Real-Time Process Control Technician

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is seeking a Process Control Technician to support live production with troubleshooting of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems and instrumentation. The role focuses on maintaining stable operations, diagnosing faults, and providing clear handovers with evidence to engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with process control systems, a background in electrical/instrumentation, and strong communication under pressure to reduce downtime and waste.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years in process control, automation support or related field in manufacturing.
• Experience with live production troubleshooting, start-ups, changeovers and breakdown recovery.
• Experience using SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian to monitor trends and faults.

Responsibilities

• Respond to live process control, automation and instrumentation issues during production.
• Provide first-line and intermediate troubleshooting on PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo faults.
• Support production teams in diagnosing control-related breakdowns and restoring stable operations.
• Escalate unresolved issues to certified technicians or process control engineers.
• Log incidents with symptoms, actions and results for root cause analysis.
• Coach operators and artisans on basic process control responses and escalation needs.
• Assist with start-up, shutdown, changeover and production recovery activities.

Skills

Live troubleshooting

Alarm interpretation

PLC/HMI/SCADA basics

Fault diagnosis

Communication under pressure

Handover/reporting

Education

N6/S4 in Electrical/Instrumentation/Mechatronics/Process Control

National Diploma in Electrical/Instrumentation/Mechatronics/Control Systems

Electrical/Instrumentation trade test advantageous

Tools

PLC

HMI

SCADA

VSD/Servo

MES Historian

Job description

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is seeking a Process Control Technician to support live production with troubleshooting of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems and instrumentation. The role focuses on maintaining stable operations, diagnosing faults, and providing clear handovers with evidence to engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with process control systems, a background in electrical/instrumentation, and strong communication under pressure to reduce downtime and waste.