Senior Electrician - PLC & Automation
Pollock & Associates · Gauteng
Job description
About the role
You will design, programme and commission complex automation systems for a Durban manufacturer. The work is hands‑on and technically demanding, with frequent international travel.
Key responsibilities
- Design automation processes end‑to‑end.
- Specify hardware, control components and sensors.
- Programme PLCs and HMIs on multi‑axis systems.
- Commission systems locally and abroad, and resolve faults.
Required profile
- Trade‑tested electrician (Red Seal) essential.
- Five years in an automation environment.
- Five years programming complex systems.
- Willing to travel internationally, frequently.
- Electrical engineers with specialised automation programming considered.
Required skills
- High‑level PLC and HMI programming in structured text.
- Multi‑axis motion, servo motor and axis control.
- EtherCAT, IO‑Link and Modbus communication protocols.
- Safety circuit design to recognised standards.
- Panel design, wiring diagrams, hardware and sensor specification.
What we offer
- Salary negotiable.
- Relocation assistance considered.
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