Electrical & Automation Technician

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At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. 

The technician is a Preventative Maintenance and Focused Improvement specialist engaged to optimize the running and maintenance of equipment within the factory.

Where breakdowns occur, the multi-skilled technician will act to diagnose and troubleshoot faults and where necessary will recommend design improvements.

She/he is also intimately involved with setting the Maintenance Strategy for the respective production area.

The Technician is professionally competent and qualified to operate safely at a post apprentice level in at least two of the principal engineering disciplines; electrical & Instrumentation and Control.

She/he must be a mentally agile and advanced problem solver actively engaged in maintaining a safe work environment, which protects product quality and reduces waste and other environmental impact.

A positive contributor to the factory’s work environment and culture, the technician will act as a leading coach and mentor to the Technical Operator around the areas of engineering and Unilever Manufacturing System techniques.

A day in the life of an Electrical & Automation Technician…

• Demonstrate understanding and application of the “five golden rules” of electrical safety (Isolate, Lock Out Tag Out, verify absence of Voltage, Ground connects in short circuit and working area delimitation)

• Support production & process plants to ensure technical soundness in the field of electricity, Instrumentation, automation, and maintenance activities

• Fault detection and repair is one of the major responsibilities for equipments, machinery, instrumentations, electrical and control panels.

• Provide engineering, production and application support for automation equipment and perform routine checks to monitor equipment operating parameters 

• Manage/perform service/operation/troubleshooting activities of process control instruments

• Ensure processes & equipments are safe for people, products and environment, in line with all corresponding local / Unilever regulations.

• Coordinate with production team leads, process engineers, Safety personnel, QA, IL, and projects engineering to resolve Electrical Instrumentation and Automation issues.

• Ensure facility building and plant maintenance includes HVAC system, in the form of continuous improvements, and troubleshooting

• Ensure and monitor all Instrument and sensor are calibrated

• Ensure proper maintenance and update of electrical and automation systems and documentation supporting plant activities

• Monitor plant and equipment to ensure optimal operation and reduction of planned and unplanned maintenance

• Demonstrate an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations

• Manage, perform, check, all topic based on Electrical Safety Unilever Standards

• Facilitate the introduction and implementation of new technologies in
  co-ordination with Projects Engineering

• Perform system diagnostics and troubleshooting for all PLC based system including I/O modules, HMIs, VFDs, Servo systems, Special function modules, OT network and Integrated systems etc

• Design and program automated systems in the form of continuous improvements, and troubleshooting for packaging lines and process plants

• Log equipment usage, parts replacement, and scheduled maintenance to ensure maximum functionality

• Periodically report to leadership regarding automation capabilities and status

• Supervise the installation and commissioning of new equipment and /or the upgrade of an existing system

• Assist Head of Technical with other maintenance activities.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum technical education requirement is Diploma in Electrical and/or Mechatronics and/or Instrumentation and/or Automation.

• Bachelor’s graduation in electrical control or mechatronics engineering is an advantage

• 3 to 5 years technical hands-on experience on electrical and automations preferably in similar industries

• Excellent understanding of automation and mechanical operation and maintenance

• Ability to read P&IDs, electrical diagrams, and software diagrams

• Ability to program PLCs and make changes on HMIs, SCADAs etc

• Extensive knowledge on troubleshooting Software, instruments and Automations malfunctions and breakdowns.

• Designing, installing, maintaining, and repairing automated equipment used in industrial and manufacturing settings

Skills

• Able to work independently with initiative

• Strong organizational skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Good communication skills

• Management for results and impact

• Positive and proactive attitude

• Problem solving / Issue identification

• Critical thinking and Solution finding

• Openness/flexibility

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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