Automation Engineer

Job Summary:

• The Automation Engineer is responsible for overseeing process automation within the plant, ensuring smooth operations, minimizing losses due to process malfunctions, and supporting corrective maintenance.
• This involves evaluating and troubleshooting automation systems, managing calibration activities, and supporting continuous improvement through innovative ideas.

Responsibilities:

• Support the entire plant in process automation and minimization of losses as a result of process malfunction.
• Support corrective maintenance in automation and process control by evaluation, troubleshooting support and knowledge transfer.
• Manage calibration activities, software modifications, backups, parameter registration and version control.
• Access the performance of shift technicians and electrical technicians with regards to solving automation issues.
• Assess and train technicians and operators in automation.
• Develop and maintain a database of all beverage plant automation information (settings, sensitivity, parameters etc).
• Support in providing innovative/improvement ideas to enhance continuous improvement in the process.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• First Degree in Electrical /Electronic Engineering, Process Control and Automation Engineering or related discipline
• At least 10 years post-NYSC practical, job-relevant experience in a well-structured manufacturing (botting) company, with specific expertise in Krones Machines
• Membership of NSE and COREN certified