Instrumentation Technician at Nestle

Position Summary

• As an Instrumentation Technician, you will be working to drive improvements in the performance of machinery and assets, reporting to the Automation Engineer on a daily basis.
• The factory is moving forward with continuous improvement principles and actively developing TPM processes so it’s an exciting time to be involved and it is expected that you will play a key part in this.
• You will be responsible for the calibration / maintenance of instrumentation onsite to ensure we are 100% compliant with food safety standards. Attending to instrumentation faults and breakdowns in the factory as well as calibration of all equipment and instrumentation (Metal detectors/Xray/etc) are some of the main duties.

What will make you successful

• Previous experience on instrumentation is essential (min 3 years)
• Tertiary qualification in Instrumentation. Trade certificate in Instrumentation (red seal) is mandatory.
• N6/S4 in Instrumentation or Digital Electronics or Electrical engineering
• Be able to read Engineering drawings
• Be able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency whilst never compromising safety or product quality
• Experience of hazardous area ratings and installations
• Knowledge of controls systems, data interfaces and communications protocols.
• Familiarity with process control through PLC systems. Allen Bradley PLC experience will be a added benefit.
• Leadership skills are critical i.e. facilitation skills in leading team meetings & coaching and mentoring of production staff on instrumentation equipment
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills

Long Description

• Incumbent has to be pro-active and prevent breakdowns on his/her patrols and shows initiative to continuously improve equipment performance
• Carry out the planned maintenance required on plant
• Install, service, repair and maintain existing and new equipment
• Attend to instrumentation l faults and breakdowns in the factory
• Calibration of all CCP equipment and instrumentation (Metal detectors/Xray/etc)
• Repair and maintain all aspects of date coding equipment
• Faultfinding and programming on instrumentation equipment, PLC’s and VSD,s
• Ensure machine availability for production targets to be met