Senior Systems Autonmation Engineer

AllRecruits Ltd; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel pay for days away plus all_exp_

Healthcare insurance

4 weeks leave plus your birthday off

Flexible hours and 40-hour work week

Company car with per diem

Job summary

AllRecruits Ltd. seeks a Senior Automation Systems Engineer with 5+ years of PLC/HMI/SCADA expertise to lead systems integration projects for dairy and food manufacturing clients in New Zealand. You will design, program, commission, and support automation solutions across Rockwell PLCs and SCADA platforms.

The role demands strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to build relationships with client sites. You will work across functional teams and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics or related field.
• 5+ years of experience delivering PLC/HMI/SCADA projects.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley is a must.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to lead projects and learn fast.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and systems integration across design, development and deployment.
• Develop PLC, HMI and SCADA solutions for dairy and food manufacturing clients.
• Program, commission, maintain and troubleshoot automation systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and client personnel.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

SCADA programming

Rockwell Allen-Bradley

CITECT SCADA

InTouch

IFIX

Leadership

Communication skills

Fast learner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics or related field

Job description

We are currently seeking a Senior Automation Systems Engineer with 5+ years of experience programming in PLC / HMI / and SCADA to work on systems integration projects for a growing company that is one of the leading automation companies in New Zealand. This person will be the senior engineer for client projects developing solutions for clients in the dairy and food manufacturing industry.

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 5+ years experience required with a variety of PLCs such as:

• Rockwell - Allen-Bradley; ControlLogix / CompactLogix / MicroLogix / SLC series

Experience with designing and programming SCADA system:

• CITECT SCADA
• SCADA Platforms - InTouch, IFIX

Experience

1. A degree with Mechatronics courses or related field OR
2. 5+ years experience as a full-time Automation Engineer delivering projects that required both PLC, HMI and SCADA programming.
3. Experience with Allen-Bradley is a must.
4. Excellent communication skills
5. Ability to learn fast.
6. Ability to build key relationships with personnel on client sites.

Benefits

1. One of New Zealand's leading Automation companies.
2. Competitive salary.
3. Travel pay for days away plus all expenses.
4. Wide variety of challenging client project work.
5. Personal development plans for career growth into PM or management roles.
6. Cell phone with unlimited personal use, laptop provided.
7. Healthcare insurance.
8. Travel with pool company car and per diem
9. Lot of growth potential within the company.
10. 4 weeks leave plus your birthday off.
11. Flexible hours, guaranteed 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.