Automation Engineer

1. Automation & Control System Ownership • Own PLC, Ignition SCADA, HMI, drives, communication networks, and plant control system performance. • Maintain control system architecture, standards, documentation, and backups. • Ensure automation systems are stable, reliable, and maintainable. • Maintain proper program backup, version control, and change records. • Identify obsolete or high-risk automation components and recommend upgrade plans. 2. PLC Programming &Troubleshooting • Perform independent troubleshooting on PLC and control system faults. • Develop, modify, test, and optimize PLC programs. • Diagnose automation-related equipment trips and recurring faults. • Review and improve control logic to increase equipment reliability and production stability. • Ensure all PLC changes are tested, backed up, documented and approved before implementation. 3. Ignition SCADA Development &Support • Develop, modify, troubleshoot, and maintain Ignition SCADA applications. • Troubleshoot communication between PLC, Ignition SCADA, field devices, and related systems. • Develop and maintain SCADA screens and navigation, Tags, Alarms, Trends and historical data, Recipes, User access and permissions, Equipment status and production monitoring • Support integration of new equipment into Ignition SCADA. • Diagnose and resolve SCADA communication, tag, alarm, scripting, and system-performance issues. • Maintain Ignition Gateway configuration, backups, and system documentation. • Support future migration of legacy control/SCADA systems to Ignition where required. 4. Automation Breakdown Support &RCA • Provide technical support for automation-related breakdowns. • Troubleshoot PLC, SCADA, HMI, VFD/inverter, communication, instrumentation, and control-system failures. • Work with Maintenance Supervisor and technicians during equipment breakdowns. • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) of automation and control system failures, implement sustainable corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability and prevent recurring breakdowns. • Provide remote or onsite support for critical automation breakdowns when required. • Provide end-to-end technical support by resolving issues internally while ensuring timely engagement of external technical support for issues beyond organization's expertise. 5. Industrial Communication &System Integration • Troubleshoot industrial communication networks and device integration. • Support systems using protocols/networks such as: • PROFINET / PROFIBUS • Ethernet/IP • Support integration between PLC, SCADA, HMI, VFD, weighing/feeding systems, and other production equipment. • Diagnose communication loss, network faults, and device connection issues. 6. Automation Projects & Management of Change • Lead automation-related improvement and upgrade projects. • Develop control-system concepts and logic requirements. • Prepare automation project scope and technical requirements. • Support equipment installation, commissioning, FAT and SAT. • Prepare and maintain MOC documentation for control-system changes. • Conduct or support risk assessment for automation modifications. • Ensure automation changes are tested, validated, backed up, documented, and approved before implementation. • Coordinate with Maintenance Engineer, Production, vendors, and Corporate Engineering. 7. Automation Safety & Compliance • Ensure automation modifications comply with company and regulatory safety requirements. • Validate alarms, interlocks, permissive, and control sequences. • Ensure control-system changes do not bypass or compromise machine safety. • Support risk assessment for automation-related modifications. • Ensure contractors follow applicable company safety requirements. 8. Documentation & System Backup • Maintain current PLC, HMI, SCADA and drive program backups. • Maintain control-system drawings and relevant technical documentation. • Maintain change history and version control. • Document troubleshooting solutions for recurring faults. • Maintain equipment communication and control-system information for future troubleshooting. 9. Training & Knowledge Transfer • Provide basic PLC, SCADA and automation troubleshooting training to maintenance technicians. • Develop troubleshooting guides for common automation problems. • Provide technical guidance and transfer knowledge to Maintenance Engineers, Supervisors, and Technicians to support skills development and continuous improvement. • Build internal automation troubleshooting capability. 10. Continuous Improvement • Identify opportunities to improve automation reliability, productivity, quality and efficiency. • Support Kaizen and plant improvement activities. • Recommend automation upgrades where existing systems are obsolete or unreliable. • Drive initiatives to reduce automation-related equipment downtime and optimize maintenance costs. 11. On-Call & Emergency Support • Provide timely on-call support for critical automation incidents to minimize production downtime and ensure operational continuity. • Provide remote or onsite troubleshooting support. • May be required to work beyond normal working hours or weekends based on operational needs. Job Requirements • Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Control Engineering, or related field. • Relevant automation or Ignition certification would be an advantage. • Candidates with equivalent technical qualifications and/or relevant hands-on experience will also be considered. • Preferably5+ years of industrial automation experience in a manufacturing environment. • Demonstrate strong hands-on and practical experience in PLC programming, troubleshooting, and system modifications, including fault diagnosis of PLC I/O, HMI, control logic, alarms, interlocks, industrial communication networks, and PLC/SCADA system integration. • Ability to read, interpret…