Job Role: Days Electrical Controls and Automation Engineer
Job Location: Worcester M5 access
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £50k - £54k plus 10% Bonus, Package and Excellent Pension
Client: Global Manufacturing Company
Working Hours: Monday – Friday days role
A multi-site Global manufacturing company with a state-of-the-art site in the area investing in its assets, people, and technology. Due to ongoing automation processes and internal promotion, we have a key requirement for an electrical automation engineer on days with an interest in PLC development and support controls engineering.
This will suit an automation engineer that has out-developed a shift automation first line role and is ready to take a lead days role for a factory or an established controls and automation engineer. You will be responsible for supporting the maintenance/electrical asset care strategy and technical challenges to ensure maximum line efficiency, leading from the front within a proactive electrical reliability team ensuring the efficient running of FMCG process and manufacturing lines.
Key Responsibilities – Days Electrical Controls and Automation Engineer
1. Provide high-level engineering technical expertise to maximise productivity and achievement of targets in a high-speed production environment.
2. Provide breakdown support in the event of equipment failure assisting and enabling the site to maintain world-class production standards.
3. Ensure the plant operates at agreed efficiency levels, optimising automation as required.
4. Work to improve the reliability and effectiveness of all plant and equipment and ensure all software and automation is optimised.
5. Provide technical advice and guidance on matters relating to electrical standards for maintenance improvement.
6. Modification, programming, and installation of control systems on automated machinery.
7. Responsible for managing improvements in electrical maintenance strategy, coordinating all electrical asset care improvement programmes.
8. Ownership of the site Obsolescence and Improvements Plan focusing on the next level of controls.
9. Reactive support for site automation issues within a clear escalation.
10. Ownership of automation Capex projects.
11. Ownership of site panel risk assessment register.
12. Optimise automated warehouse performance by ensuring the machines hardware and software is performing.
13. Ensure all sites have the required software programs, licenses, and connection.
14. Coordinate with OEM suppliers to ensure any technical notifications or upgrades.
15. Provide specialist software/automation troubleshooting support.
16. Ensure the automated warehouse is running at its optimum design speeds.
Qualifications & Requirements – Days Electrical Controls and Automation Engineer
1. Apprentice trained or graduate engineer in an electrical discipline with some form of electrical qualification.
2. Emphasis on Automation experience; electrically biased with PLC skills.
3. Experience with Allen Bradley, Siemens, or Mitsubishi.
4. Experience as an Electrical Engineer with a background in PLCs and OEM, SCADA.
5. Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment including Food, FMCG process, or General Manufacturing.
6. Proactive approach to continuous improvement.
7. Trained to an Electrical minimum craft level, ONC, HND Level.
8. Knowledge of electrical systems.
9. Proficient in SCADA, Siemens but open to different PLC backgrounds.
10. Minimum of 2 years experience within a fast-paced industry.
11. HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
12. Minimum 5 years working ‘hands-on’ automation, and knowledge/experience within automated warehouse environments.
What we can offer - Days Electrical Controls and Automation Engineer
1. Excellent bonus.
2. Excellent pension.
3. Single healthcare.
4. Flexible benefits: subsidised canteen, cycle to work and more.
5. Automated world-class plant.
6. Global family of employees and career development opportunities.
For more information on this role, please contact Mike Butler on (url removed).
Candidates who are currently Electrical Engineer, Controls Technician, PLC Engineer, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Shift Controls and Process Electrical Engineer, Plant PLC Engineer, Plant Electrical Engineer, Automation Engineer and any equivalent background will be suitable for the role.
Omega is an employment business specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.
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