Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Operations & Maintenance Management

- Supervise daily maintenance, troubleshooting, and programming for core Siemens automation hardware and industrial networks (including Siemens S7 PLCs, Simatic Drives, SCADA/WinCC, Profibus, and Profinet systems).
- Act as the key technical resource and service provider at the assigned area/customer location, addressing critical system breakdowns efficiently.
- Manage field instrumentation, including calibration and monitoring of transmitter, flow, level, and temperature measurements.

2. Execution & Process Optimization

- Plan and schedule automation maintenance routines to guarantee high Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and optimal plant reliability.
- Interface between engineering, plant operations, and client execution teams to ensure technical discrepancies or logic modifications are managed with minimal cost or delay.
- Utilize data-driven insight from automated systems to implement predictive maintenance plans and continuous improvement initiatives.

3. Team Leadership & Resource Control





- Supervise the performance and activities of technicians and automation engineers within the assigned area.
- Manage or advise on staff allocation, skill development, safety standard adherence, and performance assessments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Competencies

- Core Automation Platforms: Hands-on proficiency with Siemens S7-1200/1500/300/400 PLCs, TIA Portal, Simatic Drives, ABB Drives (ACS800, 850,880, 550 & 580) and HMI/SCADA (WinCC) configurations.
- Industrial Networks: Deep understanding of industrial communication protocols like Profinet, Profibus, Modbus TCP/IP, and basic cybersecurity/network architecture.
- Field Instrumentation: Solid grasp of transmitters, flow meters, heat load calculations, and control loop tuning.
- Industry 4.0 (Optional/Preferred): Familiarity with smart factory setups, IIoT devices, vision inspection systems.

Soft Skills & Experience Experience: Typically requires a Bachelor's or diploma degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or Automation Engineering, combined with 5+ years of hands-on industrial or field site management experience

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