National Breweries Plc is Zambia’s leading producer and distributor of Traditional African Beer. Our affiliation to Delta Beverages gives our employees a sense of pride and that of belonging to one of the biggest international brewing companies in the world. The Company offers opportunities for all to learn develop and grow, whilst offering challenging career opportunities for lateral or vertical advancement.

We are inviting applications to fill the following vacant position:

POSITION: AUTOMATION AND CONTROL TECHNICIAN

LOCATION: KITWE

CONTRACT: PERMANENT

Reporting to the Maintenance Controller the successful candidate will be accountable for the following:

Maintenance of PLC and SCADA hardware
Maintenance of software standards for the site
Support plant teams with instrumentation, plc and Scada troubleshooting
Maintenance and calibration of field instrumentation and measuring devices for the site
Apply world class manufacturing principles and practices
Support development and implementation of plc and instrumentation maintenance plans
Participate in problem solving to optimise plant, process equipment and systems
Operate plant and process equipment
This job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

Grade 12 Certificate
Must have a minimum of Instrumentation or Electronics or Electromechanical technician
Minimum of 3 years’ experience as automation/instrumentation/control artisan on high-speed packing lines or distributed control systems
Member of Engineering Institute of Zambia
Good knowledge of SIEMENS PLC’s
Advanced SIMATIC Training will be an added advantage
1-2 years’ experience with SCADA system maintenance