Job description
Automation Engineer
Hours: Basic Hours: 07:30 to 16:30 Monday – Thursday and 07:30 to 13:30 Fridays.
Location: Colchester
Salary: Negotiable
An organisation focused on sustainable and scalable performance systems are currently recruiting for an Automation Engineer to join a growing team based in the Colchester region. This role is onsite with some potential hybrid options once trained.
Within this new role you will be ensuring the automation aspects of the machines are designed to the highest standard, within budget and within the requested time frame and ensuring internal customers are kept up to date with automation design aspects. Within this new role you will be generating project specific functional design specifications and test documentation, whilst working with the electrical department to produce safety documentation and inspection documents. The role will involve specifying electrical design and automation equipment for use on projects and develop, test and evaluate theoretical designs.
The appointed candidate shall be programming, creation, fault finding & modification of PLC control software and providing continued development of software structures and libraries. You will generate and maintain standard work instructions and procedures for software application logic, whilst generating project specific network diagrams. The role will require you to have some involvement in technical training both on & off site and picking up with esculated technical telephone support for customers.
Responsibilities & duties:
- Software writing - Ensure that the automation aspect of the machines are designed using the minimum hours, at the required quality and by the required date.
- Testing of machinery to ensure the software is suitable and functional.
- Work together & communicate with other departments to ensure their needs are met.
- Provide automation technical assistance as required.
- Always be looking at ways to improve the business, both from within your own function and that of others.
- Take responsibility for identifying and championing new ideas.
Work experience & skills
- Proven track record in writing control software in Siemens & Rockwell
- Qualification (of equivalent experience) in Automation Engineering and Electrical Engineering
- Ability to design automation software applications in Siemens & Routeco
- Experience of motion control in Sinamics & Kinetix preferred
- Ability to design electrical circuits
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent approach/manner, with ability to deal at all levels of an organisation
- Attention to detail, but able to take an holistic view when required
- Willingness to work as part of a close knit team, but capable of working independently when required.
- Highly organised
If you're interested in this fantastic opportunitiy please apply today!
We are committed to equality of opportunity, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.