Automation Engineer

A full time, permanent opportunity has arisen at our Barnsley site for an Automation Engineer to join the team. You will be a fully engaged team member and will assist the engineering team to maintain site electrical standards and ensure the site remains compliant with electrical regulations.

The successful candidate will:

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• Drive CI initiatives with the electrical and automation agenda.
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• Support and train engineering teams with maintenance and fault-finding activities.
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• Be a custodian of electrical documentation, drawing and software backups to the agreed site standard.
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• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure site is always compliant against electrical standards.
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• Work with the maintenance planner to schedule electrical projects.
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• Ensure that we hold the correct electrical critical spare parts, and the consignment stock is maintained.
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• Supervise engineers and outside contractors.
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What we need from you:

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• Recognised electrical/automation apprenticeship
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• Qualified to a minimum HNC level (or equivalent) electrical/controls discipline.
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• Advanced PLC Skills – Allen Bradley (Rockwell Logix)
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• Experienced with Allen Bradley servo drives, Inverters and Network controls
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• Understanding of control systems and the ability to optimize them
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• Experience in food manufacturing is desireable
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What we offer in return:

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• Salary circa £60,000 per annum
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• Up to 7.5% pension contribution
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• Life assurance
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• Staff discount shop on site
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• Free on site parking
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• Access to "The Hamper", with discounts at hundreds of nationwide retailers
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• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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• Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Other Health & Wellbeing Benefits
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• Sharesave Scheme
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