Automation & Instrumentation Technician at Nestle

We are currently looking to hire a E&A Technician for the East and Southern Africa region to join our team in Potchefstroom, North West.

Position Summary

• The E&A Technician will provide site engineering with the required competence on Factory Automation System (FAS), Process Control System and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to effectively support manufacturing operational activities and continuously improve manufacturing performance. The Automation engineering is a cross-functional discipline that requires proportional knowledge in hardware and software development and their applications.

A day in the life of...

• Coordinate with Production, Quality Management and Engineering to resolve Automation and MES issues.
• Supervise, coordinate and perform Automation and MES maintenance and project work together with technicians and contractors.
• Ensure proper management of Automation and MES documents (manuals, diagrams, instrument data sheet, software packages/licenses) through efficient filing and archiving procedures.
• Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) in Automation and MES with the aim of achieving optimised plant performance. Responsibilities relating to the Maintenance and Improvement of Automation and MES assets:
• Develop and implement maintenance and inspection plans to ensure reliability, sustainability and security of the Automation and MES infrastructure.
• Ensure proper backup procedures are in place for all automation and industrial IT systems supporting production.
• Execute the maintenance of the Automation and MES in accordance with the Nestlé Maintenance Strategy using Consequence Driven Maintenance (CDM) as the multi-disciplined approach to proactively maintain/improve the fixed assets and Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM) as the process to manage the asset lifecycle.
• Adopt the Maintenance Excellence vision by striving for the M&I "Proactive Domain".
•  Monitor plant and equipment to ensure optimal operation and reduction of planned and unplanned downtime. Responsibilities relating to the installation of new Automation and MES assets:
• Ensure that the justification, request for approval and reporting are in line with the Guidelines for Capital Investment.
• Ensure that new installations are designed with a high degree of flexibility to better enable the operations to adjust to a changing environment keeping in mind the issue of product and people safety.

What will make you successful

• Degree/Diploma in engineering, preferably electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years experience in the field of electricity and automation in a manufacturing