ELECTRICAL & AUTOMATION ENGINEER – FRUIT INDUSTRY – CITRUSDAL

Agricruitment Limited; Citrusdal; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Agricruitment Limited is seeking an experienced electrical engineering professional to support water, irrigation, and production systems across farms. The role covers projects, maintenance, and operational support for pumps, solar energy, automation, controls, and electrical infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will report to the Head of Engineering and lead the irrigation electrical team, coordinating across sites to ensure reliable operation and continual improvement in efficiency and safety.

Qualifications

• National Diploma/ Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, or a related field.
• Practical electrical installation, maintenance and fault-finding in industrial/agricultural environments.
• Strong understanding of motors, pumps, protection, distribution, control panels, VSDs, instrumentation and drawings.
• Ability to manage projects, contractors, priorities & stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and record-keeping skills.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Electrical projects: Lead planning, design, specification, evaluation and delivery of electrical/automation projects.
• Electrical infrastructure & systems: Oversee infrastructure across farms, pump stations, workshops and support areas.
• Renewable energy & energy management: Manage renewable energy projects, energy data, budgets and remote monitoring; identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Eskom liaison: Coordinate supply, metering, outage and upgrade matters.
• Pumps & mechanical equipment: Support electrical and basic mechanical aspects of pumps, motors, drives, valves and related equipment.
• Automation & controls: Develop and support PLC, VSD, SCADA, telemetry, instrumentation and control panels.
• Contractor & compliance management: Manage contractors, drawings, specs, budgets, schedules, commissioning records and electrical safety/compliance.
• Team leadership & training: Lead the electrical irrigation team with workload allocation, progress tracking and coaching.
• Operational support: Respond to breakdowns, investigate failures, reduce downtime and improve reliability.

Skills

Electrical installation

Pumps & motors

Project management

Problem solving

Record-keeping

Driver's license

PLC/SCADA/IoT

Education

National Diploma/ Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Pragma maintenance software

SOP development

Job description

This position will support the electrical, pump, automation and energy systems that keep the water supply, irrigation and production operations running reliably. The ideal candidate will report to the Head of Engineering, and cover projects, maintenance and operational support across pumps, solar energy, automation, controls and electrical infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Electrical projects: Lead the planning, design, specification, technical evaluation and delivery of electrical and automation projects.
• Electrical Infrastructure & systems: Oversee electrical infrastructure across farms, pump stations, workshops and support areas.
• Renewable energy & energy management: Manage renewable energy projects, energy data, budgets and remote monitoring systems, while identifying opportunities to reduce costs, improve efficiency and support better operational decisions.
• Eskom liaison: Coordinate Eskom-related supply, metering, outage and upgrade matters.
• Pumps & mechanical equipment: Support the electrical and basic mechanical aspects of pumps, motors, drives, valves and related equipment.
• Automation & controls: Develop and support PLC, VSD, SCADA, telemetry, instrumentation, control-panel and system-integration solutions.
• Contractor & compliance management: Manage contractors, drawings, specifications, budgets, schedules, commissioning records, electrical safety and compliance requirements.
• Team leadership & training: Lead the electrical irrigation team by allocating work, monitoring progress, maintaining standards, and providing practical training and coaching where needed.
• Operational support: Manage your team to respond to breakdowns, investigate recurring faults, reduce downtime and improve system reliability.

Essential Requirements

• National Diploma/ Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, or a related field.
• Practical electrical installation, maintenance and fault-finding experience in an industrial, agricultural or similar environment.
• Good understanding of motors, pumps, protection, distribution, control panels, VSDs, instrumentation and electrical drawings.
• Able to manage projects, contractors, priorities & stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and record-keeping skills
• Valid driver’s license.

The Following will be beneficial:

• Practical mechanical skills with pumps, pipework, valves and rotating equipment.
• Experience with solar PV, energy management, generators, battery storage, grid connections or power-quality improvement.
• Knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, telemetry, IoT, automation and remote monitoring.
• Familiarity with Pragma or similar maintenance software and SOP development.