Automation Engineer

Hertfordshire, UK – Automation Engineer – 30K – 40K – Immediate start

Hertfordshire, UK – My client is a world leader in the development of innovative sustainable technologies and is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join their busy Capability Team to enhance the capabilities of their highly automated manufacturing processes with immediate effect.

The Automation Capabilities Engineers will work as part of a team to drive a major improvement programme to change in the capability of the equipment used to manufacture products.

Managing a series of projects, in a highly technical manufacturing environment, the Automation Capabilities Engineers will make a significant improvement to the capability of the business to deliver high quality parts in an efficient and consistent manner. The focus of the roles will be to both devise and implement solutions related to precision, control and functionality of the equipment.

Main accountabilities of the role include:
? To run projects that will deliver a significant improvement in the ability of the manufacturing assets to make parts to the required specification in a controlled reliable manner.
? To devise technical solutions to problems.
? The methodology will be to:-
o determine the detailed capability requirement of a system
o measure the capability of the existing system
o where there is a miss-match between current and required capability, drive a change programme to bring them into line.
? To identify and liaise with suitable external organisations to accomplish the overall objective.
? To coordinate the various internal Departments that can contribute to the overall objective.

Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent) in an Engineering or Science discipline, candidates will have previous experience working with modern manufacturing equipment, automation, machine design and design software and will have innovative problem solving skills. It is vital that candidates have a solid knowledge of statistics and ideally Servo motors, PLC programming, SCADA, limits and fits as well as motion control software. Some knowledge of chemistry would be advantageous but is not essential.

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