Senior Instrument Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to ensure the availability of control and instrumentation systems, manage activities within budget, and supervise instrument engineers and technicians.

Requirements

• BSC / TVET IV equivalent in Instrument/Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of eight years experience in relevant discipline in PLC & DCS in cement or heavy industries

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability of the control and instrumentation systems for the uninterrupted running of a section of the plant
• Execute and manage control and instrumentation activities within budgeted cost and timelines
• Execute and manage improvement schemes to upgrade quality and process parameters within the budgeted cost and time frame
• Technical supervision of designated instrument engineers and technicians in the execution of their duties to ensure adherence to established standards and procedures
• Ensure each shift meets documentation, reporting, and follow up requirements as specified in the H&S program
• Provide input for preparation of division/department capital and operating budgets and monitor annual expenditure budgets
• Forecast requirements for instrument engineering resources and allocate those resources as required
• Identify instrument software and new technology developments which could be applicable in providing more cost-effective facilities and enable the instrumentation unit to function effectively and make recommendations to the Head, Instrumentation Maintenance, as necessary
• Evaluate new technology advancements against existing design standards and revise where applicable
• Promote cost reduction and productivity enhancing initiatives
• Prepare weekly instrumentation progress and expenditure reports on a project specific basis

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus