Junior Plant Engineer: PLC & Energy Optimization

Henkel Jebel Ali FZCO; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global wellbeing standards

Parental leave

Employee Share Plan

Annual 1 month bonus

Medical Aid contribution (66.67%)

Subsidised canteen

Job summary

Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies site in Johannesburg-Alrode, Gauteng is seeking a Production Engineering professional. The role focuses on planning and implementing maintenance and optimization measures to improve energy efficiency, with supervision of line technicians and ongoing technical guidance to the production team.

Ideal candidates hold a B.Eng or BSc in Electrical engineering with at least 2 years in manufacturing, plus familiarity with Siemens PLCs and instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum education: B.Eng degree / BSc degree Electrical.
• Area of specialization: Industrial plant maintenance.
• 2+ years of work experience in manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements maintenance and optimization measures.
• Provides technical supervision of line technicians and drives continuous energy optimization in production.
• Offers technical consultancy to production teams.
• Develops employees through regular trainings and briefings.
• Monitors KPIs for engineering and maintenance processes.
• Familiar with PLC integration and Siemens control systems and fault finding.
• Conducts regular tests on electrical systems, equipment and machinery to ensure proper operation.

Skills

Team supervision

Electrical engineering

Energy efficiency

PLC knowledge

Instrumentation knowledge

Education

B.Eng / BSc Electrical

Tools

Siemens PLC

Electrical fault diagnosis

Job description

Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies site in Johannesburg-Alrode, Gauteng is seeking a Production Engineering professional. The role focuses on planning and implementing maintenance and optimization measures to improve energy efficiency, with supervision of line technicians and ongoing technical guidance to the production team.

Ideal candidates hold a B.Eng or BSc in Electrical engineering with at least 2 years in manufacturing, plus familiarity with Siemens PLCs and instrumentation.