Looking for an Instrumentation / Automation Technician with Delta PLC and FMCG Industry experience for a well-established manufacturing company in Johannesburg South. Electrical fault-finding experience is also a requirement.

Requirements:

  • N6 Diploma with Trade Test in Automation and Instrumentation
  • T3/S4 Diploma will be an advantage
  • 3 years as a Technician in the Electrical field, especially in Automation (General Maintenance & Projects)
  • Read and understand Electrical drawings
  • Electrical and PLC fault-finding
  • Read and understand Hydraulic / Pneumatic drawings
  • Able to work on 3 phase >380 V

  • PLC Programming (Delta)

  • AC/DC – Drives and Servo Applications and drives experience
  • SCADA / HMI (Delta) Programming

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Electrical fault finding
  • PLC (Delta) and programming
  • Preventative maintenance
  • Improvement and upgrades of a variety of machines
  • New projects
  • Setting up checklists
  • Equipment inventories
  • Monthly Kaizen’s
  • Maintaining software backups
  • Motors, AC and DC Drivers
  • Planning maintenance schedules
  • Maintenance, fault finding, programming and control of different PLCs
  • Fault-finding and correction of electrical problems
  • SM projects and assist with projects that are run by the Projects Department
  • Upgrades of PLC programs and additional controllers as needed
  • Servicing of the PLC related components and assist production during the shift
  • Pneumatic experience with clamps and cylinders on Jigs
  • Faultfinding and configuring on Delta programming
  • Preventative maintenance and work orders
  • Fault-finding and problem solving on hydraulics and pneumatics systems
  • Relays, contactors and sensors
  • Build and repair electrical circuits
  • Attend to faults and breakdowns pertaining to 3 phase electricity motors
  • Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions in case of machinery failure and quality deviations
  • Operate automatic equipment and maintain production equipment
  • Fault-finding and analyses on Delta PLC’s and networking
  • Repair and optimize Delta HMIs
  • Perform back-ups and restore programs on Delta PLCs
  • Fault-finding and adjust camera vision systems using Insight Cognex software
  • Work with Scada systems such as Stamp Master and Stamp Ware
  • Analyze and faultfinding industrial communication errors
  • Faultfinding on different drives
  • Conduct a fishbone chart to understand the breakdowns
  • Analyze and interpret electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams

Desired Skills:

  • Delta
  • Plc Programming
  • Electrical
  • HMI
  • PLC
  • SCADA
  • Fault Finding
  • Electrical drawing
  • Controllers

Desired Work Experience:

  • 2 to 5 years Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

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