Automation Technician at Coca-Cola

The Automation technician will carry out maintenance of all electrical/automation equipment (bottling and utilities) and their controls while ensuring high equipment reliability, high product quality, zero safety incidents, and consistent delivery of budgeted volume targets.

IS THIS YOU?

• HND/BSc or its equivalent in Electrical/Electronics/Automation Engineering
• Basic Programmable Logic Control troubleshooting preferably Siemens S7Instrumentation and Electro-pneumatics skills
• Sound knowledge of electrical wiring diagram, SAP and MS Office knowledge
• A fair level of computer literacy and good command of English language.
• Proven problem-solving skills must be minimum average.
• Basic understanding of bottling technology and Knowledge of Maintenance procedures
• Basic organizational & time management skills
• Knowledge of interpretation of policies, procedures, and systems in Manufacturing
• Drive for results and timely feedback-giving skills
• Teamwork skills and mindset and High Integrity to communicate effectively

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Do proper troubleshooting and repair of all electrical and automated machinery and all related controls.
• Always ensure machine uptime by ensuring continuous engineering response improvement
• Drive loss elimination on all lines.
• Ensure that daily, weekly, and monthly condition monitoring is carried out.
• Ensure that contractors who work on any electrical equipment work safely and comply with all safety rules within the plant.
• Ensure that all machine guards, safety switches, and status indicators on all equipment are in place and functional.
• Ensure all equipment panels are numbered, clean, dry, and closed all the time.
• Ensure all cables (power and control) are clean, terminals firmly secured, properly labelled, and well arranged in the cable trays and covered.
• Ensure all breakers and fuses are adequately rated and set, and no vibrating or humming contactors or relays in the panel.
• Ensure all filters are clean and panel cooling ACs are working.
• Ensure all electric motors are numbered and labelled and the label MUST correspond with the identity in the manual and the contactors in the panel.
• Keep a physical record of all-electric motors on your line or assigned areas – the record must indicate which motor has problems and how it was solved.
• Ensure routine electrical/ automation maintenance is carried out as at when due on all equipment.
• Document and sign off all maintenance activities.