Process Control Engineer

Elchemie Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 780 000 - 864 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical manufacturing company is seeking a Process Control Engineer in East Rand, Gauteng. The role involves technical support, maintenance planning, and management of resources. Ideal candidates will have a tertiary qualification in Chemical or Computer Engineering and hands-on experience with DCS. A competitive package between R780,000 - R864,000 is offered, along with opportunities for growth within a global organization.

Benefits

Become part of a Global Group with potential to grow

Comprehensive benefits including medical and provident

Qualifications

• Previous experience and support of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) essential.
• DeltaV experience will be an advantage.
• Must be available for call-outs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for manufacturing operations.
• Manage daily maintenance and support the maintenance department.
• Plan and coordinate preventative maintenance.

Skills

Hands-on experience with DCS (Distributed Control Systems)

Understanding of Chemical Processes

Customer driven and assertive

People leadership experience

Fluent English

Ability to travel between sites

Education

Tertiary qualification in Chemical/Computer Science Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Process Control Engineer

Location: East Rand, Gauteng

Industry: Chemical Manufacturing

Type: Permanent / Environment: Customer and Process optimisation Focused

About the Role

Our client, a leading chemical manufacturing specialist in the industrial resin sector, has a vacancy for a Process Control Engineer.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with DCS (Distributed Control Systems) in a chemical process environment, as well as a tertiary qualification in Chemical or Computer Engineering.

What you’ll be doing

• Automation (Technical Support to Manufacturing operations, identifying information needs)
• Projects & Maintenance (Involving employment of computer systems, including start and post startup, lead systems Development Life Cycle, train personnel, troubleshoot, programming, preventative maintenance)
• Company Process (Management of Change, Continuous Improvement, Risk Analyses, Compliance, Process Evaluation, Development and Improvement)
• Contractor & Personnel Management (Train, motivate, guide, set standards, manage)
• Daily Maintenance (Manage resources, support maintenance department, visual inspections, electrical fault finding)
• Preventative Maintenance (Plan, Coordinate and identify, ensure updated data regarding maintenance program)
• Statutory & Regulatory Inspections & Testing
• Project & Office Management (Scoping, costing, planning)
• Critical Spares Inventory Management
• Management of Costs
• Housekeeping & Safety adherence

What you’ll need

• Tertiary qualification in Chemical/Computer Science Engineering
• Understanding of Chemical Processes and operations (previous experience required)
• Previous experience and support of Distributive Control Systems (DCS) essential
• DeltaV experience will be advantage
• English
• One other official language
• Must be available for call-outs
• Frequent travel between sites will be required
• People leadership experience required
• Customer driven and assertive

What is in it for you?

• Become part of a Global Group with potential to grow
• Package: R780 000 - R864 000 Total Cost to company, including medical, and provident, depending on current package and experience

A Few Things to Know

• You will be required to travel between sites and be available for call-outs
• Internal relationships with: Plant Personnel, Process Technicians, IT Managers, Maintenance & Engineering departments)
• External relationships with: Service/Software/Hardware providers

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