MES & Automation Engineer - PLC & Troubleshooting Pro

Team Global Express; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible work including work from home

Career development and training

Employee discounts and benefits

Parental leave policy

Job summary

Team Global Express is seeking a Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer to support the reliability and performance of our automated freight operations in Melbourne. You will own automation and control systems, respond to faults, and improve system performance in collaboration with operations and maintenance teams.

This hands-on role targets engineers or automation specialists who enjoy troubleshooting and working closely with site teams, with occasional travel to other TGE sites as required.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification in Electrical, Automation, Mechatronics or related discipline.
• 2–3+ years' experience in industrial automation, controls, engineering or maintenance.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of PLC-controlled equipment.
• Experience with Siemens SIMATIC PLCs is highly regarded.
• Knowledge of industrial networks (Profinet/Profibus/Ethernet/IP).

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on support for PLC, WCS, MES and sortation control systems.
• Respond to automation and control system faults during live operations.
• Troubleshoot electrical, PLC, network and control system issues.
• Develop, test and modify PLC programs to support machinery upgrades and system improvements.
• Perform root cause analysis on complex automation and control system faults.
• Support maintenance and optimisation of automated sortation and conveyor systems.
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities to improve throughput and reliability.
• Support integration and commissioning of new equipment and system upgrades.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Automation

Mechatronics

Industrial automation

PLC troubleshooting

Siemens SIMATIC

Education

Engineering degree in Electrical/Automation/Mechatronics

Tools

Siemens SIMATIC PLCs

Industrial networks (Profinet/Profibus/Ethernet/IP)

WCS/MES/SCADA/HMI

Job description

Team Global Express is seeking a Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer to support the reliability and performance of our automated freight operations in Melbourne. You will own automation and control systems, respond to faults, and improve system performance in collaboration with operations and maintenance teams.

This hands-on role targets engineers or automation specialists who enjoy troubleshooting and working closely with site teams, with occasional travel to other TGE sites as required.