Senior Engineer Plc/Dcs & Instrument - Fixed Plant

Some of your duties will include:

·        Schedule and coordinate the work of project members in order to complete work on time and within budget parameters.

·        Respond to emergencies that could cause injury to personnel or loss of production.

·        Monitor and reviews cost, establishes and maintain budgets and recommends the replacement or updating of equipment

·        Develop and evaluate plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities and devise new approaches to problems encountered.

·        Plan and conduct surveys, tests or investigations, interpret results, and prepare recommendations, summaries, schedules, and cost estimates. Meet with representatives of other departments to coordinate planning and scheduling activities.

·        Oversee new installations, including modifications and new installation, start – up /commissioning.

·        Reviews maintenance schedules and coordinates with other departments to ensure optimal equipment and plant availabilities to meet business also that adequate resources are available for meeting scheduled maintenance and repair needs.

·        Responsible for supervising all Electrical Instrument & Process control maintenance activities and ensuring that safe work practices are followed. Conduct periodic safety inspections, prepare STP’s (standard task procedures) and ensure that JHA`s (job hazard analysis) are performed prior to commencement of all tasks.

·        Directly supervises the Supervisor, engineer process control and Electric instrumentation shift on call, also coordinate activities between his/her Electric Instrumentation with the planning department to ensure that scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs are accomplished with minimal disruption to production schedule.

·        Support Maintenance Supervisor/ Electric instrumentation Upstream and Downstream a team according to plant priorities during occasions of breakdown and emergency repairs.

·        Assist in design of PLC/DCS logic and graphical screen interfaces. Help develop standardized programming and calibration procedures.

·        Develop and maintain a systematic recording system for tracking all PLC/DCS changes.

·        Oversee new equipment installations which interface with a PLC or DCS control system.

·        Ensure the transfer of technology from expatriate to National employees and the promotion and support of National employee training and skill development.

·        Apply Change Management consistently in the workplace

·        Develop monthly plan & weekly schedule in line with forecast

·        Follow up & Implement action items and contingency plans.

·        Ensure that All Crew Members Understand and Follow Standard Task Procedure

·        Ensure that work is completed in a timely fashion to satisfactory Standard

·        Provide Mentoring and Coaching to Subordinates

·        Ensure system in place for periodic review of W/O's, equipment history and costs to identify opportunities for improvement

·        Ensure to comply with out audits and inspections in compliance with Environmental tracker

·        Ensure and maintain all material storage areas to comply with company policies

What skills and experience do you need?

·        A Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, process controls, metallurgy, chemical engineering or a related discipline with minimum 12 years’ experience in PLC/DCS and or Instrumentation systems in the mining/concentrating industry (include: installation, logic development, programming, calibration, and record keeping), or in a specialty area are necessary;

·        Has minimum 4 years’ experience working in similar role as Sr. Engineer PLC/ DCS & Instrument in FIXED PLANT project management;

·        Experience in control logic related to large grinding mills and process Plant;

·        Has frontline level operational inspector certificate (POP) or qualifications certificate recognized by KaIT (Chief Mines Inspector) in accordance with level of position;  

Strong leadership and organizational, scheduling & time management skills; Ability to work both independently and as a team player and thrive in a fast paced, high pressure environment; Ability to communicate well, and work productively with internal and