Control Systems Analyst

The Control Systems Analyst carries the necessary authority and responsibility to maintain, optimise and improve network infrastructure, support software and hardware systems to meet control solution performance requirements. The Control Systems Analyst will review the stability of the control solution using the tools provided and recommend corrective action to the operational management. The resultant remedial action must be implemented and commissioned in line with Valterra Platinum standards.

Other responsibilities include:

• Review the process performance reports
• Implement corrective action for areas of instability
• Analyze and identify problems on the current systems and infrastructure
• System trouble shooting and software and hardware problems resolution
• Support on existing networks, hardware and software
• Implementation of modifications to the control solution
• Adherence to the Valterra Platinum Change Procedure
• Execution and testing of scheduled backups on all control systems
• Adherence to Valterra Platinum Standards
• Schedule and prioritise maintenance tasks
• Training and development of end users
• Control monthly maintenance budgets for process control section

This role is in Processing department at a Band 6 level reporting to the Senior Engineer Instrumentation.