About This Role
This role places you at the heart of a fast-growing manufacturing operation that exports high-value agricultural goods to demanding international markets. As a Senior Instrumentation Technician at Abays Trading PLC, you will be responsible for ensuring the precision, reliability, and safety of the automated systems that control production lines—critical for meeting global quality standards. This position suits an experienced technician who thrives in a hands-on, results-driven environment and enjoys solving complex technical challenges within a large-scale industrial setting.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The need for 5-8 years of experience signals that the company expects not just technical proficiency, but also a proven ability to troubleshoot independently and maintain complex instrumentation under pressure. The emphasis on seniority suggests you will mentor junior staff and coordinate with production and quality teams, so practical leadership and cross-functional communication are key. Underlying this is a demand for familiarity with modern control systems and calibration protocols, as the company’s export focus requires rigorous adherence to international standards.
How to Approach This Application
To stand out, highlight specific examples of maintaining or upgrading instrumentation in a manufacturing or agro-processing environment—especially any experience with PLCs, SCADA, or pneumatic/hydraulic systems. Emphasize your ability to minimize downtime through proactive maintenance and quick fault diagnosis, as production continuity is critical for meeting export deadlines. Tailor your CV to show measurable outcomes, such as reduced equipment failure rates or improved calibration accuracy.
Who This Role Suits
This role is ideal for a seasoned technician who values stability and impact within a large, established manufacturer, and it is likely moderately competitive given the specialized skill set required.
Company’s and Role’s Overview
ABAYS Trading PLC is one of the leading Manufacturing Companies of Ethiopia which manufactures agriculture products both for local and international markets. It has been active since 2012 and exports over 40 high quality value added agricultural products which meet world relevant standards to three main destination countries such as America, Canada and Australia and other locations. Moreover, it distributed such products to local market. Nowadays, in line with government trade, marketing and development strategies, it strives to produce world class products of having high demand across the world. This effort has allowed it to start to generate foreign currency and create job opportunity for 500 Ethiopian youths.
Now it is seeking Senior Instrumentation Technician toperform all preventative and Corrective maintenance tasks, testing of electrical equipment and systems, installation and renovation of electrical components and control circuits and advanced troubleshooting and corrective maintenance tasks on electrical/ electronic/electromechanical/pneumatic equipment and systems within the factory territories and/or outside of the factory (if applicable and required).
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical/electromechanical, electronic and pneumatic equipment by fallowing root cause analysis
- Repair malfunctions and damages; perform all level preventative and Corrective maintenance activities to guarantee the smooth functioning of electrical equipment and systems of the production facility operation work Inspect the wiring and instrumentation status
- Participate directly in complex and difficult on-site maintenance and service activities; perform the most advanced level troubleshooting and fault identification on electrical and instrumentation equipment and systems.
- Perform electrical and instrumentation installations based upon specifications; Examine and participate in planning of new installations or electrical/instrument retrofits, assemble and install new electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures
- Follow up, report and document factory instrument system and their accuracy/calibration status
- Perform and let all work in a manner that meets and follows electrical codes, blueprints, and standards of Instrument diagram
Test instrument and electrical systems and components to ensure proper functioning & complete required documentation of repairs and service information
- Prepare daily, weekly technical reports of the area of responsibility on time and forward to immediate supervisor
- Pay attention and coordinate in preparing Standard operating procedure for machineries & maintain all documents and follow up for implementation of each procedures
- Detect problems by performing basic diagnostic tests, check the performance of equipment and determine whether repairs are needed
- Follow the status of pneumatic system in the factory and document daily checklist of inspection and apply inspection findings to solve the problem prior major damage
- Ensure adequate inventory of necessary supplies and parts and maintain accurate worksheets and records/documentation associated with your work.
- Perform works in more coordinate way with other departments. Adhere to all organization policies and procedures, including those relating to hygiene, respect for other team members, time keeping and with higher flexibility
- Perform other duties assigned by immediate supervisor
Team Leadership
- Team work and result driven
- System based thinker
Benefits Package:
- Competitive salary and benefits package,
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment
Qualifications:
Educational Background:
- Diploma/ Level 4 in Electrical/electronic or Instrumentation Control Servicing or Mechatronics
Experience
- Minimum 8 years of experience after graduation
- Strong experience in maintenance of Pneumatic system/electronics system
Key Skills Requirements:
- Troubleshooting
- Good in Root cause analysis
- Ability to work under pressure
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
How To Apply
How to Apply
- Please apply through Ethiojobs line
- For further information, contact us via +251 99 160 7025 /0924383911
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