Automation Technician - Electrical - 1 at Guinness Nigeria Plc

Guinness Nigeria PLC is a major market for Diageo: Guinness Nigeria operates in the unique and fast growing alcohol industry of over 15mhl beer potential. It is the only company that does Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) in Nigeria. It’s an on trade dominated market but with a fast growing off trade channel.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Automation Technician - Electrical - 1

Job ID: JR1080110
Location: Benin Brewery, Edo
Job type: Full-time
Work type: Regular

About the Role

• To deliver, through management of personnel and assets, quality products for packaging, while achieving or exceeding the business targets for Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety and Morale (QCDSM), as defined in the annual operating plan.

Your Role

• Work with process control systems including programmable logic controllers, sensors and actuators
• Consult manuals, read and interpret circuit diagrams and schematics for installed instrumentation and automation equipment
• Repair and adjust system components or remove and replace defective parts
• Installing control and measurement instruments on existing or new plant equipment.
• Inspect and test operation of instruments and systems to diagnose faults using pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices.
• Repair and adjust system components such as sensors, transmitters and programmable logic controllers or remove and replace defective parts.
• Maintenance of both analog and digital field instruments such as level, pressure, temperature, flow, and weight sensors and actuators.
• Calibrate field instruments such as level pressure, temperature transmitters, and flow meters according to manufacturers specifications or business best practices.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance work and complete pre-start up test and generate maintenance reports
• Install control and measurement instrument on existing and new plant equipment and processes under the supervision of the automation/ instrumentation engineer
• Support the installation, modification, testing and operation of automation and instrumentation systems and generate document reports for tasks carried out.
• Troubleshoot failures with process control system involving electrical and mechanical equipment and instrument.
• Carry out regular scheduled inspection of the field instrument and generate report.
• Attends departmental meetings as and when called.
• Supports management policies.
• Communicates results and challenges within the department to the automation/instrumentation engineer

Job Requirements

• Candidates should possess an OND in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering and others as applicable or equivalent.
• 3 years’ experience/competence in motor controls and lightening maintenance. Performance Measurement in a brewery or drinks or food manufacturing environment especially in power generating environment
• Proven skills and experience in Bottling principles and processes, SHE principles and procedures, electrical control principles and ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams
• Demonstrate understanding of teamwork principles, continuous improvement, preventative maintenance and problem solving
• Demonstrate detailed understanding of Permit to Work system and GNPLC SHE policies, statutory requirements and responsibilities.
• High level of energy and commitment to team-based achievement and high interpersonal effectiveness to develop & sustain robust relationships.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.