INSTRUMENTATION / AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking a qualified Automation & Instrumentation Technician with a strong background in electrical maintenance and automation within the FMCG industry.

POSITION INFO:

Qualifications + Experience

• N6 Diploma with Trade Test in Automation and Instrumentation
• T3/S4 Diploma will be an advantage
• 3 years as a Technician in the Electrical field, especially in Automation (General Maintenance & Projects)
• Read and understand Electrical drawings
• Electrical and PLC fault finding
• Read and understand Hydraulic / Pneumatic drawings
• Able to work on 3 phase >380 V
• with Trade Test in Automation and Instrumentation
• T3/S4 Diploma will be an advantage
• 3 years as a Technician in the Electrical field, especially in Automation (General Maintenance & Projects)
• Read and understand Electrical drawings
• Electrical and PLC fault finding
• Read and understand Hydraulic / Pneumatic drawings
• Able to work on 3 phase >380 V

Knowledge Required

•  PLC Programming (Siemens S5, S7, Festo, Delta)
• AC/DC – Drives and Servo Applications and drives experience
• SCADA (Win CC, WinccFlex) / HMI (Siemens, EBELT, BTxxx, Suetron, Delta) Programming

Duties

• Electrical fault finding
• PLC (Siemens, Festo OR Delta)
• Preventative maintenance
• Improvement and upgrades of a variety of machines
• New projects
• Setting up checklists
• Equipment inventories
• Monthly Kaizen’s
• Maintaining software backups
• Motors, AC & DC Drivers
• Planning maintenance schedules
• Maintenance, fault finding, programming and control of different PLC’s.
• Fault finding and correction of electrical problems.
• SM projects and assist with projects that are run by the Projects Departments
• Upgrades of PLC programs and adding additional controllers as needed.
• Servicing of the PLC related components and assist production during the shift
• Pneumatic experience with clamps and cylinders on Jigs
• Faultfinding and configuring on Delta programming. 
• Preventative maintenance and work orders.
• Faultfinding and problem solving on hydraulics and pneumatics systems.
• Relays, contactors and sensors.
• Build and repair electrical circuits.
• Attend to faults and breakdowns pertaining to 3 phase electricity motors.
• Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions in case of machinery failure and quality deviations.
• Operate automatic equipment and maintain production equipment.
• Faultfinding and analyses on Delta PLC’s and networking.
• Repair and optimize Delta HMIs.
• Perform back-ups and restore programs on Delta PLC’s.
• Faultfinding on robotic integrated systems.
• Faultfinding and adjust camera vision systems using Insight Cognex software.
• Work with Scada systems such as Stamp Master and Stamp Ware.
• Analyze and faultfinding industrial communication errors
• Faultfinding on different drives.
• Conduct a fishbone charts to understand the breakdowns.
• Analyze and interpret electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams