If you are an experienced Automation Engineer looking for a new challenge we want to speak to you!!
We are working with a leading manufacturer in the heart of Leicester who require a strong engineer that has experience with Siemens and Rockwell to proactively trouble shooting and working to a planned schedule maintenance schedule minimizing down time.
With some of the leading equipment on site this is state of the art business supplies into leading supermarkets this is a a great opportunity to join the already established team.
Although this is a Monday - Friday DAYS role you will need to offer flexibility as there will, on occasion, be required to cover a shift or holiday cover.
Roles and responsibilities of an Automation engineer:
- Provide hands-on technical support for instrumentation and electrical control applications
- Responsible for keeping programs backed-up and updating documentation, schematics and drawings
- Analyse and implement required upgrades or projects in relation to the instrumentation and electrical control applications
- Support the daily activities of the maintenance teams and assist in shut-downs, investment projects
- Program monitor and modify PLC and DCS control logic
- Troubleshoot PLC, DCS and relay control systems
- Participate in the emergency on-call roster
- Foster safe working principles throughout the plant. Highlight concerns or practices that contravene safety
Qualifications or skills required to be successful in this PLC / automation engineers role: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field
- 18th Edition is preferred
- Ability to read advanced electrical drawings.
- PLC experience including Siemens S5 and Rockwell knowledge.
- Ability to work on HMI's, developing modifying and fault finding.
- Abilities to work with robots teaching and programming.
The benefits of an automation engineer: - Working Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM till 5:30 PM
- Staff shop
- Basic salary of £50,000 depending on experience
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Personal growth
- company pension, death in service benefit
Contact Sarah Armstrong at Maintech Recruitment on 01543 212250 or click apply. Connect with me on LinkedIn:
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