Senior Automation Engineer

AllRecruits; New Plymouth; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

4 weeks vacation

Kiwi Saver

On-call roster pay

Job summary

AllRecruits is seeking a Senior Automation Systems Engineer to design, implement and deliver customer-focused automation solutions across industries such as food and pharma. You will gather project information, develop automation from design through commissioning, and manage projects to meet timelines.

You will troubleshoot hardware and software, mentor teammates, ensure health and safety procedures, maintain quality standards, and participate in on-call rosters.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automation engineering experience, including complex solutions.
• Recent experience in a systems integration company.
• Experience in process-centric industries like food, pharma, and dairy.
• Experience with Rockwell and Schneider PLCs.
• Familiarity with development standards and version control practices.
• Ability to mentor others and work in a collaborative team.
• Willingness to travel nationally (and overseas occasionally).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and deliver customer-focused automation solutions.
• Gather and assimilate project information and document accordingly.
• Develop automation from technical design through commissioning.
• Manage projects and communicate progress to meet timelines.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software, provide support as needed.
• Provide technical guidance to team members and customers.
• Ensure health & safety procedures are followed and mentored.
• Contribute to quality standards, policies and methodologies.
• Prepare tender submissions and quotes within set values.
• Travel nationwide for commissioning; overseas travel may be required.
• Research trends in manufacturing technologies and promote brand opportunities.

Skills

Automation engineering

Systems integration

Project management

Troubleshooting

Team mentoring

Documentation

Safety compliance

Tools

Rockwell PLC

Schneider PLC

HMI Software

Job description

Senior Automation Systems Engineer Role

• This position involves the design, implementation, and delivery of customer-focused automation solutions.
• Gather and assimilate relevant project information. (Project Documentation, Project PLC & HMI Development, Project Simulation & Commissioning, Customer Site work).
• Development of automation solutions from technical design through commissions.
• Manage projects including communicating project information to ensure your project timeline are met.
• Identify and solve problems, be able to troubleshoot and provide hardware and software support for projects.
• Provide technical support and guidance to other team members and customers where required.
• Actively involved in the safety of yourself and others you mentor with ensuring all health safety procedures are followed.
• Comply with and manage/mentor others to follow quality standards, company policies, procedures and methodologies.
• Assist in the development and improvement of quality standards, policies, procedures, and methodologies.
• Participate in a paid on-call roster (once every 6 weeks for a week)
• Travel nationwide for the commissioning of solutions and overseas may be required.
• Researching emerging trends and initiatives in manufacturing and the technologies that support or enable project initiatives.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships within the industry that promote our brand and enhance the opportunities for revenue generation, including following up on business leads.
• Preparation of tender submissions & quotes of up to agreed values & within set time frames.
• Travel: 20%-30%. This travel could be local, or be throughout NZ and even Australia and mostly June/July/August.
• Paid Overtime: 5-10 extra hours per week on the edges of the busy season and up to ~20 in busy season (April/May - August/September).

Requirements

• 5 plus years of Automation Engineering experience, including experience developing complex automation engineering solutions.
• Recent experience in a systems integration company
• Worked in process-centric industries like food, pharmaceutical, and dairy manufacturing.
• Experience with multiple PLC's ideally Rockwell, and Schneider.
• Experience with development, version control tools/process, applying industry development standards and emerging trends in the following areas:
• Automation Engineering Hardware
• Automation Engineering PLC Software & Languages
• Automation Engineering HMI Software & Development
• Automation Engineering Database Design & Development
• Automation Engineering Electronic Reporting / Data Capture
• Automation Engineering Standards
• Automation Engineering Networks
• Automation Engineering Technical Documentation
• You will have a high level of team spirit and be actively involved in creating and maintaining a collaborative team environment by working with, supporting, mentoring, and training others in your team to achieve common goals.

Benefits

• A company that hires for attitude and values and trains for technical ability
• Excellent growth potential
• 4 weeks vacation (6 days used over Xmas)
• Kiwi Saver
• On-call Roster Pay