automation engineer Tyne and Wear
Job description
Reference No:
J14196
Region:
Tyne and Wear
Salary:
Attractive, A highly Competitive market Salary which exceeds all NMW levels, the client would prefer to discuss expectations during their interview process
Expiry date:
20-08-2023
Job Role:
Engineering
Industry Sector:
Engineering
Date posted:
20-07-2023
Status:
Permanent
Company Description
Rewards and Benefits on Offer;
- Competitive salary.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Stable growing organisation.
- Immediate start.
- 29 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Defined contribution pension with up to 9% employer contribution
- Free onsite parking
MTrec’s New Opportunity;
MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based in County Durham, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Digital/Automation Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant growth projected for many years into the future. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and a great new career move.
If you have a background in Automation or Programming, looking for that next step in your career, please apply now for an immediate response.
Job Specification
The Job You’ll Do;
- Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, Execute the company Digitalisation strategy at the site.
- Supervision of internal and external projects in the field of digitalisation and automation.
- Planning and technical implementation of production & testing machinery PLC retrofits, PLC programming for machine connectivity (OT, fieldbus/PLC layer).
- Integration of the location into the MES System (SCADA).
- Further development and improvement of process data acquisition at the location.
- Strengthen the company-wide digitisation network.
- Development of methods and tools to stabilise data recording.
- Support of internal SME structure regarding digitalisation.
- Promote a health and safety culture and attend safety training when required.
- Mentor associates e.g., apprentices, technicians etc. to increase individual and team understanding and capability in the subject area.
About You;
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering/ IT related field or equivalent experience.
- Experience in digitization initiatives and projects.
- Experience with one or more of the following: Hardware PLCs (Omron/ Siemens), HMI, SCADA, Software Python, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, PHP, C/C#/C++
- Good working knowledge of Networking & Databases (SQL) – Desirable.
- Experience working within a Manufacturing/Engineering environment – Desirable.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to persuade, influence and, when appropriate, challenge with tact and diplomacy.
- Pro-active approach to work and problem solving with the ability to spot and deal with issues as they occur.
- Creative and analytical thinking style, applying tenacity in the face of obstacles.
- Convincing communication style with a broad variety of hierarchies, functions and backgrounds of people.
- Drive to improve performance and deliver outstanding results for customers.
- Exceptional organizational skills with a methodical and logical approach.
- Strong time management and project management skills with the ability to deliver to deadlines.
