Our client is a leading company in the Food & Beverage sector. With ongoing expansion and optimisation initiatives, the company is seeking a skilled Automation Engineer / Process Controls Engineer to join their team for a rolling 12-month contract role to support the delivery of controls engineering projects, including delivering the automation aspects of new equipment/machines, extending the functionality of existing equipment and managing the controls obsolescence challenges within the plant.
The person will need to be proficient in programming Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMI applications and have strong electrical and hardware knowledge. Additionally, experience with SQL Server, batch software and OEE systems would be a plus.
KEY DUTIES:
1. Project manage controls engineering centred projects, ensuring robust design, validation and adherence to safety requirements.
2. Create detailed and accurate documentation including functional software design specifications, electrical and network drawings, test documentation and user manuals.
3. Work with cross-functional teams to translate user requirements into a functional design.
4. Develop and input into technology roadmaps that expand controls capability while managing obsolescence and minimising spare parts requirements.
5. Apply operational excellence tools and techniques to continuously improve processes and eliminate waste.
6. Support production.
7. Support and implement Plant of the Future work stream initiatives.
8. Act as an integral part of the engineering team and communicate with multiple stakeholders, including shift leaders, shift associates, other engineers, managers and project stakeholders.
9. Attend/coordinate frequent project update meetings delivering concise updates on project progress.
10. Work externally with vendors and consultants who support various projects and systems.
11. Articulate technically advanced topics to non-technical team members at an appropriate level of detail.
EXPERIENCE:
1. A minimum of 3 years relevant experience is essential in programming systems support, preferably in a food or process environment.
2. Allen-Bradley Control Logix & SLC500 programming is essential.
3. Knowledge of control networks is essential.
4. Experience of Ignition, RSview or Intouch SCADA configuration.
5. Electrical & Instrumentation expertise.
6. Knowledge of recipe or batch software.
7. Experience with SQL and Industrial Historians is an advantage.
8. Demonstrated experience of delivering projects in a highly automated environment.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. A recognised Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
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