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Automation/DCS Technician, CPP
About this role
The role is for an Automation and DCS Technician at a coal power or diesel generation setting, working with electrical and instrumentation maintenance on plant facilities. It targets individuals with an OND or Trade Test in Electrical and at least two years of experience in a coal power plant or diesel generation environment. The employer operates Lafarge Africa Plc, a major building materials company with a presence in Nigeria, including cement and ready-mix products. The position involves diagnosing, repairing, calibrating and maintaining electrical, instrumentation and control systems, and ensuring safe work practices and compliance. The role reports to an E&I Engineer and involves coordinating with the shift team and other stakeholders.
What you would do
- Identify, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, instrumentation, control loops, and simple automation problems on plant facilities and production equipment.
- Ensure LOTOTO compliance for maintenance work.
- Conduct risk assessments for maintenance tasks.
- Maintain records including resources, spares used and consumables for completed work.
- Perform calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of transmitters, control valves, actuators, and field instruments.
- Maintain workshop and electrical control room housekeeping.
- Carry out 1st level inspection of electrical panels, switchgear, and instruments.
- Inspect generators, transformers, switch gear, protection relays, DCS/PLC systems and related equipment.
- Assist in agreeing engine running schedules with senior switchboard operator.
- Support coordination with engineers and shift leaders as required.
What they are asking for
- OND or Trade Test in Electrical.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a coal power plant operation or diesel generation operation.
- Hands-on experience with DCS/PLC systems, HMI/SCADA, and control panels in power or process industries.
- Experience in instrument calibration, loop checking, troubleshooting and maintenance of field instruments.
- Experience diagnosing control loops, alarms, interlocks, trips, and faults in communication networks.
- Experience with preventive and corrective maintenance of control and instrumentation systems.
- Experience working under PTW, LOTO and electrical/instrumentation safety procedures.
- Knowledge of coal power plant operation and equipment maintenance.
- Safety practices related to HV/LV, Arc Flash protection.
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, and loop diagrams.
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