Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description
Instrumentation Engineer
BrighterMonday Consulting
Engineering & Technology
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Rest of Kenya
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Job summary
The overall purpose of this job is to maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, and optimize instrumentation and control systems within the manufacturing plant to ensure reliable operations, minimize downtime, improve efficiency, and support continuous production.
Min Qualification:
Bachelors
Experience Level
Mid level
Experience Length
5 years
Language Requirement
English
Working Hours:
Full Time - 8 to 5
Applicant Location
Kenya
Job descriptions & requirements
Reports toEngineering Manager
Direct ReportsN/A
DepartmentEngineering
UnitN/A
Work StationKisii
Job Purpose
The overall purpose of this job is to maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, and optimize instrumentation and control systems within the manufacturing plant to ensure reliable operations, minimize downtime, improve efficiency, and support continuous production.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Monitor and verify equipment parameters at designated control points to ensure optimal performance and compliance with operational standards.
- Complete assigned tasks and work orders within stipulated timelines and maintain accurate documentation in accordance with standard operating procedures, policies, and guidelines.
- Develop, implement, and maintain calibration schedules and plans for all plant instrumentation and control equipment.
- Perform instrumentation installation, commissioning, calibration, and validation for newly acquired equipment and systems.
- Conduct preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on plant equipment and instrumentation systems.
- Collaborate with maintenance technicians and other engineering personnel during equipment troubleshooting and repairs.
- Configure, program, and maintain PLCs, HMI systems, VFDs, and other automation and control systems.
- Diagnose machine breakdowns and carry out repairs or coordinate replacement of faulty components.
- Provide technical support and guidance to machine operators, supervisors, and management to improve machine efficiency and reliability.
- Install, maintain, inspect, and troubleshoot electrical control systems, instrumentation systems, programmable controllers, transmitters, sensors, meters, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, and related equipment.
- Promote and enforce safe working practices by providing technical guidance and participating in safety training and awareness initiatives.
- Identify and implement equipment modifications and process improvements aimed at reducing operational costs and improving plant efficiency.
- Monitor the use, maintenance, and operation of instrumentation and process control equipment and recommend improvements where necessary.
- Oversee and participate in the repair and maintenance of instrumentation systems, components, and related equipment.
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