Automation Engineer

About

As Automation Engineer your primary role will be to provide support to production by troubleshooting issues effectively and by driving operating activities to maximize machine efficiencies and output. You will coordinate changeovers and perform preventative and routine maintenance programs.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Delivering a high-quality maintenance service to production
• Responding immediately to machinery breakdowns
• Carry out tool changes in line with production schedules
• Ensure that maintenance works efficiently, effectively, safely and in line with the maintenance strategy
• On a day-to-day basis, be responsible for the executing, monitoring, and recording of the maintenance breakdowns and breakdown follow ups
• Responsible for carrying out planned work
• Ongoing improvements to machinery performance
• Updating the safety systems, replacing faulty parts
• Develop robot programs for new products and improve existing programs
• Create develop and modify PLC programs
• Sourcing and ordering spare and replacement machine parts both mechanical and electrical

Requirements

• Electromechanical maintenance fitting experience and/or qualifications
• Experience in a similar role
• Troubleshooting experience
• Experience in fault-finding and problem- solving
• PLC Programming (Omron, Siemens, or Mitsubishi ideally)
• ABB and Kuka Robot programming an advantage
• Good knowledge of automated controls and controls systems
• Familiarity with machine safety
• Pneumatic and hydraulic experience
• Able to work safely within a team
• Good communication skills

Job Types

Full-time, Permanent

Work Location

In person