💼 Full-Time Position

Automation Engineer

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SA Metal
📍 cape town, western cape, South-Africa
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Location
cape town, South-Africa
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Posted
June 02, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Job description

The Engineering department has a vacancy for an Automation Engineer. The position requires an experienced, methodical, process-driven individual. The successful candidate will be responsible for problem solving and the management of daily work tasks. The successful candidate’s duties and responsibilities will include:

  • Build and maintain various SCADA packages
  • Drive plant optimization and visualization
  • Manage the standardization of all control systems
  • Record the bill of materials for all SA Metal machines
  • Drafting of Machine user/operator manuals and providing training on the operations
  • Develop automated reports on machine performance, breakdowns and stoppages
  • Manage projects, machine upgrades and machine control replacements
  • Update electrical and control drawings, ensure all drawings are relevant.
  • Implement and manage a control change request system
  • Ma...