PLC Programmer/Automation Engineer

4 weeks ago

Mbombela, South Africa MC Technology Staffing Full time
Requirements:
  • N3 or Higher qualification in the Electrical/Electronic engineering field
  • 3 or more years of PLC experience
  • Advance level of PLC Programming
  • Must be able to program in different PLC languages (Ladder, SCL, STL, FBD)
  • Advance understanding of indirect addressing
  • Advance Level of Hardware Configuration on PLC
  • Advance Level of Safety Programming
  • Programming and configuring of HMIs or PVs
  • Interpretation of Electrical Diagrams
  • Setup and Configurations of Drives
  • Advance Level of configuring Industrial networks
  • Trouble shooting and problem solving
  • Ability to accurately follow instructions
  • Software Competency:
    • Phoenix - PLCNext Engineer
    • Phoenix - Project Worx
    • Unitronics - Unilogic
    • Siemens - TIA Portal, WINCC Professional
    • Rockwell - RS Logic, Factory Talk, RS Linx Classic ,BootP-DHCP Tool
    • Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
    • Virtual Machine VM Ware
    • Node-Red
    • Grafana
    • Adriot10
    • E-plan
    • Offline (PLC, Hardware, HMI)
    • Commission onsite (PLC, Hardware, HMI) Testing Interlocks and Manual movement, automatic operation of line with no manual intervention
    • Line Support (Assisted on breakdowns and improvement online)
Responsibilities:
  • Programming of control systems using some of the following - PLCNext Engineer (Phoenix), Project Worx, Unilogic, Adriot, TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, PanelView, iFix, WinCC, and IOT programming such as Node-Red is a requirement.
  • System configuration, including PLC and SCADA configurations to meet project requirements
  • Identifying any functionality changes to be made to core software or core PLC code
  • Functional safety knowledge
  • Familiar with Industrial Ethernet networking, particularly Profinet
  • Production of project documentation including Functional Design Specifications, Project Specific Drawings, Design Risk Assessments & Test Procedures
The ideal candidate must:
  • Be adaptable to change;
  • Be able to work under pressure;
  • Be willing to travel and work longer hours;
  • Have good fault find and solving skills on a technical perspective;
  • Be willing to assist on electrical fault finding;
  • Safety must be main priority;
  • Able to work well with other people in different departments;
  • Good communication skills

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