My client are recruiting a highly skilled Automation Engineer to support technical activities on digital manufacturing and automation projects. Applicants with Siemens, Rockwell, and AVEVA (Wonderware) experience and a background in GAMP 5 will have an added advantage.
This role is offered as a full-time staff position, based out of our Chesterfield office, with an excellent Salary and Benefits package.
Key Responsibilities
- Participating in digital manufacturing/automation projects, including leading design, test, and integration activities.
- Working with a team of digital manufacturing/automation engineers delivering projects to customer sites.
- Liaising with customers to gather and translate project and process improvement requirements into functional design and detailed design documentation.
- Developing engineering design documents, technical evaluations, and test plans for cGMP process equipment and following GAMP 5 guidelines.
- Providing design and approval for hardware, software, and controls for automated and manufacturing execution systems (MES).
- Working closely with customers to identify areas for improvement through the use of automation and data analytics technology.
- Providing technical and automation operational support to Engineering, Manufacturing, Validation and Facilities departments.
- Co-ordinating and supporting project commissioning activities.
- Mentoring and training of junior engineers.
- Researching new technologies and trends in Industrial Automation and liaising with senior management on digital manufacturing/automation business strategy.
Experience & Skills
Required
- Experienced automation engineer with 7+ years’ project life cycle experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/ Instrumentation/ Information Systems or related field.
- Experience with control networks and communications systems (Profibus, Modbus, DeviceNet).
- Experience working with validated Automation systems in the Food and Beverage or Pharma manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of process instrumentation and wiring would be desirable.
Characteristics
We look for candidates who
- Work well as part of a team.
- Have excellent problem solving and diagnostic skills.
- Can complete tasks independently, capable of self-learning.
- Can prioritise and coordinate work.
- Have excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
- Can multitask and work well under pressure.
- Are a strategic business thinker.
What’s on offer?
- Competitive starting salary with year-on-year bonuses and salary increases.
- Paid Overtime
- Pension with employer contribution
- Health Insurance
- Income Protection
- Life Assurance
- Flexible Working
Don’t miss this opportunity to join a company at the forefront of industrial automation projects in the UK, Ireland, mainland Europe and the US. Apply now!
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