Intermediate Automation Systems Engineer

AllRecruits Ltd; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 128,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation company in New Zealand is looking for an Intermediate Systems Engineer with 3+ years of experience in PLC, HMI, and SCADA programming. The role involves integrating automation solutions across various industries, including dairy and water treatment. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and a background in project development. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from $95,000 to $105,000 annually, along with healthcare insurance and flexible working hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Healthcare insurance

Flexible hours

4 weeks leave plus birthday off

On-call bonus

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with PLC, HMI, and SCADA programming.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects in automation.
• Experience with automation in the dairy or water industries.

Responsibilities

• Integrate PLC, HMI, and SCADA into customer systems.
• Lead projects across functional teams.
• Develop and implement process improvements in automation.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

SCADA programming

Project leadership

Process improvement

Education

Degree in Mechatronics or related field

Tools

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Aveva Wonderware

Siemens S7

Citect SCADA

Job description

We are currently seeking a project systems integration Intermediate Systems Engineer with 3+ years of experience programming in PLC / HMI / and SCADA for a role for a growing company that is one of the leading automation companies in New Zealand. You would be working for customers integrating automation solutions into systems in such industries as dairy, food and beverage, civil infrastructure and water treatment.

This person must be passionate about the development and implementation of process improvements through the use of PLCs, HMIs and SCADA.

You will need to have demonstrated ability to lead projects and systems integration across functional teams in the design, development, and deployment of manufacturing and process automation solution.

The person must be fully conversant with a range of electrical procedures in the field of factory automation - design, programming, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, research and development.

Programming skills (PLC / HMI / SCADA) of 3+ years experience required with a variety of PLCs such as:

• Rockwell - Allen-Bradly; ControlLogix / CompactLogix / MicroLogix / SLC series
• Schnieder M580 and M340
• Siemens S7-300/1200/1500 series

Experience with designing and programming HMI and SCADA system:

• Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE for SCADA and ME for HMI
• Aveva Wonderware System Platform 2014 to 2023 and Intouch SCADA
• Aveva Citect SCADA and Avea System platform
• SCADA Platforms - Citect, IFIX, Ignition

Experience

1. A degree with Mechatronics courses or related field OR
2. 3+ years experience as a full-time Automation Engineer delivering projects that required both PLC, HMI and SCADA programming.
3. Experience with the tendering and estimation of projects - Must have done estimates and proposals for client automation projects.
4. Have experience as a project development engineer building from scratch and integrating new modules into existing company automated systems.li
5. Must have experience developing code from scratch, writing Functional Descriptions, configuring and fault find historians / Databases, SCADA development, remote alarming, Ignition / System Platform / FTVIEW SE, tool development etc.
6. Experience in the water, food, pharmaceutical or dairy industries in New Zealand.
7. Experience with either Allen Bradley or Rockwell.
8. Must have done estimates and proposals for new client automation system integration projects.

Benefits

1. One of New Zealand's leading Automation companies.
2. Competitive salary from $95,000 - $105,000 per year
3. Wide variety of challenging client project work.
4. Cell phone with unlimited personal use, laptop provided.
5. Healthcare insurance.
6. On-Call roster where you can earn an extra $10K+ a year.
7. Travel with pool company car and per diem
8. Lot of growth potential within the company.
9. 4 weeks leave plus your birthday off.
10. Flexible hours, guaranteed 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.