Automation / Instrumentation Technician at Lafarge Cement

About the Role

• Responsible for routine maintenance of all instruments and automation equipment. Monitor and report spare availability and consumption pattern to avoid nil-stock for all spare parts.
• Carry out Minor modifications to support the production process and recommend replacement for obsolete spares

Responsibilities

• Work with process control systems including programmable logic controllers, sensors and actuators
• Consult manuals, read and interpret circuit diagrams and schematics for installed instrumentation and automation equipment
• Repair and adjust system components or remove and replace defective parts
• Installing control and measurement instruments on existing or new plant equipment
• Inspect and test operation of instruments and systems to diagnose faults using pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices and precision measuring instruments
• Repair and adjust system components such as sensors, transmitters and programmable logic controllers or remove and replace defective parts
• Maintenance of both analogue and digital field instruments such as level, pressure, position, limit, speed, temperature, flow, and weight sensors, actuators and gas analysers
• Calibrate field instruments such as weigh feeders, belt scales, as well as level pressure, temperature transmitters, and flow meters according to manufacturer’s specifications or business best practices
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance work and complete pre-start up test and generate maintenance reports
• Install control and measurement instrument on existing and new plant equipment and processes under the supervision of the automation/ instrumentation engineer
• Use the SAP to facilitate proper scheduling, planning of work, and execution; respecting safety of equipment and people in the plant
• Consult with Central Room Operators for diagnosis of field instrument faults to minimize downtime
• Support the installation, modification, testing and operation of automation and instrumentation systems and generate document reports for tasks carried out
• Troubleshoot failures with process control system involving electrical and mechanical equipment and instrument

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in any engineering discipline (Electrical engineering or Electronic or Physics as main subjects) with 4 / 5 years postgraduate experience

Required skills:

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