Control and Automation Engineer at Plantation Industries Limited

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot and improve PLC, SCADA and industrial automation systems.
• Diagnose control-system faults affecting production equipment.
• Support PLC programming, modification and backup management.
• Maintain human-machine interfaces and supervisory-control systems.
• Troubleshoot sensors, relays, contactors, drives, control panels and communication networks.
• Support integration of instruments, motors, drives and production equipment.
• Maintain automation documentation, logic backups, electrical schematics and control narratives.
• Participate in commissioning of new machinery and control systems.
• Improve process automation, equipment sequencing and alarm management.
• Support production-data capture and equipment-performance monitoring.
• Implement controls that improve safety, product consistency, energy efficiency and equipment reliability.
• Work with OEMs and technical contractors during upgrades and major repairs.
• Ensure all changes to control logic are properly approved, tested and documented.

Preferred Technical Exposure

Experience in any of the following will be an advantage:

• Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Schneider or similar PLC platforms
• SCADA and HMI systems
• Variable frequency drives
• Industrial Ethernet, Profibus, Modbus or related networks
• Industrial control panels
• Sensors and actuators
• Process automation
• Machine interlocks and safety systems

Requirements

Applicants should possess:

• B.Eng., B.Sc. or HND in the relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification experience.
• Practical experience in an industrial, manufacturing, food-processing or FMCG environment.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, manuals and equipment documentation.
• Good knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Sound understanding of workplace safety and engineering controls.
• Ability to prepare clear reports and maintain accurate technical records.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends or during planned shutdowns where required.

Professional registration with COREN or membership of a recognised engineering body will be an advantage.

Personal Attributes

The ideal candidates should demonstrate:

• Integrity and professional discipline
• Strong safety awareness
• Attention to detail
• Reliability and accountability
• Analytical thinking
• Teamwork
• Initiative
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Commitment to continuous improvement