Senior APC Engineer / APC Program Lead
Tronox
- South Africa
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop multi-year portfolio of APC opportunities with sites
- Perform high level feasibility studies on identified opportunities
- Prioritize APC projects based on business case, implementation, resources and budget requirements into multi-year program
- Support execution of APC projects, including site work where required
- Perform training and refresher training for site support resources during deployment of APC projects
- Set up and maintain APC monitoring to ensure optimal functioning of applications and conduct improvements in combination with site personnel
- Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in Advanced Process Control specifically Multivariable Model Predictive Control (APC)
- Experience with Honeywell Profit Suite is preferred
- Knowledge and hands-on experience in Advanced Regulatory Control (ARC)
- Knowledge and hands-on PID controllers tuning and troubleshooting experience
- Knowledge and hands-on experience using Python language in Data Analytics context to develop inferential predictors and adapt logic to assist Model Predictive Control in context of extreme non-linearity
- Good communicator in a context of teaching and presenting technology to people
- Ability to ‘’Sell’’ ideas to sites engineers, operators and managers
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering discipline(required) ideally Chemical Engineering
- Background in chemicals, mineral processing plant, and/or mining is advantageous
- Technical leadership experience