Automation Engineer

AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Rate: £25 to £27.50 /hr dependant on experience

Location: Swansea Office but will be required to travel to site for meetings

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week but may be required to work longer hours commissioning

Job role:

• Process/Machine Control design based on Piping & Instrumentation Drawings.

• Preparation of Functional Descriptions and Equipment Lists.

• PLC Programming and HMI/SCADA Screen Building and Interface Design.

• Software Simulations and Factory Operator Training on new systems.

• Installation and Commissioning of Control Systems on our customers' sites.

• Assistance with other office tasks.

• Assistance with training junior engineers.

Candidate:

Previous Roles (or similar):

• Automation Engineer

• Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Required:

• Extensive experience programming with Siemens (TIA Portal, Step7, PCS7) and Allen Bradley (Logix5000).

• Working knowledge of SCADA systems WinCC and Ignition.

• Proven track record of leading and implementing automation projects.

Preferred:

• Experience in the Food and Drink Industry, specifically dairy.

• Experience training junior engineers