Company Description

Rajhans Group of Industries is one of India’s fastest-growing business conglomerates, with a journey that began in 1996 with a small edible oil factory and has since expanded across multiple sectors, including Realty, Confectionery, Entertainment, E-commerce, Textile, and Hospitality. With a workforce of more than 5,500 employees, the Group has established a strong presence across diverse industries.

As part of its FMCG and Confectionery business, Schmitten Chocolate , Rajhans Group is focused on delivering high-quality chocolate and confectionery products that create delightful consumer experiences. The organization emphasizes innovation, quality, operational excellence, food safety, and customer satisfaction, guided by its philosophy of spreading “wings of happiness.”

Role Description

We are looking for a full-time, on-site Instrumentation Engineer for Schmitten Chocolate , the FMCG/Confectionery business of Rajhans Group, based in Surat .

The Instrumentation Engineer will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, calibrating, and optimizing instrumentation and control systems used across chocolate manufacturing and FMCG production processes . The role will work closely with production, electrical, mechanical, maintenance, quality, and process teams to ensure reliable and efficient plant operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems used in chocolate and confectionery manufacturing processes.
- Handle field instruments such as temperature, pressure, flow, level, weighing, proximity, photoelectric, and other process sensors .
- Perform routine inspection, testing, calibration, and preventive maintenance of instruments and control devices.
- Troubleshoot PLC, control panel, instrumentation, and process-control-related issues to minimize production downtime.




- Monitor and maintain process parameters critical to chocolate manufacturing, including temperature, flow, pressure, level, and dosing .
- Support instrumentation requirements for equipment such as chocolate melting, mixing, refining, conching, tempering, moulding, cooling, packaging, and utility systems .
- Coordinate with production and maintenance teams during plant start-up, commissioning, shutdown, breakdown, and changeover activities .
- Read and interpret P&IDs;, electrical/instrumentation drawings, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, and equipment manuals .
- Maintain accurate records of calibration, preventive maintenance, breakdowns, modifications, and instrumentation-related activities.
- Support the implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance practices to improve equipment reliability.
- Identify opportunities for automation, process optimization, energy efficiency, and reduction of production losses.
- Ensure instrumentation systems comply with applicable safety, quality, food-industry, and plant standards .
- Work closely with the Quality and Production teams to support consistent product quality and process control.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to plant reliability, automation, productivity, and process accuracy .

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation, or a related discipline .




- Strong knowledge of industrial instrumentation, process control, automation, and control systems .
- Hands-on experience with troubleshooting and calibration of sensors, transmitters, control valves, switches, and other field instruments.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of PLC, HMI, VFD, control panels, and industrial automation systems .
- Understanding of electrical fundamentals related to instrumentation and industrial control systems.
- Ability to interpret P&IDs;, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, and technical manuals .
- Experience in a plant, manufacturing, FMCG, food-processing, confectionery, or similar industrial environment will be preferred.
- Knowledge of preventive maintenance, breakdown maintenance, commissioning, and shutdown activities.
- Familiarity with industrial safety practices, quality systems, and food-industry hygiene and compliance requirements .
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Willingness to work on-site in Surat and, when required, in shifts to support plant operations.

Preferred Experience Candidates with experience in FMCG, food processing, confectionery, chocolate manufacturing, packaging, process automation, or high-speed production lines will be preferred.

Experience with instrumentation and automation systems used in temperature control, dosing, mixing, process heating/cooling, weighing, packaging, and utility systems will be an added advantage.

Work Location

Kosamba Cross Road, NH 8, Surat, Gujarat

Business: Schmitten Chocolate

Industry: FMCG – Chocolate & Confectionery

Group: Rajhans Group of Industries

- Employment Type: Full-time, In office

📌 Instrumentation Engineer (Surat)
🏢 Rajhans Group of Industries
📍 Surat