Process Automation & Controls Engineer

The South African Breweries; Akasia; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries is seeking an Automation & Control Engineer to ensure sustained reliability and stability of the Automation and Control Infrastructure, improving quality and efficiency of processes. You will develop and maintain system documentation, train production staff, and ensure alignment with regional standards while driving automation projects within budget.

Candidates should have a strong PLC/SCADA background (Siemens/Allen-Bradley), knowledge of Wonderware/Archistrat, and a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, Electronics, Mechatronic Engineering or Computer Science.
• Specialization in Industrial Control & Automation Experience.
• At least 3 years in industrial control and automation or completion of Control and Automation technical traineeship.
• FMCG or beverages experience in industrial control and automation.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the integrity and reliability of production systems software and hardware from PLC devices to ERP system.
• Development and maintenance of all systems component’s documentation as well as integrity thereof.
• Coach, guide and assist with training of all production and manufacturing systems employees.
• Assist with ensuring that the system architecture environment remains aligned with the regional manufacturing systems standards and beer division standards.
• Improvement of software maintenance and fault-finding knowledge within Production.
• Support change management process.
• Assist with front-line support of production systems (including outside of normal working hours).
• Ensuring systems Up Time through liaison with users.
• Scoping and controlling system changes by agreeing changes with users and training/coaching on new system functionality.
• Managing process control standards, by ensuring that process/data integrity is aligned with divisional and regional risk management policy.
• Optimising Process Performance, through appropriate Problem-Solving Techniques in order to improve performance.
• Support the management of server health via implementation of good operating practices from global.
• Facilitation, implementation and project management of automation and control systems projects to satisfy the requirements of production within budget and timelines.
• Identify and motivate technical CAPIN justification.
• Provide after hour support.

Skills

Instrument calibration

Control maintenance

Fault finding

PLC programming

PLC network

Wireless networks

Ethernet networks

Archistrat

Historian

InTouch SCADA

SQL queries

Reporting systems

Hyper V

Cybersecurity OT

Problem solving

Team player

Analytical thinking

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering

Bachelor’s degree in mechatronic engineering

Computer science

Tools

Archistrat Factory Suite

Historian

InTouch SCADA

Top Server

RS Batch

WinCC

Zenon

Job description

The South African Breweries is seeking an Automation & Control Engineer to ensure sustained reliability and stability of the Automation and Control Infrastructure, improving quality and efficiency of processes. You will develop and maintain system documentation, train production staff, and ensure alignment with regional standards while driving automation projects within budget.

Candidates should have a strong PLC/SCADA background (Siemens/Allen-Bradley), knowledge of Wonderware/Archistrat, and a