Automation Engineer
3-month contract +
Location: Manchester
Rate: £40 - £50 p/h (Limited Co.)
Shifts: Days only(40hrs) + OT available
Automation/ Controls/ Electrical / manufacturing / FMCG / maintenance / machinery
Our client is key player within the food manufacturing secotr, based in the North West, Manchester.
For this position, you will require to conduct the following duties:
- Reactive support for site automation issues within a clear escalation
- Demonstrate a structured problem solving approach
- Ownership of minor (site managed) automation Capex projects through the full project life cycle
- Support project delivery of other site projects with automation elements
- Facilitating site activities to centrally delivered Capex projects
- Maintain and monitor use of automation and electrical system software and documentation version control systems.
- Liaise with the Automation Development team providing a site perspective to the ongoing development of the group automation and electrical standards
- Ensure compliance with group electrical and automation standards of site delivered projects and general improvement works
- Responsible for obsolescence management within the roadmap. Liaison with the Automation Development Team to ensure site criticality is a key element of the group level
- Ownership of the site level Obsolescence and Improvements Plan focusing on the next level of controls (VSDs, servo drives, instrumentation etc.)
- Evaluate performance data to feed into automation OE activity to deliver improvements inefficiency and operability within production
- Ownership of site panel risk assessment register, periodic health checks and remedial/improvement actions
- Specialist automation support to site improvement initiatives
- Utilise specialist skills and systems access to validate and analyse site data, for example to support quality improvement activities
The successful person will need to have the following attributes:
- Exfellent experience working within Automation, preferably from a Food manufacturing background
- Strong Health and Safety awareness
- Able to work autonomously, with a ‘right first time’ mentality
- Experience within fast paced manufacturing & production environments
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills working alongside production staff and shift supervisors
- Reliable, punctual, team player, and professional attitude
- Require your own tools
The benefits of this position:
- Opportunity to work with a highly reputable organisation, and repeat contract work to meet future business demands/workloads
- Autonomy to get on with the job, whilst working as part of good team
- Busy reactive maintenance environment
- Outside IR35 – suitable for Limited company contractor
I am looking to speak to talented Automation engineers/ Controls Engineers, who are looking for a rewarding and challenging contract position. For more information, please contact Jon Caruso ATA Recruitment.
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