Shift Engineer- Power Plant

Jindal Steel Limited; Raigarh; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jindal Steel Limited seeks an experienced Instrumentation Lead to oversee operation, maintenance, and reliability of DCS, PLC, SCADA and field instrumentation at the Raigarh plant. The role requires hands-on expertise with Yokogawa CENTUM VP, Emerson RX3i and Siemens S7-1500 systems, and strong leadership to manage engineers, technicians and contractors.

The ideal candidate will plan preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoot complex control loops, and ensure safety and regulatory

Qualifications

• Leadership with shift engineering experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of DCS, PLC, SCADA, and instrumentation.
• Experience troubleshooting Yokogawa CENTUM VP, Emerson RX3i, Siemens S7-1500 preferred.
• Knowledge of control loops, interlocks, alarms and sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Lead operation, maintenance and reliability of automation systems.
• Plan and execute preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance to minimize failures.
• Troubleshoot complex control loops and automation problems.
• Lead instrumentation activities during shutdowns and commissioning.
• Coordinate with Operations, Electrical, Mechanical, Projects, OEMs and vendors.
• Maintain calibration and reliability of critical instruments.
• Manage spares, budgets and vendor evaluation.

Skills

Leadership

DCS/PLC/SCADA

Troubleshooting

Instrumentation

Team leadership

Tools

Yokogawa CENTUM VP

Emerson RX3i

Siemens S7-1500

Woodward/Neveda Vibr.

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the operation, maintenance and reliability of DCS, PLC, SCADA, field instruments, analyzers, control valves and automation systems.
• Manage and troubleshoot Yokogawa CENTUM VP R6, Emerson RX3i PLC system, Siemens S7-1500 PLC and WOODWARD and BENTLEY NEVEDA Vibration monitoring system.
• Plan and execute preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance and minimize instrumentation-related failures and plant trips.
• Troubleshoot complex control loops, interlocks, permissive, alarms, trips and automation-related problems.
• Lead instrumentation activities during shutdowns, overhauls, breakdowns, commissioning and performance trials.
• Ensure calibration and reliability of critical pressure, temperature, flow, level and analytical instruments.
• Lead engineers, technicians and contractors, including manpower planning, work allocation and competency development.
• Ensure compliance with PTW, LOTO, JSA, and risk assessment, PPE and plant safety requirements.
• Coordinate with Operations, Electrical, and Mechanical, Projects, OEMs, vendors and contractors.
• Support DCS/PLC upgrades, automation modernization, FAT, SAT and commissioning activities.
• Manage critical spares, departmental budgets, procurement specifications and technical evaluation of vendor offers.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, equipment history, PLC/DCS backups and maintenance records.

Essential Skills and Experience :

• Leadership: Minimum 58 years of experience as a shift engineer is preferred.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of DCS, PLC, SCADA, turbine control systems, field instrumentation and industrial automation.
• Practical experience in troubleshoot Yokogawa CENTUM VP R6, Emerson RX3i PLC system, Emerson 90-30 PLC system Siemens S7-1500 PLC will be highly desirable.
• Sound knowledge of PLC/DCS logic modification, control-loop tuning, interlocks, permissive, alarms, trips and sequence control.
• Strong understanding of instrumentation and control systems associated with AFBC boilers, BHEL turbines, Turbo blowers (NTC-SBW), CHP, DM plants, compressors and VFD systems.
• Hands‑on knowledge of smart transmitters, HART communication, control valves, smart positioners, analysers and calibration of pressure, temperature, flow and level instruments.
• Experience in shutdown planning, major overhaul, commissioning, FAT/SAT and automation modification projects.
• Knowledge of RCA, preventive/predictive maintenance, reliability improvement and maintenance planning.
• Ability to manage vendors, contractors, technical procurement, critical spares and maintenance budgets.
• Strong understanding of industrial safety practices including ISO documentation, PTW, LOTO, JSA, HIRA, risk assessment and PPE compliance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical thinking, decision-making and emergency troubleshooting skills.
• Candidates with experience in a 325 MW or similar-capacity thermal power plant will have an added advantage.