Control Systems Engineer

About the role

Orica is seeking a Control Systems Engineer for its Kooragang Island manufacturing facility in New South Wales. This is a permanent, full-time, site-based position on a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule. The complex includes an ammonia plant, three nitric acid plants and two ammonium nitrate plants, supported by dispatch operations for bagged, containerised and bulk products. The engineer helps keep the site's Operational Technology systems safe, reliable and effective.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and support the site DCS, PLC and Safety Instrumented Systems to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.
• Troubleshoot control system issues and provide practical technical solutions to minimise operational disruption.
• Manage system changes, upgrades and lifecycle requirements in line with Management of Change processes.
• Maintain Operational Technology documentation, including control logic, system architecture, backups and restoration procedures.
• Support process historians, alarm management systems and other critical Operational Technology platforms.
• Contribute to HAZOP, CHAZOP and LOPA activities, as well as control system commissioning and improvement projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Process Control or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Practical experience with industrial control systems in manufacturing, processing, production or a similar environment.
• Experience in industrial control systems, manufacturing operations or control system programming is sought.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills, working across operations, maintenance and engineering teams.

Required skills

• Knowledge of DCS, PLC, safety systems and process control strategies, with strong troubleshooting and fault-finding capability.
• Experience with Honeywell Experion PKS, Yokogawa, Siemens, Triconex/Trident or Rockwell is highly regarded.
• Exposure to process historians, alarm management, virtualised environments or OT security is advantageous.