Automation Engineer

121 Talent; Port Shepstone; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Port Shepstone is seeking an Automation Engineer to oversee the maintenance of automation systems in a cement manufacturing environment. The successful applicant will ensure operational reliability, compliance with legal standards, and effective maintenance strategies while improving overall plant performance.

Qualifications

• 15 years' experience or equivalent in integrated cement manufacturing environment.
• Solid understanding of automation technologies and compliance requirements.
• Computer Literate (Microsoft Suite) mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain maintenance strategies for DCS, PLC, and instrumentation.
• Investigate automation failures and implement improvement strategies.
• Ensure compliance with legal standards and company policies.

Skills

Maintenance

Maintenance Management

Improvements

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electronic, Electrical or Process Instrumentation

Matric/Grade 12

Tools

PLC programming STEP 7

TIA Portal

PCS7

Abb 800xA DCS

WinCCFlex SCADA systems

SAP MRP System

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

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 Bachelor's 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 [Email Address Removed]
If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Desired Skills:

• Maintenance
• Maintenance Management
• Improvements
• Compliance

Desired Work Experience:

• More than 10 years