Sr.Instrumentation & Digital Transformation Executive

Business Title: Sr. Instrumentation & Digital Transformation Executive

Location: Mysore Beverages Factory

Purpose of the Role

The Instrumentation & Digital Executive is responsible for ensuring reliable operation, maintenance, automation, and digitalization of process and utility assets across the coffee manufacturing facility. The role drives continuous improvement through instrumentation reliability, process automation, data analytics, Industry 4.0 initiatives, and OT/IT integration while ensuring safety, quality, productivity, energy efficiency, and regulatory compliance.

The Position Supports End-to-end Manufacturing Operations Including

Roasting

Extraction

Filtration

Evaporation

Spray Drying

Utility Systems (Boilers, Water Treatment, Compressed Air, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Power Distribution, Fuel Systems)

Packaging Operations

Digital Manufacturing and Smart Factory Initiatives

Key Responsibilities

Instrumentation Maintenance & Reliability

Ensure high availability and reliability of all field instrumentation across process and utility areas.

Maintain And Troubleshoot

Flow transmitters

Pressure transmitters

Temperature sensors (RTD/Thermocouples)

Level transmitters

Analytical instruments

Weighing systems

Control valves

VFDs and actuators

Carry out calibration, validation, loop checking, and preventive maintenance activities.

Develop calibration schedules and ensure compliance with quality requirements.

Maintain instrument history, breakdown records, and reliability dashboards.

Drive root cause analysis for recurring instrumentation failures.

Process Automation & Control Systems

Support and maintain PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems across manufacturing operations.

Modify and optimize PLC logic to improve process stability and operability.

Develop automation solutions to reduce operator dependency and improve process consistency.

Manage plant interlocks, permissives, alarm management, and safety controls.

Lead commissioning and startup activities for automation projects.

Support process control optimization and advanced control applications.

Ensure backup and restoration of automation systems.

Exposure Required

Siemens PLC

Allen Bradley PLC

SCADA Systems

HMI Configuration

Industrial Networking

OPC Communication

Utilities Instrumentation & Energy Optimization

Support Automation And Instrumentation Of Utility Systems

Steam & Boiler Systems

Boiler combustion optimization

Steam flow measurement

Condensate recovery systems

Fuel management systems

Digital Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

Drive The Factory's Digital Transformation Agenda By Implementing

IoT-enabled monitoring systems

Smart sensors

Digital dashboards

Predictive maintenance systems

Asset performance monitoring

Advanced analytics

Digital Twin applications

Process optimization models

AI/ML-based manufacturing solutions

OT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

Maintain OT systems and industrial networks.

Ensure secure communication between IT and OT environments.

Implement OT cybersecurity standards.

Maintain

Network switches

Servers

SCADA infrastructure

Industrial PCs

Data historians

Support disaster recovery and backup procedures.

Continuous Improvement

Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Reduce process variability.

Improve coffee yield and extraction efficiency.

Support utility cost reduction initiatives.

Drive autonomous maintenance and operator capability enhancement.

Implement predictive and condition-based maintenance practices.

Safety & Compliance

Ensure Compliance With

Process Safety Standards

Electrical Safety Standards

Food Safety Requirements

GMP

FSSAI

Environmental Standards

OT Cybersecurity Standards

Participate in HAZOP, risk assessments, and safety audits.

Ensure all automation modifications follow Management of Change (MOC) requirements.

Qualification

B.E./B.Tech In

Instrumentation Engineering

Electronics & Instrumentation

Electronics & Communication

Electrical & Electronics

Mechatronics

Experience

3 to 8 years in:

Process Industries

Coffee Manufacturing

Food & Beverage

FMCG Manufacturing

Chemical or Continuous Process Plants

Critical Skills

Technical

PLC Programming

SCADA Development

Process Instrumentation

Control Valves

Industrial Communication Protocols

Power BI

Industrial IoT

OT Cybersecurity

Data Analytics

Project Management

Behavioral

Ownership Mindset

Problem Solving

Data-Driven Decision Making

Stakeholder Management

Continuous Improvement

Learning Agility

Cross-Functional Collaboration

This version is aligned to a modern Coffee Manufacturing Smart Factory, combining Instrumentation + Automation + Utilities + Digital Manufacturing + Industry 4.0, which would be suitable for a Mysore Coffee-type operation.Our "Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion”

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