Process Control Engineer at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the integrity and reliability of production systems software and hardware from PLC devices to ERP system
• Development and maintenance of all systems component's documentation as well as integrity thereof
• Coach, guide and assist with training of all production and manufacturing systems employees
• Assist with ensuring that the system architecture environment remains aligned with the regional manufacturing systems standards and beer division standards
• Improvement of software maintenance and fault-finding knowledge within Production
• Support change management process
• Assist with front-line support of production systems (including outside of normal working hours)
• Ensuring systems “Up Time" through liaison with users
• Scoping and controlling system changes by agreeing changes with users and users then training /coaching on new system functionality
• Managing process control standards, by ensuring that process/data integrity is aligned with divisional and regional risk management policy
• Optimising Process Performance, through appropriate Problem-Solving Techniques in order to improve performance
• Support the management of server health via implementation of good operating practices from global
• Facilitation, implementation and project management of automation and control systems projects to satisfy the requirements of production within budget and timelines
• Identify and motivate technical CAPIN justification
• Provide after hour support.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronic Engineering or Computer Science
• In-depth knowledge of Process Control
• Specialization in Industrial Control & Automation Experience
• At least 3 years in industrial control and automation or completion of Control and Automation technical traineeship
• FMCG or beverages experience in industrial control and automation