We are a leading oil and gas company operating in Nigeria’s downstream sector with head office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
To meet the growing demand of Nigeria’s Market, Stockgap Fuels Limited is expanding its LPG business by investing on additional storage and cylinder filling facility in 4 strategic locations spanning major regions of the country - Lagos/South-West, South-South/South-East, North-Central/North-West and North-East regions respectively.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Automation & Instrumentation Incharge

Location: Abuja (FCT) 
Employment Type: Full-time
Category 2: Plant Maintenance & Engineering
Industry: Downstream Petroleum / LPG Bottling Operations
Department: Plant Maintenance
Grade: Officer 1 / Section Incharge

Role Overview 

  • Own and maintain the plant’s automated control systems—including PLC, SCADA, HMI, gas detection, and Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems—to ensure accurate, safe cylinder filling and process control.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage PLC/SCADA/HMI control systems for the cylinder-filling carousel, check-weighers, and bulk storage instrumentation.
  • Execute the instrument calibration program for load cells, weighing scales, pressure transmitters, level gauges, and flow meters to NMDPRA/SON accuracy standards.
  • Oversee control system backups, user security access, and automation improvement projects.
  • Supervise Automation & Instrumentation Operators and lead root-cause analysis for control system downtime.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree/HND (2nd Class Upper / Upper Credit) in Electrical/Electronic, Instrumentation & Control Engineering.
  • Experience: Minimum 6–8 years’ experience in industrial automation/instrumentation, including at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
  • Certifications: PLC/SCADA/DCS programming or configuration certification is strongly preferred.

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Closes Monday 21 December · 60 days left

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How to apply

Application Closing Date
4th November, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should forward CV and degree certificate to c***@stockgapfuels.com with the position applying for as the subject of the email.

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  • CV / résumé

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