Control System Engineer

BH-284128-1
  • $100 per hour
  • Australia Western Australia Perth
  • Contract
  • Mining
12-month ongoing contract
Shift work
Iron Ore / support experience desired
Rates $80 - $110 + super / hour
 
NES Fircroft have partnered with a Tier 1 mining client for a Control Systems Engineer role working in their support team. This role will be providing remote support to the Iron Ore operations of the business. For this, day shift and night shift will be required for the role.
 
Roster:
Employees on this roster enjoy two full weekends off out of four and will align to the following shift rotation: 2D2N5X, 2D3N4X, 3D2N5X. Shifts are 12.5 hours, including handover
 
Your role:
  • Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development.
  • Provide control systems support to breakdowns and production critical issues.
  • Investigate and identify the root cause of related downtime caused by the control systems and identify and execute solutions to prevent repeat events from occurring.
  • Initiate and implement improvement projects to resolve bottlenecks through optimisation of plant performance.
  • Execute PLC/SCADA coding and graphics.
  • Contribute to maintaining and optimising alarms on the control systems.
  • Execute control systems design and commissioning for plant modifications and new equipment installation.
 
About you
  • Trade certificate or tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Instrumentation or similar discipline
  • Demonstrate substantial PLC and SCADA experience (preferably Allen Bradley PLCs and Citect SCADA), though GE, Schneider or similar equivalents.
  • Experience working in large scale bulk handling operations is desirable.
  • Demonstrate excellent analytical and problem-solving skills (including root-cause analysis)
  • Proven experience supporting or implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Field network experience (DeviceNet, ControlNet, EthernetIP, Profibus, Profinet, Modbus) and exposure with sensors and actuators (variable speed drives and analogue and discrete sensors) is desirable.
  • Familiarity with programming (FBD, LD, ST, SFC, batch, SPC, PID, defensive) is advantageous.
  • Professional certifications in ISA or TUV will be well regarded, as will CPEng status but not mandatory.
 
 
Interested? Please click APPLY NOW or email/call for more information at 0455 117 266 // emma.shaw@nesfircroft.com

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