrumentation issues.
• Liaise with external service providers for calibrations, repairs and upgrades.
• Participate in technical meetings, providing input on instrumentation performance and failures.
• Train plant personnel on correct use of instrumentation equipment where needed.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through improved reliability and equipment performance.

• PLC /S7, circuitry and design: Programming, fault finding and wiring
• Field instrumentation: Calibration
• Cascade loop control: Optimization, commissioning, wiring and fault finding
• Single loop control: Optimization, commissioning, wiring and fault finding
• Temperature control: Optimization, commissioning, wiring and fault finding
• Learned proper and safe use and maintenance of power tools, hand tools and safety equipment.
• Learned wide range of simple and complex techniques from on-the-job training.
• Enhanced practical skills by assisting experienced professionals in various tasks.