Instrumentation Engineer at Plantation Industries Limited

Key Responsibilities

• Install, calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot industrial instruments.
• Maintain temperature, pressure, flow, level, load, speed and position measurement systems.
• Conduct scheduled calibration of instruments in line with production and quality requirements.
• Maintain calibration records and ensure traceability of measurement equipment.
• Diagnose faults involving sensors, transmitters, control valves, actuators and process instruments.
• Support production and quality teams in resolving process-control deviations.
• Verify instrument accuracy before equipment start-up and after maintenance.
• Maintain pneumatic and electronic instrumentation systems.
• Support installation and commissioning of new process instruments.
• Participate in root-cause analysis of recurring instrumentation failures.
• Ensure instruments used at critical control points remain accurate, functional and properly documented.
• Support compliance with FSSC 22000, HACCP, GMP and internal audit requirements.

Preferred Technical Exposure

Experience in any of the following will be an advantage:

• Temperature and pressure transmitters
• Flowmeters and level instruments
• Load cells and weighing systems
• Control valves and actuators
• Industrial calibration
• Pneumatic instrumentation
• Process-control systems
• Food-processing measurement systems

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