Industrial Automation Engineer – PLC/SCADA & Projects

Primo Smallgoods; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on health insurance

Onsite butcher and deli shop

Free onsite parking

Novated leasing options

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Primo Foods is seeking an Automation Specialist to provide advanced automation engineering and technical support across our Wacol site. This role is responsible for supporting, managing, and improving PLC and SCADA systems to ensure reliability and performance.

Working with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, you will drive operational efficiency, troubleshoot issues, and deliver automation projects site-wide, while maintaining safety, quality, and budget adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in automation engineering, PLC/SCADA support and automation equipment maintenance within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming, SCADA systems, computer programming and software development
• Experience with project management and exposure to SAP
• High competency with Rockwell and Ignition platforms, with knowledge of other PLC systems highly regarded

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance for PLC and SCADA systems across the site
• Investigate the root causes of downtime and develop engineering solutions to improve operational performance
• Respond to programming breakdowns and urgent automation-related issues
• Plan, execute and close out automation tasks and projects on time and within budget
• Work closely with the Maintenance Planner to coordinate work orders, priorities, technical information, and inspection requirements
• Maintain and update PLC documentation, control system schematics, manuals and related technical records
• Develop functional specifications for new control processes and automation improvements
• Manage automation projects from implementation through to completion
• Design, develop, install, program, commission and fault‑find control systems
• Administer and maintain SCADA systems, including databases, screendisplays, backups, alarms, user access and system configurations

Skills

Automation engineering

PLC programming

SCADA systems

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Rockwell

Ignition

SAP

Job description

Primo Foods is seeking an Automation Specialist to provide advanced automation engineering and technical support across our Wacol site. This role is responsible for supporting, managing, and improving PLC and SCADA systems to ensure reliability and performance.

Working with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, you will drive operational efficiency, troubleshoot issues, and deliver automation projects site-wide, while maintaining safety, quality, and budget adherence.