Automation & Electrical Engineer

Müller UK & Ireland, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Automation & Electrical Engineer

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Müller UK & Ireland, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 16 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: b77b87d072604e468e5658fa845905ce

Location ref: Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Full Job Description

  • Drive continuous improvement across engineering, facilities and site roadmap activity, supporting Quality, Health & Safety, EMS, Engineering and Autonomous Maintenance objectives.
  • Provide specialist electrical and automation support for reactive issues, structured problem solving, improvement initiatives and operational excellence activity.
  • Support minor automation Capex projects and wider site projects with automation elements, ensuring alignment with ADE/ADM requirements and group standards.
  • Work closely with central Automation Development teams to maintain site automation standards, software documentation, version control and compliance.
  • Own and support site obsolescence and improvement plans, including controls, panel risk assessments, health checks and remedial actions.
  • Use performance and site data to identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, quality, reliability and operability.
  • Support, coach and train colleagues to develop automation knowledge while maintaining a strong focus on health and safety for self and others.
  • Systems and technical scope:
  • PLC programming knowledge across Siemens S7 and Allen-Bradley platforms.
  • SCADA systems and INTOUCH application development.
  • Industrial networking and automation infrastructure.
  • Electrical panels, controls and breakdown fault-finding.
  • Software documentation, version control and compliance standards.
  • Automation health checks, panel risk assessments and obsolescence planning., A permanent, full-time role within a leading UK dairy manufacturing business.
  • The opportunity to influence automation standards, asset reliability and maintenance excellence across Severnside Dairy.
  • A varied technical role supporting projects, improvement activity, reactive issues and site development plans.
  • The chance to coach colleagues and help develop automation capability across the site.

    Educated in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, ideally with completion of a recognised apprenticeship.
  • Completion of a multi-skilled training programme would be advantageous.
  • Strong ability to fault-find within electrical panels and during breakdown situations.
  • PLC programming knowledge in Siemens S7 and Allen-Bradley, with SCADA systems experience.
  • Understanding of industrial networking and the ability to develop INTOUCH applications.
  • Proficient with Microsoft products and confident using data to support improvement activity.
  • Able to communicate technical information clearly to non-technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to actively apply engineering skills in a safe, effective and improvement-focused manner.
  • Personal qualities:
  • Proactive and improvement-focused, with a strong interest in reliability and automation performance.
  • Collaborative, with the ability to work closely with site engineering, operational teams and central automation colleagues.
  • Confident supporting and coaching others to build automation knowledge and capability.
  • Committed to maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality and compliance.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/automation-electrical-engineer-127403319