Johan — PLC Programmer

From power on, electrical/ electronic setup and commissioning of hardware & software. Ethernet network Hirschmann Switch Audit. Apply international IEC, ISO and national NFPA standards to Allen Bradley 1756 Guardlogix, TIA Siemens S7, New Simatic HMI panels and G110M Starters. Cognex camera & Keyence laser marking systems & Fanuc robot. Perform all controls engineering tasks, both hardware & software related. Generate project PLC and HMI solutions. Evaluation of customer specifications and their impact to products. Function testing, setting and optimizing sub-processes with due consideration of specifications, such as design list, schedules ext. Engine & transmission assembly Leaktest, bearing cap.

Head of Electrical department. Managing site installations and Commissioning of Aseptic,3&5 Shell cookers, CIP's and various machines. Technical Design, Electronic/Electric Design on Solid Works. Project management and Quotations. SCADA development. PLC & HMI programming. WinCC and CX Supervisor, Wonderware and the various HMI's, Machine downtime and reporting software in SQL. Siemens S7, Omron, Delta, LG, Allen Bradley and Beckhoff PLC's. Overseeing for panel wiring, building and testing. After sales service. Remote VPN access and monitoring of SCADA, HMI and PLC's.

Responsible for all the production PC's(Total 58)Hardware and software, Wonderware-Intouch, Incontrol & Siemens S7.(From major to minor software changes) Archesta server with SQL data logging all Mills linked to ERP system. Projects, replacing Incontrol PLC with Siemens S7 PLC, adding motors on profibus writing function blocks. Packing – Changes to palletizes, pallet wrappers and filling machines using Siemens S5 and S7 PLC's, Moeller, Mitsubishi HMI's

Broad C&I engineering duties. PLC configuration and programming. (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Bechoff, Mitsubishi) SCADA software design and configuration for various projects. (Intouch2012, ArchrestrA, WinCC, Citect, Adroit, Flex) – Mines: Great Basin Gold, Anglogold Ashanti. Milling: Tiger (Potchefstroom), Tiger Brands, Milling in Uganda. Egoli Gas – Endress+Hauser energy manager, GSM's to ArchrestrA servers. IntouchArchrestrA - Certified Systems Integrator - 2012.

Advanced Drives, SCADA's – (Wonderware, Adroit, Citec), PLC's – (Allen Bradley RS500/RS5000-PLC5-SLC500-1734 AENT, All the Mitsubishi, All Omron, Siemens S5-S7-Vipa, Fanuc, Festo) & Robot programming (Fanuc, Motoman, Kawasaki, ABB) Servers applications SQL, Data basis's (Access, Opus reporting – Like Orchestra)in Trim, Paint Shop& Body Shop. Assist artisans and technicians in problem solving, analysis on failures in NISSAN PLANT. Ensuring Nissans requirements are met with regards to installation and software standards.

Technologist- PLC's - Siemens S5 & S7, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley and Omron. Also HMI's. Robots - Motoman, Kawasaki, ABB and Fanuc. SCADA and SERVERS systems. Communications to various systems. Data collection from to databases, Access. New installations – Specifications. Off signing off new equipment. Commissioning (Went to France 12/02/2001 to commission Brake bleeder) Breakdowns - Investigating problems and taking necessary action to prevent recurrence. Superintendent–Responsible for Trim & Mechanical assembly lines. (Three model lines) Tyre assembly and wheel alignment. (1xForeman, 3xArtisons and 7xTradehands) Compile a weekly/monthly report of breakdowns. (Computer literate). Preventative Maintenance. Capex and budget. Still did technologist work.