Process Control Technician
FMCG, Beverages
Minimum Requirements
- N6 / S4 in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Process Control or related field.
- National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Control Systems or Process Engineering.
- Electrical or Instrumentation trade test advantageous. Duties & Responsibilities
- 1. Process Control Support
- Respond to live process control, automation and instrumentation-related issues during production.
- Provide first-line and intermediate troubleshooting on PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo, instrumentation and control system faults.
- Support production teams, Operators and Artisans in diagnosing control-related breakdowns.
- Help restore stable operating conditions within approved technical standards and escalation limits.
- Escalate unresolved or complex issues to the C&A Technician or Process Control Engineer.
- 2. Real-Time Process Stability and Fault Diagnosis
- Monitor process trends, alarms, equipment behaviour and production data to identify instability.
- Distinguish between process, operational, electrical, instrumentation and automation-related issues.
- Identify abnormal readings, control loop instability, communication faults, equipment response issues and recurring alarms.
- Support quick containment and recovery actions to reduce downtime and production losses.
- Provide accurate fault evidence to support deeper technical investigation.
- 3. Escalation, Handover and Technical Evidence
- Log process control incidents, symptoms, actions taken and unresolved issues.
- Provide clear handover to the C&A Technician and Process Control Engineer where required.
- Capture relevant screenshots, alarm history, trend data, process values and equipment status to support root cause analysis.
- Ensure recurring control issues are escalated for technical review and permanent resolution.
- Support formal failure analysis by providing facts and observations.
- 4. Production, Artisan and Operational Support
- Support Artisans and electrical specialists during breakdowns by helping diagnose control system behaviour.
- Coach Operators/production teams on basic process control responses and correct escalation.
- Assist with safe start-up, shutdown, changeover and production recovery activities where control system support is required.
- Support production teams in reducing process instability, downtime, waste and quality losses.
- 5. Trials, Commissioning and Operational Readiness
- Support equipment trials, start-ups and commissioning activities from an operational perspective.
- Validate how control systems perform under live production conditions.
- Provide feedback on alarms, HMI usability, operating sequences, process stability and operator interaction.
- Support handover of new or modified equipment to teams by identifying practical operating concerns
- KBI
- Response time to process control issues.
- Reduction in process control-related downtime.
- Quality and completeness of fault logs and handovers.
- Number of recurring process control issues escalated with complete evidence.
- Process stability and reduction in variation.
- Reduction in production losses linked to control-related issues.
- Escalation effectiveness to C&A Technician or Process Control Engineer.
- Support provided during start-up, changeover, breakdown recovery and commissioning. Improvement in Operator/Artisan understanding of basic process control troubleshooting.
- Contribution to SLE, waste reduction, yield, quality and line efficiency..
- listed.
- Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
- Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please Requirements listed.
- Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please Qualifications directly related to their field of competence.
- We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity.
- At the heart of our recruitment processes is the need to create a value driven Experience & Education Education
- N6 / S4 in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Mechatronics,
- Process Control or related field.
- National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation,
- Mechatronics, Control Systems or Process Engineering.
- Electrical or Instrumentation trade test advantageous.
- Provide first-line and intermediate troubleshooting on PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo,
- instrumentation and control system faults.
- Distinguish between process, operational, electrical, instrumentation and automation-related
- Identify abnormal readings, control loop instability, communication faults, equipment response
- issues and recurring alarms.
- Capture relevant screenshots, alarm history, trend data, process values and equipment status to
- support root cause analysis.
- Support Artisans and electrical specialists during breakdowns by helping diagnose control system
- Assist with safe start-up, shutdown, changeover and production recovery activities where control
- system support is required.
- Provide feedback on alarms, HMI usability, operating sequences, process stability and operator
- interaction.
- Support handover of new or modified equipment to teams by identifying practical operating
- Reduction in process control-related
- Quality and completeness of fault logs and
- Number of recurring process control issues
- escalated with complete evidence.
- Reduction in production losses linked to
- control-related issues.
- Escalation effectiveness to C&A Technician
- or Process Control Engineer.
- Support provided during start-up,
- changeover, breakdown recovery and
- commissioning. Improvement in
- Operator/Artisan understanding of basic
- process control troubleshooting.
- Contribution to SLE, waste reduction, yield,
- quality and line efficiency..
- Skills, Responsibilities
- directly related to their field of competence. We do not discriminate against an employee or potential employees because race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability and gender identity.
- & Education Education
Responsibilities
- 1. Process Control Support
- Respond to live process control, automation and instrumentation-related issues during production.
- Provide first-line and intermediate troubleshooting on PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo, instrumentation and control system faults.
- Support production teams, Operators and Artisans in diagnosing control-related breakdowns.
- Help restore stable operating conditions within approved technical standards and escalation limits.
- Escalate unresolved or complex issues to the C&A Technician or Process Control Engineer.
- 2. Real-Time Process Stability and Fault Diagnosis
- Monitor process trends, alarms, equipment behaviour and production data to identify instability.
- Distinguish between process, operational, electrical, instrumentation and automation-related issues.
- Identify abnormal readings, control loop instability, communication faults, equipment response issues and recurring alarms.
- Support quick containment and recovery actions to reduce downtime and production losses.
- Provide accurate fault evidence to support deeper technical investigation.
- 3. Escalation, Handover and Technical Evidence
- Log process control incidents, symptoms, actions taken and unresolved issues.
- Provide clear handover to the C&A Technician and Process Control Engineer where required.
- Capture relevant screenshots, alarm history, trend data, process values and equipment status to support root cause analysis.
- Ensure recurring control issues are escalated for technical review and permanent resolution.
- Support formal failure analysis by providing facts and observations.
- 4. Production, Artisan and Operational Support
- Support Artisans and electrical specialists during breakdowns by helping diagnose control system behaviour.
- Coach Operators/production teams on basic process control responses and correct escalation.
- Assist with safe start-up, shutdown, changeover and production recovery activities where control system support is required.
- Support production teams in reducing process instability, downtime, waste and quality losses.
- 5. Trials, Commissioning and Operational Readiness
- Support equipment trials, start-ups and commissioning activities from an operational perspective.
- Validate how control systems perform under live production conditions.
- Provide feedback on alarms, HMI usability, operating sequences, process stability and operator interaction.
- Support handover of new or modified equipment to teams by identifying practical operating concerns
- KBI
- Response time to process control issues.
- Reduction in process control-related downtime.
- Quality and completeness of fault logs and handovers.
- Number of recurring process control issues escalated with complete evidence.
- Process stability and reduction in variation.
- Reduction in production losses linked to control-related issues.
- Escalation effectiveness to C&A Technician or Process Control Engineer.
- Support provided during start-up, changeover, breakdown recovery and commissioning. Improvement in Operator/Artisan understanding of basic process control troubleshooting.
- Contribution to SLE, waste reduction, yield, quality and line efficiency..
- Provide first-line and intermediate troubleshooting on PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo,
- instrumentation and control system faults.
- Distinguish between process, operational, electrical, instrumentation and automation-related
- Identify abnormal readings, control loop instability, communication faults, equipment response
- issues and recurring alarms.
- Capture relevant screenshots, alarm history, trend data, process values and equipment status to
- support root cause analysis.
- Support Artisans and electrical specialists during breakdowns by helping diagnose control system
- Assist with safe start-up, shutdown, changeover and production recovery activities where control
- system support is required.
- Provide feedback on alarms, HMI usability, operating sequences, process stability and operator
- interaction.
- Support handover of new or modified equipment to teams by identifying practical operating
- Reduction in process control-related
- Quality and completeness of fault logs and
- Number of recurring process control issues
- escalated with complete evidence.
- Reduction in production losses linked to
- control-related issues.
- Escalation effectiveness to C&A Technician
- or Process Control Engineer.
- Support provided during start-up,
- changeover, breakdown recovery and
- commissioning. Improvement in
- Operator/Artisan understanding of basic
- process control troubleshooting.
- Contribution to SLE, waste reduction, yield,
- quality and line efficiency..
- Skills, Responsibilities
