Automation Engineer
Yolk Recruitment are exclusively working with an established Manufacturer who have sustained growth for over 10 years. With continued investment, they are now looking to recruit for a Control Systems/Automation Engineer.
The client has over 60% market share for the product they produce and are producing over 4 million per week. Due to continued investment, they now have a state-of-the-art, fully automated production facility and are looking to build an automation team to keep it at the forefront of technology and industry 4.0.
If this days-based opportunity sounds like you, then apply and continue to read.
This is what you'll be doing.
As an Automation Engineer, you will be joining the team as a technical leader. You'll be reporting into the Engineering Manager and being responsible for capex/upgrade projects while working with the internal team to improve the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Planned Preventative Maintenance systems (PPM).
Your responsibilities will include overseeing site improvements, energy reduction, OEE targets, and the development plan of machinery.
Based on site, your main tasks as an Automation Engineer will include:
* Provide specialist engineering support to the manufacturing production operation in a reactive & preventative aspect.
* The design, configuration, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of IT communication networks for new and current systems.
* Corrective assistance to PLC-related plant breakdowns and methodically diagnosing faults to ensure line operation.
* Undertake the design, software modifications, and improvements to the plant equipment whilst adhering to onsite software standardisation.
* Complete the specification, maintenance, and administration of all site PLC, HMI, SCADA, and Historian software systems, which include: Code backups, Fault finding and disaster recovery, Modifications, Maintenance monitoring, Version control, Validation, Upgrades and bug fixes, System document and procedure updates, Software loop tuning, and Licensing.
* Creation and maintenance of risk assessments and operating procedures in relation to maintenance and automation.
* Working closely with Production & Maintenance to ensure production efficiency is maximised with minimal downtime.
The Experience you'll bring to the team.
* You will have significant experience in an Automation Engineer role, with the ability to fault find, interrogate, and programme PLC systems including Siemens S7, Siemens Simatic, Allen Bradley, and Mitsubishi.
* HNC/HND qualified or equivalent (Preferable).
* Previous experience of AC/DC inverter programming and maintenance.
* IOSH (Advantageous).
* IT literate.
* A clean driving licence.
And this is what you'll get in return.
A competitive salary of up to £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience).
Are you what we are looking for?
Please get in touch today with our Engineering specialist, Andy Jones, to discuss more.
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter outlining why you would be perfect for the role. We also have a referral scheme, so if you know of someone who would be great for the role, please get in touch.
Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive, we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying, then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.
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