DCS Automation Manager
Your tasks
Supervision of Subordinates
- Organize and supervise the activities and work of a small team of subordinates to ensure that all work within the factory is carried out in an efficient and procedurally compliant manner.
Policies, Systems, Processes, & Procedures
- Implement approved departmental policies, processes, procedures, and instructions to subordinates and monitor their adherence so that work is carried out in a controlled manner.
Day-to-day Operations
- Supervise the day-to-day operations of control & system to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures.
- Preparing the Instrumentation in the DCS & instrumentation maintenance schedule in order to keep productivity as Plant Target.
- Liaises with the E&I Manager, the Production Department, operation Manager in Refinery, Raw Sugar and Utilities Manager to ensure day-to-day problems in order to increase the efficiency of the system.
- Ensures the DCS instrumentation maintenance is carried out to the required safety, engineering and product quality assurance standards and on schedule. in order to meets those requirements and Company policy.
- Assists with the implementation of preventative maintenance procedures and requirements for DCS and instrumentation equipment from field to DCS in order to keep the plan productivity.
- Identifies legislative requirements and regulations, ensuring DCS instrumentation equipment and practice in order to keep productivity as Plant Target.
- Complete daily reports and carries effective communication & handover activities in order to tracking the devices performance.
- Works safely at all times in order to observes own work area clean & hygienic.
Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices considering ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
Reporting
- Prepare reports timely and accurately to meet Savola and department requirements, policies and standards.
Health, Safety, & Environment
- Monitor the adherence to all relevant safety and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality products/service and a responsible environmental attitude.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related Engineering discipline.
- 7-10 years of experience in DCS instrumentation and automation maintenance within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Strong experience in DCS systems, PLC troubleshooting, and industrial automation.
- Hands-on expertise with Siemens DCS PCS 7 and Allen Bradley Control Systems.
- Advanced knowledge of Siemens PLCs (S7-300, S7-1200, and S7-1500).
- Proficiency in TIA Portal for programming, commissioning, diagnostics, and system integration.
- Strong troubleshooting, fault diagnostics, and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience in preventive and predictive maintenance programs for automation and instrumentation systems.
- Knowledge of instrumentation calibration, control systems, technical drawings, and equipment installation.
- Strong leadership, team management, communication, and problem-solving skills.