Control and Automation Technician

Job Description

• Troubleshooting and maintaining PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, VSDs, and instrumentation systems
• Calibration and configuration of field instrumentation and sensors
• Understanding of industrial control protocols e.g., Profibus, Ethernet/IP, Modbus
• System backups, documentation, and change control for automation systems
• Support for plant automation upgrades and projects
• Compliance with engineering and SHEQ standards
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to resolve automation and control issues

Key Duties & Responsibilities Automation and Instrumentation Reliability

• Maintain PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, VSDs, servo systems, industrial PCs, instrumentation and related control system infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation and instrumentation faults that impact plant availability, line efficiency or equipment reliability.
• Conduct root cause analysis on repeat failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Support optimisation of machine sequences, utilities, processing and production line control systems to improve efficiency and reduce waste, water and energy losses.

Control System Governance and System Integrity

• Conduct routine backups of PLC, HMI, SCADA, industrial PC, VSD, servo and machine parameter systems.
• Maintain software version control and ensure all control system changes follow approved change control processes.
• Test backups and disaster recovery procedures to ensure systems can be restored with minimal downtime.
• Maintain adherence to approved control systems standards and ensure plant automation infrastructure remains aligned to approved technical requirements

Instrumentation Calibration and Technical Compliance

• Execute and maintain the plant instrumentation calibration programme .
• Ensure calibration certificates and records are complete, accurate and audit ready.
• Maintain instrumentation installation, configuration, calibration and documentation standards.
• Ensure automation and instrumentation work complies with SHEQ, GMP, food safety, electrical and engineering standards.

Technical Documentation and Asset Management

• Maintain and update P&IDs, electrical schematics, control panel designs, industrial network diagrams and technical documentation.
• Identify critical automation and instrumentation spares and support availability of required spares.
• Support automation asset management by monitoring system health, technical risks, obsolescence and reliability concerns.
• Conduct risk assessments on automation equipment and support mitigation actions.

Project, Commissioning and Technical Support

• Provide technical input into automation related plant projects, upgrades and modifications.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, start up and handover of new or modified automationnsystems.
• Liaise with OEMs, vendors and internal engineering teams for specialist technical support.
• Provide escalation support to the Process Control Technician for complex shift based automation, instrumentation or control system faults.

KBI

• Automation and instrumentation related downtime.
• Repeat automation and instrumentation failures.
• Preventative maintenance completion for automation and instrumentation assets.
• Backup completion and disaster recovery test compliance.
• Calibration completion and audit readiness. Control system availability and restoration time after failure.
• Number of unresolved or recurring PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo or instrumentation faults.
• Compliance with change control, version control and technical documentation standards.
• Project commissioning and handover effectiveness.
• Reduction in energy, water, waste and efficiency losses linked to control system performance.

Skills, Experience & Education Education

• N6 / S4 in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Control Systems or related field.
• Preferred: National Diploma in Electrical Engineering,
• Instrumentation, Mechatronics or Control Systems.
• Electrical or Instrumentation trade test advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum 3 5 years' experience as a Control & Automation
• Technician, Automation Technician, Process Control Technician or similar role in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA, VSD, servo, instrumentation and industrial network systems.
• Experience with Siemens S7 300 / S7 1500 PLC hardware and software, STEP 7 and TIA Portal.
• Experience with Siemens HMI hardware and software, including WinCC and TIA Portal.
• Experience with AVEVA, Archestra , InTouch or similar SCADA platforms.
• Experience in bottling, packaging, processing, utilities or FMCG manufacturing environments advantageous.
• Experience supporting fillers, labellers , blow moulders , shrink wrappers, palletisers , blenders, water treatment and processing plant equipment advantageous.
• Experience with automation backups, disaster recovery, calibration programmes , technical documentation and root cause

Skills

• PLC diagnostics, programming support and controlled modifications.
• HMI and SCADA configuration support.
• VSD and servo drive diagnostics.
• Instrumentation calibration, configuration, installation and fault finding. Industrial network troubleshooting, including Ethernet,
• Profinet , Profibus, AS i , Modbus and similar protocols.
• Ability to interpret and update P&IDs, schematics, loop diagrams, control panel drawings and network diagrams.
• Control loop understanding and process control principles.
• Root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Backup management, disaster recovery and version control discipline
• Technical coaching and knowledge transfer.
• Strong SHEQ, GMP, food safety and engineering standards awareness.

Deadline:6th August,2026