Process Control Engineer
South-East – Botswana
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the key purpose of this role is to manage, design, co-ordinate and implement the installations of new process control systems ensuring sustainable integrity and stability of the Control and Automation (C&A) infrastructure and proactively recommend best practices within the Control and Automation.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership in all control and automation projects in the plant; to drive safety, quality, performance, equipment reliability, and brand recipe parameters and integrity
- Develop automation projects scope through liaison and interaction with internal & external stakeholders as per C & A standards
- Develop and monitor control & automation inventories and maintenance plans to meet plant demands within budgeted time & costs
- Ensure robust and current control and automation solutions are implemented in the plant in line with C & A roadmap
- Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are continuously developed and executed by the technical team
- Audit plant against C & A standards; document findings of the audit and assist the plant in creating action plans to close out gaps
- Design, develop and pilot new C & A standards to ensure fit for purpose; review, make recommendations to improve and update these standards with approval of the plant manager
- Develop and lead C & A strategic initiatives and organizational change to increase operational efficiencies
- Develop, coach, and drive accountability for control and automation teams
- Maintain relationships with vendors to ensure quick resolution of issues escalated; keep track of root cause & resolution
Qualifications & Experience
- Engineering Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Mechatronic Engineering or Computer Science
- Minimum 3 years experience with Control and Automation
- Networks and servers
- Microsoft server software
- Manufacturing Execution systems (MES)
- PLC systems
- Field instrumentation and networks
Attributes
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Strong analytical ability
- Strong ability to work in matrix/team environment
- Strong conceptual ability
- Strong system aptitude/ affinity with technology
- Strong customer service ethic