Automation Specialist
7 days ago
Automation Specialist
Details
Closing Date: 2025/03/24
Reference Number: PAR
Job Title: Automation Specialist
Department: Operations
Job Type Classification: Permanent
Location: Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Job Description
Join Lactalis at our site in Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth and take on the challenges of an Automation Specialist. This exciting career opportunity will enable you to apply your business acumen to ensure that the company achieves its challenging objectives during the next phase of its growth in South Africa.
Required Skills
1. Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Automation/Instrumentation Engineering and/or equivalent;
2. At least 5 years' experience in plant maintenance in the engineering field and maintenance on scales;
3. Sound knowledge of control instrumentation, PLCs & SCADA systems;
4. Sound understanding of AC/DC electrical theory and practical application thereof;
5. Experience in Robotics programming;
6. The ability to review facts and weigh options using a systematic approach to solve problems;
7. Responsible for all aspects of food safety and quality as defined in plant and department procedures;
8. Good technical skills on product and process;
9. Strong communication skills.
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Plant support in troubleshooting/repairs and systems improvements (optimization);
2. Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance on all control systems & instrumentation;
3. Perform set-up, adjustment, timing, troubleshooting, replacement, and programming of electrical equipment;
4. Dismantle, inspect, and rebuild electrical assemblies to ensure conformance to specifications or production requirements;
5. Complete repairs, modifications, and installations as required (replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, vision systems, encoders, and servomotors);
6. Evaluate efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality;
7. Program/Modify PLC programs, AC/DC and Servo Drives, Robot Programs, as well as HMI screens;
8. Design and construction of new electric circuits and electronic device integration;
9. All instrumentation calibrations according to ISO and HACCP standards;
10. Keep all logbooks updated and maintain records on all instrumentation;
11. Maintenance on and services of weight scales used in the plant;
12. PLC and SCADA program and fault finding;
13. Schedules of the Plant Equipment and updated according to the Pragma scheduling system;
14. Uphold safety procedures as specified and maintain section targets while improving targets of Plant;
15. Pro-active attention to detail control of spares and project work involvement;
16. Initiate and drive continuous improvement automation projects within the production process.
Policy
We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally. It is company policy to promote from within wherever possible. Therefore, please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants, provided that this supports the achievement of our Employment Equity goals.
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