Process Control Engineer: Plant Optimisation & Troubleshooting

Talison Lithium; Australia; Remote; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Income protection insurance

Life Insurance for company superannatu

Competitive parental leave policy

Salary sacrifice options for remote‑dw

Performance-based incentive scheme

Job summary

Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes operation is seeking a Process Control Engineer to join our Maintenance team. You will provide day-to-day process control support across plant operations, troubleshoot issues, and help implement improvements to control systems for safer, reliable performance.

You will work closely with Maintenance, Operations, Metallurgy, and IST teams, applying process control principles and MOC requirements to ensure site standards are met.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Automation, Control Systems, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Instrumentation & Control or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a process control role within a processing plant or industrial environment.
• Experience with PLC programming, SCADA/DCS systems and field instrumentation.
• Strong understanding of process control principles, troubleshooting and system optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day process control support across plant operations, including troubleshooting and fault finding.
• Assist with the implementation, testing and commissioning of control system improvements.
• Support optimisation of plant control strategies to improve performance and reliability.
• Maintain control system documentation and ensure compliance with Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Assist with plant start-ups, shutdowns and commissioning activities.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Metallurgy and IST teams to support plant performance and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent in Industrial Automation/Control Systems/Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

SCADA/DCS systems

Field instrumentation

Job description

Talison Lithium’s Greenbushes operation is seeking a Process Control Engineer to join our Maintenance team. You will provide day-to-day process control support across plant operations, troubleshoot issues, and help implement improvements to control systems for safer, reliable performance.

You will work closely with Maintenance, Operations, Metallurgy, and IST teams, applying process control principles and MOC requirements to ensure site standards are met.