Location: Harrismith  

Qualification: Qualification in Engineering and related qualifications

Experience: Minimum 3 years Automation and/or MES engineer with Electrical experience.

Closing Date: 14 August 2026

Position Summary

We’re now looking for an Automation Engineer within our Harrismith team. The role will provide support on Manufacturing Executive Systems (MES), Electricity and Automation (E&A) professional and technical in the factory for operational activities and during participation in CAPEX projects; doing so in line with corporate guidelines, enforcing that all MES-E&A activities enhance business objectives, product quality and plant operation/performance while ensuring that people health and safety, product safety and environment are never compromised

A day in the life of the Automation Engineer:

• Project Management: Participates in Capital Investments projects in the factory ensuring that the technical solution follows corporate and market standards and is delivered with the expected quality, being on time and in budget.
  • Responsibilities include: the preparation of the User requirement Specifications (URS), coordinating the requirements of the main users (production, quality, etc.), the follow up of the solution development, the pre-test, implementation and training of operators and maintenance crews on all Electrical, Instrument and Automation system
  • Must fully understand the technical details of the MES-E&A solutions in all projects.
• Full Compliance: Ensure Process & Equipment safety for people, products and environment and that one exhibits an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations.
  • Ensure that the Change Management is followed to appropriately manage modifications in the MES-E&A solutions.
  • Ensure the application of the market and local MES-E&A related legislation (i.e. electrical, calibration, etc).
• Product and Process Master: MES-E&A automation Engineers play a key role in the continuous improvement of our factories through mastering the process and product characteristics and understands the influence and impact of Electricity, Instrumentation, Automation to the processes. The MES-E&A engineer must have a deep insight of the processes, and continuously strive for the improvement of quality, safety or efficiency while protecting the technological know-how and competitive advantage. Automation engineer must be a master and the most experienced in the field of Electricity, Instrumentation and Automation components, applicable tools and software and the respective system reliability strategy.
• Operational Support: Participates in the implementation of engineering tools at site level (i.e. NSAT, NEST, AMM, etc.).
  • Ensures that all MES-E&A installations comply with market and corporate safety, health, environment, product safety and product quality standards. Ensures that the key MES-E&A documentation is up to date and in place (i.e. SLD, URS, FDS, Calibration procedures, etc.).
  • Participates in the M&I activities in the factory and management of direct line reports for all instrument and automation maintenance activities.

What will make you successful:

• Qualification in Engineering and related qualifications
• Minimum 3 years Automation and/or MES engineer with Electrical experience
• Personnel Supervision (of technical teams, contractors or other 3rd parties)
• Participation in the development of engineering projects as part of a multidisciplinary team (preferably including different products and technologies in Electrical and Automation areas)
• Participation in the start-up of technical equipment(s) and/or production line(s)
• Self-Management following defined KPIs/Objectives, and proactively tracking them
• Exposure to TPM, preventive maintenance planning and/or maintenance execution desired but not required