Senior Process Control Engineer (Hybrid)

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with incentives

Hybrid work model

Access to advanced control system tech

Health and retirement benefits

Dynamic, tech-forward environment

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a skilled Process Control Engineer to join the Mahikeng team with a hybrid work arrangement. You will design, implement, and maintain advanced control systems (DCS/PLC) to optimize plant performance, improve product quality, and enhance safety by applying automation technologies.

You will collaborate with operations and engineering to identify opportunities for optimization, develop control algorithms, and ensure system reliability through regular testing and training for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of process control engineering experience in industry.
• Proficiency with DCS and PLC systems.
• Strong grasp of control theory, instrumentation and automation.
• Experience with APC techniques is advantageous.
• Excellent problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain advanced process control strategies and systems (DCS, PLC).
• Develop and optimize control algorithms to improve stability, yield and quality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve process control instrumentation issues.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to identify automation opportunities.
• Ensure reliability and safety of control systems via testing and maintenance.
• Develop and deliver training on control system functionality.

Skills

DCS/PLC proficiency

Control theory

Automation principles

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Industrial environment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DCS

PLC

Job description

Placements24 seeks a skilled Process Control Engineer to join the Mahikeng team with a hybrid work arrangement. You will design, implement, and maintain advanced control systems (DCS/PLC) to optimize plant performance, improve product quality, and enhance safety by applying automation technologies.

You will collaborate with operations and engineering to identify opportunities for optimization, develop control algorithms, and ensure system reliability through regular testing and training for