Automation Engineer Manufacturing at PRIVATE

Voce

Posted Mar 12

Full-time

Randburg

Negotiable

Unknown

Responsible for the execution and oversees of contracts relating to the control, instrumentation, PLC and SCADA portion.

DEGREE IN AUTOMATION ENGINEERING +5 yrs hands on automation engineering experience, of which at least 2 yrs must have included automation staff management.

• Assist with the company's network related issues, telephones and controlling / maintaining of back-up drives.
• Managing of contracts, including the planning, organising, monitoring and controlling.
• Identifying and documenting activities and steps required to meeting contract objectives, including all SHEQ related issues and documents.
• Evaluating contract estimates against actual costs, including controlling costs and assessing deviations to contracts.
• Plan and control communication systems for contracts to ensure that required information is available.
• Identifying, controlling and timing of purchases.
• Determine hold and witness points for QCP in conjunction with the customer, compile and supply all necessary SHEQ documentation, including test reports, QCP's, etc for workshop and site.
• Assure the activities of all automation staff are efficient, cost effective and safe.
• Ensure before testing in workshop or commissioning on site that all necessary safety precautions (risk assessment, PPE, lock-out procedure, safety tape etc.) are in place and people are notified.
• Ensure that all contract variations and contractual matters are recorded and followed-up. Keep up with the latest technological trends and keep record thereof.
• Identify training needs within the division.
• Ensure that the division's technical capabilities are maintained.
• Factory and on-site testing and commission functions relating to PLC/ HMI/ SCADA systems.
• Produce as-built documentation with regards to PLC/ HMI/ SCADA programs and I/O lists.
• Purchases up to R 1 000.00
• Purchase material up to R .00
• Approve PLC designs.
• Raising of SHEQ related NCRs.

• Comply with IS Phone Number Removed ; QMS processes and update as required.
• Accurate and adequate recording, controlling and maintaining of SHEQ documentation and contract files.
• Contracts completed in time and within budget (achieve profit).
• Accurate monthly invoicing and payment certificates issues timeously.
• PLC/ HMI/ SCADA programming and configuring to be done with customer satisfaction, within budget, on time and within The company's documents.
• Closing of all contracts and achieves an 80% plus customer satisfaction rating.
• Ensuring The company's network is continually up to date and working efficiently and accordingly, this includes the controlling of the back-up drives.
• Accurately documenting and returning to the stores all unused equipment and material on contracts (100% compliance).

• Instrumentation
• QCP witness points
• PLC
• HMI
• Scada
• Approve PLC designs
• IS Phone Number Removed ; QMS
• Programming
• Contracts
• plan and control communication systems
• automation staff management
• SHEQ
• NCR'S

• 5 to 10 years

• Degree

Professional engineering and automation company based in Randburg area of Johannesburg.

• all standard benefits