Role & responsibilities
Manage and maintain DCS, PLC, SCADA, ESD/SIS, and related control systems.
Ensure proper configuration, backup, modification control, and system reliability.
Coordinate with automation/control-system vendors for troubleshooting and upgrades.
Ensure accurate measurement and control of pressure, temperature, flow, level, pH, conductivity, composition, and other process parameters.
Optimize control loops and minimize process disturbances.
Review and improve PID tuning and control strategies
Ensure availability and functional integrity of SIS/ESD systems, interlocks, alarms, and trips.
Coordinate proof testing and preventive maintenance of safety-critical instruments.
Participate in HAZOP, LOPA, SIL assessment, and management-of-change activities.
Supervise inspection, maintenance, calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of control valves, actuators, positioners, and solenoid valves.
Analyze repeated valve failures and implement corrective actions.
Establish and maintain instrument calibration programs.
Ensure calibration records and certificates are properly maintained.
Ensure compliance with plant procedures, quality standards, and statutory requirements.
Review instrumentation engineering documents such as P&IDs;, instrument index,



datasheets, hook-up drawings, cable schedules, loop diagrams, and logic diagrams.
Participate in plant expansion, modification, debottlenecking, and automation projects.
Review specifications and technical offers from instrumentation vendors.
Lead and supervise instrumentation engineers, technicians, contractors, and vendors.
Identify critical instrumentation spares and maintain appropriate stock levels.
Maintain accurate instrument databases, drawings, maintenance history, calibration records, and system backups.

Preferred candidate profile
Robust knowledge of process instrumentation (flow, level, pressure, temperature, analysers)
Expertise in control systems, interlocks, loop tuning
Knowledge of chemical process safety, SIL, and reliability engineering
Ability to read P&ID;, loop diagrams, cause & effect diagrams.
Leadership, planning, and maintenance management skills
Minimum 12 years of experience within the eexperience in chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, refinery, specialty chemical, or process industries is highly valuable.
B.E./B.Tech in Instrumentation, Electronics & Instrumentation engineering

📌 Instrumentation Manager Mangalore
🏢 Catasynth Speciality Chemicals
📍 Mangalore