Drives and Automation Engineer
Apply locations: Kemsley
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Time left to apply: End Date: December 13, 2024 (30+ days left to apply)
Job requisition id: R-8485
About the role
We have a new opportunity at our Kemsley Paper Mill for a Drives and Automation Engineer to join and contribute to a high-performing team. Working with your team, project teams, area managers, and external contractors, you’ll be responsible for the coordination and management of a successful drive maintenance program and support the technical development of your area.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Ensuring all asset, parts and maintenance schedules are created and facilitated utilising the engineering asset management tools.
* Coordinating and managing the motor store and ensuring spares are effectively maintained.
* Developing and managing various training programs (BS13849, software training, etc).
* Ensuring VSD drives and programmable smart motor control center devices (Simocode) software and parameters are recorded, stored and available.
* Managing asset database, obsolescence and improvement plan.
* Working with the various asset teams to ensure that obsolete equipment is replaced.
* Creating an asset performance monitoring system as part of the Industry 4.0 initiative.
* Developing and participating in upgrade projects.
* Ensuring systems and safety files are maintained, change control is in place, and that records are available for auditing.
* Working with the project team on strategic safety development.
Note: This role is part of an engineering callout rota, you will be on call 1 week out of every 7 with the expectation that you’ll provide support, escalate and facilitate engineering events that affect production of the site.
About you
* Experience in Drive Control and Automation systems.
* Understanding of principles of AC and DC drives.
* Electrical or multi-skilled engineering background.
* A recognised Electrical Engineering qualification.
* Driven and self-motivated, always looking for improvements in the way we do things.
* Accountable and wanting to take full ownership over your area of expertise.
* Be able to identify the root cause of problems by logical problem solving and using industry standard tools and approach.
Benefits
* Competitive salary.
* Discretionary bonus.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection.
* Sharesave scheme.
* Salary sacrifice electric car scheme.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Employee Discounts.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Location: Kemsley Paper Mill, Sittingbourne
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