Senior Automation Engineer

AllRecruits Ltd; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking two Senior Automation Engineers to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will leverage your extensive experience in PLC, HMI, and SCADA programming to deliver innovative automation solutions for the dairy and water treatment industries. You will lead projects from design to deployment, ensuring high-quality results while working with a variety of leading technologies. This position offers competitive compensation, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about automation and ready to take on exciting challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Cell phone with unlimited personal use

Laptop provided

Healthcare insurance

On-Call roster with extra earnings

Travel with company car and per diem

4 weeks leave plus birthday off

Flexible hours

Growth potential within the company

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in PLC, HMI, and SCADA programming.
• Degree in Mechatronics or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in design, development, and deployment of automation solutions.
• Support automation systems using PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA.

Skills

PLC Programming

HMI Development

SCADA Systems

Electrical Procedures

Project Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Mechatronics

5+ years of experience as Automation Engineer

Tools

Rockwell FactoryTalk View

Wonderware System Platform

Siemens PLCs

Schnieder PLCs

Job description

We are currently seeking two Senior Automation Engineers with 5+ years of experience programming in PLC, HMI, and SCADA, with PLC code development experience in Dairy and Water Treatment technologies. This role is for a growing company that is one of the leading automation companies in New Zealand. You would be working for customers providing automation solutions for new project development in the dairy and water treatment industry.

This person must be passionate about supporting automation systems through the use of PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA.

You will need to have demonstrated ability to lead projects through design, develop, and deploy new products for manufacturing and process automation solutions.

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

Programming skills (PLC / HMI / SCADA) with a variety of PLCs such as:

• Rockwell - Allen-Bradley; ControlLogix / CompactLogix / MicroLogix / SLC series
• Schnieder M580 and M340
• Siemens

Experience with designing and programming HMI and SCADA systems:

• Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE for SCADA and ME for HMI
• Wonderware System Platform
• FTViewSE
• WinCC
• SCADA Platforms - Citect, IFIX, Ignition

Experience

1. A degree with Mechatronics courses or focus OR
2. 5+ years experience as a full-time Automation Engineer supporting systems and delivering projects that required both PLC, HMI, and SCADA programming.
3. Have excellent spoken communication skills.
4. Have experience with PLC code development experience in Dairy and Water Treatment technologies.
5. Have engineering skills utilizing Schneider, Allen Bradley, and Siemens PLCs.
6. Experience with HMI systems development including Wonderware System Platform, Ignition, IFIX, FTViewSE, and WinCC.
7. Must have experience developing PLC systems from technical specifications starting from scratch.

Benefits

1. One of New Zealand's leading Automation companies.
2. Wide variety of challenging client project work.
3. Competitive salary from $100,000 - $115,000 per year.
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 company car and per diem.
8. Lot of growth potential within the company.
9. 4 weeks leave plus your birthday off.
10. Flexible hours.