Our leading client is seeking to employ a Process Control and Development Engineer (EE)

You will design and implement the necessary control systems and logic (hardware and software) to improve performance in a highly automated slab heating and hot rolling plant – using data mining, process modelling and process control.

Person Specifications:

  • Minimum B.Eng. degree (or equivalent) in the fields of Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic or Metallurgy.
  • 4 Years’ Experience and if in a manufacturing plant environment it will be advantageous.
  • Experience in designing and implementing process automation and control systems
  • A working experience in programming (languages C/C++, Visual Basic, Ladder Logic and Labview preferred)
  • Structured problem-solving and Root Cause Failure Analysis.
  • Attention to detail is important as well as good interpersonal communication and presentation skills – with the ability to give training and function as coordinator of multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Product quality and yield, production efficiency and availability improvements; creating and monitoring plant / process performance indicators.
  • Actively investigating and correcting process deviations and facilitating improvement projects relating to product quality, material properties and dimensional control systems.
  • These systems include Level 1 (millisecond control) and Level 2 (process setpoints) with artificial intelligence setpoint optimisation and diagnostic systems – continuously optimising the control systems

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying.

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