Instrumentation and Process Control Engineer

Aboitiz Foods is an integrated regional food and agribusiness company dedicated to creating a high-performance culture anchored on our time-honored values of Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Responsibility. Through the collective strengths of our subsidiaries, Pilmico and Gold Coin, we believe in sustainably feeding Asia's growth from mill to meal. 

We are constantly improving and optimizing our processes by integrating the value chain around Asia. We leverage our sector expertise and capabilities to deliver quality every time. With our world-class technology and culture of constant innovation, we devote ourselves to serving you better.

At Aboitiz Foods, we embrace change and inspire innovation, leading the way in food and agribusiness solutions. Join us as we shape the future of food in Asia and build a culture where, together, we nourish the future.

The Process Control and Instrumentation Technician is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting process control and instrumentation systems ensuring the reliability of all process controllers and instruments and software application critical to plant operations.

The Process Control and Instrumentation Technician contributes a critical role in the plant by ensuring all equipment in the plant is reliable, available and safe to use at all times.

1. Maintains and troubleshoots process controllers ensuring optimal performance and ensuring the efficient running and prolong service life of the machines and equipment.

2. Maintains and troubleshoots measuring instruments ensuring accuracy of reading. 

3. Maintains and troubleshoots communications equipment ensuring that these are continuously online.

4. Calibrates all plant electronic control and measuring equipment ensuring that measuring and monitoring devices remain reliable and that these conform to ISO requirements.

5. Debugs and configures SCADA software applications and ensures that problems detected do not recur.

6. Troubleshoots and performs reprogramming of programmable logic controller (PLC) system as maybe required.

7. Assists in the monitoring of electrical control circuits and performs electrical troubleshooting during wheat unloading and ensuring that minor electrical troubles are immediately detected and addressed. 

8. Monitors electro-pneumatic equipment and performs electro-pneumatic troubleshooting ensuring that these are running smoothly and minor troubles are immediately detected and addressed.

9. Installs and configures instrumentation and control devices and ensures that installation and configuration are in accordance with the instrument manual.

10. Starts up and commissions instrumentation and control systems ensuring that these conform to requirements set by process owners and that plant automation systems remain reliable.

11. Maintains communication facilities, both software and hardware, ensuring that communication problems are immediately detected and addressed and that communication lines with external contacts are always online.

12. Attends to emergency and night calls when needed.

FOOD SAFETY:

1. Ensures execution of quality, Halal, health and food safety policy, standards and regulations within the team. 

2. Responsible for reporting problems related to Halal, food safety & quality management system to identified authorities.

SAP SYSTEM:

1. Implementation of the SAP Enterprise Asset Management System (SAP EAM), ensuring optimum utilization of the system.

2. Regular accomplishment of work orders gathered in SAP.

3. Ensure SAP EAM data are reliable for the formulation appropriate enhancement on the maintenance process and the system itself.

OTHER TASKS:

1. Actively participate in all company programs and activities under quality improvement, safety & security, sustainability, corporate social responsibility,  risk management etc. 

2. Performs other tasks related to the job as may be assigned by the immediate superior.

Education:

•  Electronics or Electrical Engineering Graduate or equivalent (Instrumentation and control Engineering, Industrial instrumentation, electronics or related course graduate)

Experience:

• With at least 2 year experience working on process control and instrumentation operation and maintenance

• With a strong background in PLC and SCADA/HMI.

License/s: 

• Licensed engineer is an advantage but not required