PLC Specialist

Primary purpose of the job
Perform general electrical maintenance, preventative maintenance as well as fault finding maintenance on industrial robots, projects, and robotic applications standards

Key Performance Areas

• Repair and maintain robots to ensure customer and company quality standards are met

• Do fault finding and preventative maintenance as per maintenance schedule according to job cards and relevant works instruction

• Compile feedback on time sheets and ensure accurate repair data

• Ensure company procedures, works instruction and quality systems are always adhered to.

• Participate actively in the departmental problem solving as per company requirements

• Ensure that works practises comply with the company SHEQ procedures and works instructions.

Knowledge and Skills required.

• Technical techniques

• Fault finding and Robots repair and maintenance

• Manufacturing processes

• Basic understanding of quality systems

• Fault finding and maintenance of presses

• Communication skills

• Problem solving skills

• Interpersonal skills

Minimum Requirements

• 5 years’ experience in Automation and Instrumentation

• Extensive working knowledge of PLC programming, Siemens ABB; KUKA

• KRC 4; TIA Portal, Integra wave 4; PLC programming, Siemens S5 & S7,

• Festo S7, Festo and ABB Stamp master

• T3/S4 Diploma Instrumentation/ Eletronic/Eletrical/Machatronics

• 2-3 years as Technician in the electrical field, especially in Automation (pneumatics, hydraulics, maintenance/robotics/projects)