Jaco Kruger

Engineering Manager

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Process Control and Automation Design Engineer

Experience

  • Hatch (13 yrs 9 mos)
    • Engineering Manager - Digital
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Business Process Manager
      Oct 2022 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Management of business process definitions with engineering and business product owners for the digitilization of project delivery.

    • COMOS Software Development Lead
      Oct 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Managing the development, adoption and roll-out of the COMOS engineering design tool within the global Hatch structure. - Assisting with the functional definition of engineering disciplines (Process, Mech, Piping, E,C&I) - Managing an internal team of software developers & external consultants to configure the functional definition - Internal adoption drive and client demonstrations - Negotiation of commercial agreements (Global Licensing and Support Strategies) - Integration to 3rd party software and internal common data environment

  • C&I Commissioning Engineer at Hatch
    Jul 2011 - Nov 2011 · 5 mos

    • Constructed and Commissioned new and existing instrumentation and drives during the Mortimer Furnace upgrade from 18 to 36MW (3months on site). • Commissioned transformer instrumentation and ABB switchgear. • Supervised small wiring teams (2-4 technicians)

  • C&I Commissioning Engineer at Hatch
    Sep 2010 - Apr 2011 · 8 mos

    • Design and issue P&IDs and Termination diagrams (1DES) for the Furnace 1 and 2 re-build project. • Develop SCADA for new furnace design and layout using the Wonderware toolkit. • Commission instrumentation and control system for two new furnaces (5months on site).

  • Student Engineer at EM Software & Systems (EMSS)
    Nov 2009 - Jan 2010 · 3 mos

    • Part of a team doing analysis on the electromagnetic spectrum of cell phone towers and repeaters across South Africa. • Recorded various performance statistics and general placement of towers and repeaters in the field and documented information for analysis.