Automation / Instrumentation Engineer

HBM Nigeria Plc, formerly known as Lafarge Africa Plc, is a leading Nigerian building solutions company and a member of the Huaxin Building Materials Group, a globally recognized manufacturer of construction materials founded in 1907 and headquartered in Wuhan, China. Listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), HBM Nigeria Plc is actively participating in the urbanisation and economic growth of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Automation / Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Ashaka, Gombe About the job The role holder is responsible Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and programming central control systems and associated equipment to ensure optimal plant operations. Provide technical guidance and expertise to Electrical and Instrumentation Engineers and Technicians, while delivering detailed engineering support and field supervision for electrical and instrumentation components of capital projects. What you'll be doing Ensure Automation and Instrument work is executed in compliance with HBM Nig plc and Ashaka site safety procedures. The Automation Engineer is responsible for optimizing and maintaining high level control systems and automation for the plant operation promoting process improvement. The Automation Engineer is responsible for optimizing and maintaining the Human Machine Interface (HMI) working closely with Production perfecting trends, reporting, control, alarms, and displays The Automation Engineer is responsible for optimizing and maintaining software and hardware of the Programmable Logic Controllers. Maintain plant control computers maintain plant supervisor controls Promote new upgrades and features to assist plant performance. Work closely with the process engineers to maintain plant optimization Establish and maintain inventory levels of spare parts Establish and maintain management records for direct reports, vendors, and work orders Design, monitor and actively act upon preventive maintenance programs. Ensure conformance with Automation, Instrumentation, IT, and corporate guidelines. Participates in carrying our root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) on Electrical/Instrumentation equipment failures. Work in the field and alongside plant with production coach, Electrical, Instrumentation, Lubrication technicians and Mechanical technicians to provide direction and technical expertise. Champion on-the-job training and development of Instrumentation Technicians. Work with Maintenance Team in realization of 2years strategic spare parts list for the plant. Must be able to meet on-call responsibilities in a 24/7 operation. Responsible for Technical Information System. Comply with EMS Automation Instrumentation activities Who you'll be working with Direct Reports: Automation/Instrumentation Manager Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships: The job holder will regularly interact with instrumentation engineers, planners, electrical, instrumentation technicians The Job holder interfaces with mechanical, method, production, electrical and process department.