Service Engineer Automation at KHS Machines Nigeria Ltd

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ROLE
The position of Service engineer-automation is basically to resolve all electronic and automation related issues with the customers, beyond their competence. The Service engineer – automation is expected to be the last resort within the establishment of the KHS Machines Nigeria service team that will support the customers in problem resolution that borders on automation or electronic related issues.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

•     Analyse and interprete electrical drawings for KHS equipment and systems with the customer
•     Carry out and supervise machine wiring
•     Assembly support and start-up of electrical and electronic programmable logic control(PLC) and control micro-process controllers on KHS machines
•     Troubleshooting and optimization of process engineering tasks within the KHS scope of supply
•     Assembly reporting
•     Communication with customers and responsible departments of KHS
•     Resolve customer issues regards electric and automation

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

•     A minimum of bachelors degree in Electrical/electronics engineering(B.Eng)
•     Expert knowledge of S5, S7, SEW, Danfoss, Asi-Bus, Profi-Bus and industrial ethernet. Knowlegde of Kuka-control will be an advantage
•     Industry experience – minimum of 5years working experience in a related field in the manufacturing industry
•     Language skills – sound knowledge of both written and spoken English, German or French.
•     Solution oriented way of thinking. Should possess the capacity to work independently and follow a methological process for problem resolution
•     Basic mechanically engineering skills
•     Assertiveness, organizational talent, friendly and confident appearance
•     Competent in the use of MS office packages
•     Competent in IT solutions especially in Network configurations etc

COMPETENCE (in order of importance)

•     Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
•     Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
•     Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
•     Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and directions.
•     Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

LINES OF COMMUNICATION
The Service Engineer - Automation will report directly to the Service Manager of KHS Machines Nigeria Ltd.

WORKING CONDITIONS
The Service Engineer - Automation role is a Full time role. Working time as stipulated in conditions of service however the employee would be expected to work at a capacity required to achieve desired results for the company, and may be expected to travel across the region generally, and overseas in special cases.