Engineer : Auto & Services (Mgqanga) at Sappi

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Engineer: Auto & Services to provide a professional systems/Instrumentation Engineering Support Service by managing and designing plant modifications and projects in accordance with Mill Procedures and Specifications.

As an Engineer : Auto & Services, you will be responsible for :

• Manages varied multi-disciplinary plant modifications/project work from concept to commissioning and closeout. Make use of some internal but mostly external (contractor) resources; draws up Enquiry / Specification documents as required.
• Ensures that all modifications/projects conform fully to Mill Change Management Procedures, Mill Standard Specifications, Mill Safety Standards and the OHS Act.
• Design control system modifications for both process and maintenance improvement applications and advice on equipment selection.
• Provides technical support to and analyses breakdowns for Maintenance Engineers. Area of expertise to cover Instrumentation and distributed control systems.
• Identifies and addresses plant maintenance problems through meetings, inspections and feedback mechanisms in order to ensure excellence in engineering services provided.
• Oversees and ensures the provision, maintenance and integrity of plant drawings, technical documentation, process control software and equipment specifications by the institution and enforcement of effective control procedures.

​What are we looking for?

• B Tech Diploma (Control Systems or equivalent).
• 5 years industrial process control plus 3 years distributed process control in pulp and paper.
• At least 3 years supervisor experience.
• Knowledge and experience with ABB 800xA systems.
• Install and configure networks switches, with Vlan experience.
• Design, build and install fibre optic networks
• Servers
• Mantain backups in a networked environment