Senior PLC Technician – Siemens S7, Automotive Manufacturing

Abantu Staffing Solutions

14 days+

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Requires electrical or mechanical engineering qualification; B-Tech preferred.
5+ years Siemens S7 experience with TIA Portal, Profibus and WinCC; Allen-Bradley advantageous.
5+ years experience in a high-production automotive manufacturing plant.
Excellent computer knowledge and skills.
Strong fault-finding and analytical problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and adapt to rotating shifts.

Perform corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance per standards.
Participate in projects to improve machinery and processes.
Adhere to Health, Safety and Environment standards and maintain safe work practices.
Carry out assigned programming tasks.
Document work and train maintenance personnel as required.
Generate reports and status updates on maintenance tasks daily.
Request materials needed for planned maintenance and stock management.
Decide and act independently during incidents in absence of superiors.
Perform ad-hoc duties as required.

Siemens S7

TIA Portal

Profibus

WinCC

Allen-Bradley

Computer literacy

Fault finding

Teamwork

System integration

Electrical/Mechanical Engineering qualification

B-Tech preferred

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Electrical/ MechanicalEngineering qualification, B-Tech preferred
Minimum 5 years of Siemens S7 experience, TIA Portal, Profibus, WinCC. Allen-Bradley will be advantageous
Minimum 5 years of experience within a high-production-demand automotive manufacturing plant
Excellent computer knowledge and skills
Fault-finding and problem-solving
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
Ideally someone from a system integration background
Willing to work rotating shifts, flexible hours, weekends and during shutdown, if/ when required

RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance work according to company and industry standards
Active participation in projects focused on improvements of machinery and processes
Adhere to all Health, Safety and Environment standards and ensure that work is always carried out in a safe manner
Perform assigned programming tasks
Generate the necessary documentation associated with this work and participate in the work of training maintenance personnel and sharing acquired knowledge, whenever required to do so
Document anomalies, generate work reports and general status reports of the work assigned daily
Request the material resources necessary for the correct performance of the planned maintenance
Decides and acts independently in the absence of superiors with regards to the incidents and repairs of the company machines and installations
Ad-hoc duties as required