Instrument Technician at PepsiCo

Job description

• Perform instrumentation maintenance activities associated with Process Plant, Packaging Plant; Palletizing Plant, utilities and facilities.
• Monitors daily downtime and institute corrective action plans to prevent recurrences of breakdowns.
• To calibrate, repair and maintain control gear/instrumentation and associated equipment to ensure operation within set standards;
• To perform root cause analysis to address asset performance problems and/or reduce cost.
• To maintain PLCs and SCADA systems and networks (hardware and software) and perform changes/modification as required.
• To continuously evaluate the process control philosophy and initiate improvement actions in order to achieve asset performance targets;
• Implements continuous improvement on all electronic equipment in the plant.
• To assist in commissioning of modifications/projects.
• To ensure proper documentation of changes/modifications and perform internal audits.
• Fault finding and repair of electronic systems to card level.
• Fault finding and repair of electronic cards down to component level.
• Ensure availability of spares for all electronic/control systems in the plant.
• To accurately and timeously report process equipment deviations to stakeholders to meet/improve equipment availability and reliability targets.
• Ensure proper back-up of all PLC programs and maintain records of all upgrades.

Requirements

• N6 or S4 in Process Instrumentation, Electrical engineering or equivalent
• 5 years maintenance experience in Manufacturing or Production environment
• Computer Literate with MS Software and Maintenance software knowledge
• Strong knowledge and experience in control systems - SCADA and PLCs, ACDC drives and SCADA systems.
• Extensive knowledge of instrumentation, HAZOP studies, PIDs and quality standards
• Strong PLC programming skills and thorough knowledge of operator interfaces and Wonder ware.
• Experience with industrial communication methodologies (RS-232, ASI, Device net, Ethernet)
• Extensive experience with operator interfaces; and energy devices such as drives; servo drives; thyristors; soft starters etc
• Drive for results
• Strong communication skills
• Collaboration skills
• Ability to work long hours
• Ability to work under pressure

PepsiCo is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.