Control Systems Technician

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Chemical Industry has a vacancy for a  qualified Control Systems Technician.

POSITION INFO:
Min Required Qualification.
➢ Diploma in Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering
➢ Siemens PLC software, SCADA/SQL Training Certificate
➢ Minimum 3 years relevant experience & knowledge in chemical/process industry (of which 18 months Siemens PLC software, SCADA development)

Preferred Qualification
➢ Degree in Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering
➢ Project Management Certificate

Required Skills and Competencies.
➢ SQL knowledge
➢ Automation project experience
➢ Experience in commissioning variable speed drives
➢ Excellent analytical, planning, organizing, verbal & written communication and reasoning skills
➢ Works in a goal result and customer – oriented manner. Considers economic aspects (quality,
quantity, time, costs)
➢ Works independently and takes full accountability for assigned tasks
➢ Deals effectively with challenging situations and pays high attention to detail
➢ Shows an open attitude towards change and is willing to adapt to changing priorities, process
conditions and circumstances
➢ Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where
only limited standardization exists
➢ Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where
only limited standardization exists
➢ Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
➢ Ability and willingness to learn new skills
➢ Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the department and the company (includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others from diverse backgrounds and points of view to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts)
➢ Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and
corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment
➢ Availability to work during non-scheduled hours when necessary, own reliable transport

Position Summary
➢ The position will support operations by maintaining, improving, troubleshooting and expanding control systems and instrumentation. Optimizing all facilities and manufacturing equipment in a safe and orderly fashion as directed by the Control Systems Specialist
➢ This position creates value for the facility by bench-marking our current systems with industry best in class leading to increased uptime and reliability, thus helping the facility to meet production and quality goals
➢ Provide detailed feedback on each project assigned to management as required
➢ The position will also be expected to respond to call-out requests in support of Plant Maintenance Technicians, deals with emergency-based failures on short notice, and perform other duties as required

Major Responsibilities & Accountabilities
➢ PLC and SCADA software development and commissioning
➢ Production batching system support
➢ Software version upgrades
➢ Configure and commission instruments and variable speed drives
➢ Plan, design and execute control systems projects
➢ Support Plant Maintenance Technicians with PLC, SCADA, Batch manager and VSD fault finding
➢ Communicating effectively with the production team, communicate pertinent information to next shift
➢ Comply with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignments
➢ Work with and coordinate activities with contractors

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