C & I Engineer (Senior / Lead / Principal / Chief)
Available for exploratory interviews.
Ref: EP7659779
Company classification: Manufacturing / OEM ( Tier 1 & 2) (products, equipment and/or machinery) Industry in: FMCG Food Processing - Including Bioprocessing Highest formal qualification and other: B.Tech Grade 12 / Matric / N3 Discipline: Electrical Engineering (Heavy and Light Current) Years of experience range: f. 16 to 20 years (b. 1 to 2 years management) Annual package range: South African Rand - ZAR Annual package range: 1.35 mil - 1.5 mil, per annum Nationality: South African Home and other languages: English, Zulu Gender: Male Ethnicity: African/Black Candidate location: South Africa Location preference: I am open to positions both nationally and internationally.
Contribution Compass Profile: Conductor
Activating: 27.3 Inspiring: 17.38 Sustaining: 29.43 Refining: 25.89
The Conductor is one of the eight natural energy profiles identified by the online profiling tool Contribution Compass that Enshrine Placements have incorporated into their recruitment process to help improve employee engagement. Putting the right profiles together means deliberately structuring your team to function at its optimum.
In this video we address some questions to demonstrate how a Conductor can leverage the most value for your team.
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Online Interview Questionnaire
Primary purpose of current/most recent position:
I'm responsible for providing instrumentation, control, data and ICS cybersecurity expertise to all the company's operations.
I’m responsible for the following:
• Developing control and instrumentation, operational data and cybersecurity roadmaps for our operations.
• Assisting with the adoption of new technologies.
• Assisting with trouble shooting and root cause analysis.
• Reviewing and developing the group control and instrumentation standards.
• Project management of related projects.
• Developing and implementing the group ICS security standards and policies.
• Management and selection of data historians for our OT environment.
• On the job training and mentoring for controlling and operating our various unit operations such as boilers at our different operations.
• Working with various stakeholders in designing and implementing our predictive maintenance and digital transformation strategies.
Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:
The following functions must operate effectively in order for me to deliver on my purpose of securing, optimising and transforming industrial operations. Namely:
• Designing and implementing automation and OT security systems that are reliable, scalable and compliant with industry standards.
• Driving data optimisation and predictive maintenance strategies through advanced use of time-series historians and analytics tools.
• Executing root cause analysis and continuous process improvements to enhance performance, reliability, and efficiency.
• Leading and mentoring teams to transfer knowledge, standardise practices, and build sustainable capabilities.
• Managing stakeholder engagement and projects to align technical initiatives with business objectives.
Ideal business title:
Here are some titles that I would be happy with in the industrial space.
• Industrial Digital Transformation Lead
• Principal Control & Optimisation Engineer
• Senior Automation & OT Security Manager
If you are looking for a C & I Engineer (Senior / Lead / Principal / Chief), then do get in touch.
Call the Head Office – Gauteng, SA. + 27 10 597 0862.
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