Senior Automation Systems Engineer

AllRecruits; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks vacation (6 days used over X-m

Job summary

AllRecruits in New Zealand seeks an experienced Automation Engineer to design, implement and deliver customer-focused automation solutions. You will gather project information, develop the automation from design to commissioning, and manage timelines across diverse sites.

You will troubleshoot hardware and software, mentor teammates, and ensure health and safety and quality standards are maintained. Willingness to travel nationwide, with potential overseas assignments, is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Automation Engineering experience.
• Experience with development standards and industry trends.
• Experience with Automation Hardware, PLC software/languages, and HMI software/development.
• Database design and electronic reporting experience.
• Strong mentoring and teamwork abilities.
• Willingness to travel nationwide and occasionally overseas.
• Commitment to quality standards and procedures.
• Participation in paid on-call roster every 6 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deliver customer-focused automation solutions.
• Gather and assimilate project information (documentation, PLC & HMI development, simulations, commissioning, customer site work).
• Develop automation solutions from design through commissioning.
• Manage projects and communicate timelines to ensure milestones are met.
• Troubleshoot and provide hardware and software support for projects.
• Provide technical guidance to team members and customers.
• Ensure safety procedures and quality standards are followed.
• Assist in developing and improving quality standards and procedures.
• Prepare tender submissions and quotes within agreed values and timeframes.

Skills

Automation engineering

PLC programming

HMI development

Database design

Data capture/reporting

Documentation standards

Team mentoring

Tender submissions

Tools

Version control tools

Project documentation

Job description

• 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.

Requirements

• 5 plus years of Automation Engineering experience, including experience developing complex automation engineering solutions.
• 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.
• A company that hires for attitude and values and trains for technical ability
• 4 weeks vacation (6 days used over Xmas)