PLC Engineer

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JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

It will be a state of the art, fully automated warehouse that will be capable of storing over 18,000 pallets when the site is fully utilized and store Ambient , Chill and frozen products. Its operation will be completely guided by a Tier 1 WMS, fully interfaced with our ERP and will require specific skills/experience in order to maximize fully the efficiency gains that such a system can provide. Riyadh currently delivers 17% of company turnover with the potential for 20+% in the future based on per capita spend, thus this warehouse forms a critical part of the businesss growth plans for the future.

Purpose of the job
To ensure that the automation system is operating efficiently; maximizing uptime through preventative maintenance and problem rectification. Using PLC prompts to identify issues and carry out appropriate repairs and driving crane and conveyor optimization.

Key Accountabilities:
- Perform maintenance, inspection and repair work on the components of the automated systems (e.g. stacker cranes, conveyors etc)
- Carry out failure analysis on PLC Level and troubleshooting
- Replacement of hardware components and configuration of sensors and encoders.
- Customizing and optimizing electrical attachments

REQUIREMENTS

- Qualification in Electrical Engineering
- Trained to Master or Technician in this or a related field
- Knowledge and experience of PLC programming with Step 7 as well as in the field of business systems and drive technology
- Minimal experience: 3 years in Warehouse PLC operations
- Languages: English, Arabic preferred

ABOUT THE COMPANY

SADAFCO has been a leader in the UHT (Long Life) Milk market in Saudi Arabia, with the Saudia brand capturing more than half of the Long-Life Milk market and almost a third of Total Drinking Milk.

In addition to UHT milk, the company also manufactures Tomato Paste, Ice Cream, Snacks and Drinks, with Saudia Tomato Paste also enjoying the status of market leader.

During the past two years SADAFCO has expanded its product range with new launches in the Breakfast Cream, Cheese, Butter, Powdered Milk, Ketchup, Fortified Children’s Milk and Frozen French Fries categories.

These new additions have been the result of SADAFCO’s pursuit of its corporate mission, which states: “To develop, produce and market a range of nutritious food propositions for consumers of all age groups and create maximum shareholder value through team work”. This mission remains the company’s drive as it explores consumer needs to seek out more relevant product offerings to add to the Saudia range.

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