Automation Engineer

Hilton Foods UK; Grimsby; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Holiday allowance

Life assurance

Career development

Share Save scheme

Free parking on site

Parental leave

Descripción de la vacante

Hilton Food Group in Grimsby is seeking an Automation Engineer to maintain and improve automated equipment across the site, including the ColdStore. You will diagnose electrical, control, automation and mechanical faults to minimise downtime and ensure smooth production flow.

The role requires a time-served apprenticeship or NVQ level 3, strong teamwork, and a hands-on, flexible approach in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. On-site duties with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Formación

• Time served craft apprenticeship or NVQ level 3 equivalent.
• Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment is essential.
• Able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively.
• Flexible and hands-on approach required.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure the health and safety of yourself and others is the priority during all activities.
• Correct, isolate or promptly report hazards that could cause injury, equipment damage or food safety risk.
• Complete all work in line with food safety requirements, good manufacturing practice and site engineering standards.
• Respond quickly to automation breakdowns, prioritising production-critical equipment and communicating progress.
• Fault-find PLC-controlled systems, HMIs, sensors, safety circuits, drives, motors, conveyors and associated equipment.
• Support reliable operation of the automated ColdStore, collaborating with site teams and suppliers.
• Complete planned maintenance, inspections and functional checks on automated equipment and document actions.
• Identify repeat failures, support root cause analysis and implement improvements for uptime and maintainability.
• Support automation projects, software/hardware changes, equipment trials, commissioning and return-to-service.

Conocimientos

Team player

Excellent communications

Can-do attitude

Flexible in work approach

Proven track record in manufacturing

Educación

Time served craft apprenticeship or NVQ level 3 equivalent

Herramientas

PLC

HMIs

Safety circuits

Drives

Descripción del empleo

Role: Automation Engineer
Location: Estate Road, Grimsby
Shift: Monday-Friday days, 6-2. & 8-4 alternating each week.

About us:

We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do. We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset. Our business began with meat, and we've developed and extend a market-leading expertise within Seafood, with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.

We are looking for a professional and experienced Automation Engineer to join our growing Engineering team. As an Automation Engineer you will provide frontline maintenance and breakdown support for automated equipment across the site, including the automated ColdStore. Diagnose and rectify electrical, control, automation and mechanical faults safely and efficiently to minimise downtime and maintain production flow and work collaboratively with Engineering, Operations and external specialists to improve equipment reliability, availability and performance.

Key responsibilities as an Automation Engineer will be to:

• Ensure the health and safety of yourself and others remains the first priority during all activities.
• Correct, isolate or promptly report hazards that could cause injury, equipment damage or food safety risk.
• Complete all work in line with food safety requirements, good manufacturing practice and site engineering standards.
• Respond quickly and effectively to automation breakdowns, prioritising production-critical equipment and clearly communicating progress and handover status.
• Fault-find PLC-controlled systems, HMIs, sensors, safety circuits, drives, motors, conveyors and associated mechanical equipment within your competence.
• Support the reliable operation of the automated ColdStore, working with site teams and specialist suppliers where escalation is required.
• Complete planned maintenance, inspections and functional checks on automated equipment, recording work and raising follow-on actions through the site maintenance system.
• Identify repeat failures, support root cause analysis and implement practical improvements that increase uptime, safety and maintainability.
• Support automation projects, software and hardware changes, equipment trials, commissioning and the controlled return of equipment to service.

Required experience/expertise to succeed as an Automation Engineer will include:

• Time served craft apprenticeship or equivalent training to NVQ level 3.
• Multi-skilled or work towards qualification.
• Must be a team player.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Can-do, hands-on approach to your work.
• Flexible in work approach.
• Be able to demonstrate a proven track record within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

What you get in return:

• Great package with competitive holiday allowance
• Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
• Opportunities for development and internal promotion
• Share Save scheme
• Free car parking on site
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

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