Automation Manager

Our client is a well-established and technically focused industrial automation company specialising in the design, development and delivery of bespoke automated machinery and control systems.

We are looking for an experienced Automation Manager to lead the automation and controls function across a varied portfolio of industrial automation projects.

This is a senior technical and leadership position, responsible for providing direction across PLC software, robotics, vision, motion control and machine automation. You will work closely with project, electrical and mechanical engineering teams, customers and suppliers to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high technical standard.

The company's control platforms are predominantly Siemens and Allen-Bradley, with robotics from ABB, KUKA, FANUC and Yaskawa, and vision systems predominantly from Keyence and Wenglor.

• Lead and manage the automation and controls engineering function across multiple projects.
• Take technical ownership of automation software development and control system architecture.
• Develop, review and maintain PLC software using Siemens and Allen-Bradley platforms.
• Establish and maintain software standards, programming practices, reusable libraries and engineering procedures.
• Provide technical leadership across PLC, ...