Process Control & Automation Engineer
Core
Develop and deliver process control and automation strategies to improve plant stability, reduce variability, and enhance performance in a copper processing plant.
Role type
Process Control & Automation Engineer (Mining)
Builds
Crushing, grinding, flotation, and dewatering circuits within a 3–3.6Mtpa processing plant.
Domain
Mining / Mineral Processing / Industrial Automation
Required skills
PLC programming, SCADA system design, DCS operation, VSD and motor control, industrial instrumentation, root-cause analysis, electrical standards compliance, project commissioning, vendor coordination
Preferred skills
Copper or base-metals processing experience, industrial network infrastructure knowledge, cybersecurity principles for control systems, capital project delivery
Technologies
PLC, SCADA, DCS, VSDs, industrial instrumentation, plant historians, online process analysers
Responsibilities
Develop process control and automation strategy aligned with production and safety objectives; Identify and implement control-system improvements across plant circuits; Optimise PLC, SCADA, and process-control systems including loops and interlocks; Lead selection and implementation of online instrumentation and data systems; Provide technical leadership for automation projects from scope to commissioning; Collaborate with metallurgy, production, and maintenance teams to improve plant stability.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC