Automation Engineer (Port Shepstone)
Automation Engineer (Port Shepstone)
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Job Description
Our client a leading Manufacturing company based in Port Shepstone is looking to fill the position of Automation Engineer.
Purpose of the Role:
The position reports to the Maintenance Manager. The job entails ensuring the reliable operation of automation systems equipment and software; evaluating the efficiency and costs of process control and instrumentation hardware and software; developing and implementing improvement strategies; and facilitating change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain best maintenance strategies for factory DCS PLC and instrumentation.
- Excellent hands-on knowledge of cement plant automation technology; knowledge of the clinker manufacturing process.
- Investigate failures using updated methods in trouble shooting scenario evaluations trend analysis event analysis.
- Achieve consistent production of quality product at optimal cost.
- Improve plant reliability.
- Improved asset protection.
- Reduced maintenance and operational cost.
- Review and improve existing maintenance schedules.
- Continuous improvement and plant optimisation.
- Interact with technical support teams to achieve world class performance.
- Effective automation maintenance.
- Standardize best practices compile procedures to train technicians process controllers and other support staff.
- Effective maintenance accuracy and upkeep of process analysers
- Maintain reliability of stack emissions analysers dust monitors and velocity meters in line with the relevant legislation.
- Compliance with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints.
- Compliance - with relevant legal prescriptions and constraints compliance with company policy and procedures & statutory and legal requirements SHE compliance.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric/Grade 12
- A SAQA accredited Bachelors Degree in Electronic Electrical or Process Instrumentation or National N Diploma with 15 years experience or equivalent
- Solid understanding of PLC programming STEP 7 and TIA Portal Solid understanding of PCS7 and Abb 800xA DCS and WinCCFlex SCADA systems
- Fundamental knowledge of process and emissions analysers
- 10 years relevant work experience in an integrated cement manufacturing environment
- Experience in SAP MRP System
- Must be Computer Literate (Microsoft Excel Word and Outlook)
If you are interested in applying for this role please send a detailed copy of your CV to
If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Employment Type
Full-Time
