Electrical & Automation Systems Engineer

Ultimately, you will be responsible for providing support to the factory resolving automation issues, design and deliver automation projects and be a key member of CAPEX project teams to ensure automation standards are met at design stage through to project completion. You will also be providing support in electrical trouble shooting and support of electrical design for systems.

• Management of the sites PLC networks, hardware and software.
• Automation Technical support and training to Technicians and Engineers.
• Electrical Technical support to Technicians and Engineers.
• Delivery of CAPEX project works from an Electrical & Automation prospective.
• MES/ Automation/ FAS gap analysis compliance.
• Ensure safe installations and operations through proper design, protection systems and procedures (Electrical and Automation Systems).
• Ensure safe installations and operations through proper design, protection systems, procedures and training.
• Ensure documentation including manuals, diagrams, software packages etc. are updated and correct.

To be successful in this key role we expect you to ideally have experience working in a manufacturing maintenance environment and have strong service orientation amongst internal stakeholders with lots of proactive initiative and attention to detail.

• Essential
  - Ideally HNC/ Degree in control systems or Automation discipline.
• Essential
  - Detailed Knowledge of PC, PLC, Database and SCADA Systems.
• PLC and HMI Programming.
• ROCKWELL Automation equipment (ALLEN BRADELY)
• Wonderware InTouch development.
• Software development including FAS, PLC and HMI.
• Data Transfer, communication and networking systems.
• Strong and highly developed electrical and automation fault finding and problem analysis.
• Ability to work on own initiative and implement CAPEX projects.
• Apprentice Trained Electrical Engineer, TI.06.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestlé.
• 12 flexible days on top of 25‑day holiday entitlement.
• 2 paid volunteering days.
• A focus on personal development and growth.

Although this is a full‑time opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual's flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying.