Automation / Instrumentation Engineer at Lafarge Cement

About the Role

• To perform the maintenance and programming of central control systems and associated equipment, provide technical assistance to Electrical / Instrumentation Engineers and Technicians, and provide detail engineering and field supervision for the electrical/instrumentation portion of the capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Electrical and Instrumentation work is executed in compliance with Lafarge and the plant site safety procedures
• Optimize and maintain high level control (Lucie) and automation for the plant operation promoting process improvement
• Optimize and maintain Human Machine Interface (HMI) working closely with Production perfecting trends, reporting, control, alarms, and displays
• Optimize and maintain software and hardware of Programmable Logic Controllers
• Maintain plant control computers and supervisor controls
• Promote new upgrades and features to assist plant performance
• Work closely with the Electrical/Instrumentation Engineers in maintaining plant optimization
• Establish and maintain inventory levels of spare parts and management records for direct reports, vendors, and work orders
• Design, monitor and actively act upon preventive maintenance programs
• Ensure conformance with Automation, IT, and corporate guidelines
• Participate in carrying out root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) on Electrical/Instrumentation equipment failures
• Work in the field providing direction and technical expertise alongside plant Electrical/Instrumentation/Automation technicians and Maintenance Mechanics
• Champion on-the-job training and development of Automation Engineers
• Support realization of 2years strategic spare parts list for the plant
• Meet on-call responsibilities in a 24/7 operation
• Train reliable successors during the term of his contract.
• Support implementation of ISO 14001:2015 EMS and ISO 9001:2015 QMS
• Ensure involvement in the implementation and maintenance of an integrated management system in the plant

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any engineering discipline (Electrical engineering or Electronics or Physics as main subjects)

Experience:

• Must have 4/5 years’ postgraduate experience

Required skills:

• Good knowledge of cement manufacturing process
• Good knowledge of product quality parameters and quality control tests
• Good knowledge of computer aided systems for kiln and mill operation
• Able to take initiative based on sound problem solving skills