Instrument Technician - Isando Plant Snacks, Brakpan

Responsibilities

The main purpose is primarily to ensure maximum plant uptime is achieved continuously.

The individual must be a leader in maintenance and troubleshooting of control systems, instrumentation and electrical equipment.

The individual must ensure that the factory meets its key KPIs which include, but are not limited to, production volume, safety and quality compliance, cost reduction, equipment reliability improvement and downtime reduction.

Performs electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities associated with process plant, packaging plant, palletizing plant, WWTP, utilities and facilities.

Leading all electrical and instrumentation repairs and maintenance activities in designated area of responsibility.

Monitors daily downtime and institutes corrective action plans to prevent recurrences of breakdowns.

Calibrates, repairs and maintains instrumentation, control and electrical equipment to ensure operation within set standards.

Performs root‑cause analysis to address asset performance problems and/or reduce cost.

Maintains PLCs, SCADA systems and networks (hardware and software) and performs changes/modifications as required.

Continuously evaluates equipment control philosophies and initiates improvement actions to achieve asset performance targets.

Implements continuous improvement on all electrical and electronic equipment in the plant.

Assists in commissioning of modifications/projects.

Ensures proper documentation of changes/modifications and performs internal audits.

Fault‑finds and repairs electrical and electronic systems to the component level.

Ensures availability of spares for all electrical, electronic and control systems in the plant.

Accurately and time‑sensitively reports equipment deviations to stakeholders to meet or improve equipment availability and reliability targets.

Ensures proper backup of all PLC programs and maintains records of all upgrades.

Ensures that the plant adheres to MESS standards and practices safe operations of process control systems.

Audits electrical, instrumentation and control system equipment.

Calibrates all instrumentation and control equipment.

Completes required testing and safety checks on all instrumentation equipment.

Conducts all scheduled maintenance within required timeframes.

Records all work activities on the SAP computerized maintenance management system.

Works with suppliers and contractors as required to complete assigned work tasks.

Communicates with production staff during shift to identify possible failures before they occur (proactive maintenance mindset).

Provides continuous shift cover, standby cover and overtime as per business requirement.

Qualifications

Electrical trade tested with at least N6/S4 diploma qualification in Electrical: Instrumentation and control.

Minimum 5 years maintenance experience in a Production/FMCG environment.

Advanced computer literacy with knowledge of MS Office and SAP maintenance management system.

Extensive knowledge and experience in control systems—PLCs, SCADA, VSDs and servo drives, HMI systems, standalone controllers, high‑speed printers and robotics.

Extensive knowledge of instrumentation, electrical diagrams, P&IDs, with a high quality of work.

Strong PLC fault‑finding and troubleshooting skills and thorough knowledge of operator interfaces and HMIs.

Working experience with industrial communication methodologies (Ethernet, CANBUS, RS-232, ASI, Devicenet).

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.

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