INSTRUMENTATION / AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN

Imforce Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a skilled Technician specializing in Automation and Instrumentation to manage electrical systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive faultfinding skills and experience working with PLCs and SCADA systems. Duties include preventative maintenance, managing upgrades, and conducting root cause analyses. Join the team to enhance industrial efficiency and support innovative projects.

Qualifications

• 3 years as a Technician in the Electrical field, especially in Automation.
• Able to work on 3 phase and understand electrical drawings.
• Experience in hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical fault finding and preventative maintenance.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage PLC programming and faultfinding.

Skills

PLC Programming (Siemens S5, S7, Festo, Delta)

AC / DC Drives and Servo Applications

SCADA Programming (Win CC, WinccFlex)

Faultfinding on different drives

Electrical fault finding

Education

N6 Diploma with Trade Test in Automation and Instrumentation

T3 / S4 Diploma

Tools

Siemens PLC

Delta PLC

HMI Programming Tools

Job description

Qualifications + Experience

• N6 Diploma with Trade Test in Automation and Instrumentation
• T3 / S4 Diploma will be an advantage
• 3 years as a Technician in the Electrical field, especially in Automation (General Maintenance & Projects)
• Read and understand Electrical drawings
• Electrical and PLC fault finding
• Read and understand Hydraulic / Pneumatic drawings
• Able to work on 3 phase
• 380 V

Knowledge Required

• PLC Programming (Siemens S5, S7, Festo, Delta)
• AC / DC Drives and Servo Applications and drives experience
• SCADA (Win CC, WinccFlex) / HMI (Siemens, EBELT, BTxxx, Suetron, Delta) Programming

Duties

• Electrical fault finding
• PLC (Siemens, Festo OR Delta)
• Preventative maintenance
• Improvement and upgrades of a variety of machines
• New projects
• Setting up checklists
• Equipment inventories
• Monthly Kaizens
• Maintaining software backups
• Motors, AC & DC Drivers
• Planning maintenance schedules
• Maintenance, fault finding, programming and control of different PLCs.
• Fault finding and correction of electrical problems.
• SM projects and assist with projects that are run by the Projects Departments
• Upgrades of PLC programs and adding additional controllers as needed.
• Servicing of the PLC related components and assist production during the shift
• Pneumatic experience with clamps and cylinders on Jigs
• Faultfinding and configuring on Delta programming.
• Preventative maintenance and work orders.
• Faultfinding and problem solving on hydraulics and pneumatics systems.
• Relays, contactors and sensors.
• Build and repair electrical circuits.
• Attend to faults and breakdowns pertaining to 3 phase electricity motors.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions in case of machinery failure and quality deviations.
• Operate automatic equipment and maintain production equipment.
• Faultfinding and analyses on Delta PLCs and networking.
• Repair and optimize Delta HMIs.
• Perform back-ups and restore programs on Delta PLCs.
• Faultfinding on robotic integrated systems.
• Faultfinding and adjust camera vision systems using Insight Cognex software.
• Work with Scada systems such as Stamp Master and Stamp Ware.
• Analyze and faultfinding industrial communication errors
• Faultfinding on different drives.
• Conduct a fishbone charts to understand the breakdowns.
• Analyze and interpret electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams