Automation Engineer. LilyLifestyle

Basildon –
Salary:
Negotiable DOE plus higher potential earnings due to some travel. –
Monday-Friday with Flexitime hours.

Based in South Essex, you will be joining a purpose‑built design and engineering premises for chemical manufacturing feeding into a wide range of industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. They are now appointing an Automation Engineer to join their team.

As an Automation Engineer, you will work alongside electricians and panel builders to assist in the design and build of control systems and associated machinery. You will also design PLC‑based electrical control systems from design specifications, program PLC‑configurable relay systems, and perform fault‑finding on electrical control systems, PLC, and hardwired systems.

• Design PLC‑based electrical control systems.
• Program PLC, touchscreen, and safety systems.
• Fault‑find electrical control systems, PLC systems, and hardwired systems – commissioning, support, and service work at customers' sites.
• Work with other areas of the manufacturing team to support projects.

This is just a summed‑up list of responsibilities and other duties will be required.

• Previous experience in a similar role within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Understanding of PLCs and control panels in a programming and writing environment.
• Experience with electrical control panels in an automated environment.
• Qualified electrical apprentice or similar.
• Ability to work in a team or independently.