Automation Engineer

Blackbook Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits with a leading food and beverage business seeking an Automation Engineer. This role involves overseeing electrical and automation projects within a manufacturing facility, ensuring effective delivery of automation work packages and managing stakeholder relationships. With over 5 years of industrial experience, you will play a key role in upgrading process line equipment and programming PLCs. This position offers full relocation support and the chance to work on large projects with growth opportunities in a dynamic environment. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial experience in FMCG or pharmaceuticals.
• Degree qualified with strong automation engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver automation work packages across capital projects.
• Oversee process line equipment upgrades and programming PLCs.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Technical Investigation

Automation Engineering

Programming PLCs

SCADA Systems

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

Job description

The Company

My client is a leading food and beverage business looking for its next Automation Engineer. The exciting opportunity has become available to oversee and manage the Electrical & Automation projects within the manufacturing facility.

This role is based in regional NSW and offers full relocation support.

The Role

Reporting into the Project Manager, the responsibilities of the role include:

1. Delivery of automation work packages across capital projects - typically involves the planning and coordination of defining scopes, objectives and deliverables
2. Capacity to complete the technical investigation on capital projects
3. Oversee process line equipment upgrade including electrical and automation equipment
4. Programming PLCs and Safety PLCs

Your Background

In order to be successful in this role, you will have:

1. Degree qualified
2. 5+ years of relevant industrial experience
3. Must have FMCG, pharmaceuticals or packaging experience or similar
4. Strong experience with SCADA or communication protocols – preference for experience with Allen Bradley PLCs
5. Strong internal and external stakeholder management skills

What’s On Offer:

In return, you will be given the opportunity to work for a FMCG manufacturing leader with large projects on the horizon over the next 18+ months. This position comes with an attractive salary package and growth opportunities.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, you can contact Luke Del Vecchio at Blackbook Executive on 03 9823 7422.