Automation Engineer

We are currently looking to recruit an Automation Engineer to join our Manchester Dairy within our Muller Milk & Ingredients business. 

Automation Engineer
Location: Manchester
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday- Friday

Key Tasks:

• Reactive support for site automation issues within a clear escalation
• Demonstrate a structured problem solving approach
• Ownership of minor (site managed) automation Capex projects through the full project life cycle
• Support project delivery of other site projects with automation elements
• Facilitating site activities to centrally delivered Capex projects
• Maintain and monitor use of automation and electrical system software and documentation version control systems.
• Liaise with the Automation Development team providing a site perspective to the ongoing development of the group automation and electrical standards
• Ensure compliance with group electrical and automation standards of site delivered projects and general improvement works
• Responsible for obsolescence management within the roadmap.  Liaison with the Automation Development Team to ensure site criticality is  a key element of the group level
• Ownership of the site level Obsolescence and Improvements Plan focusing on the next level of controls (VSDs, servo drives, instrumentation etc.)
• Evaluate performance data to feed into automation OE activity to deliver improvements inefficiency and operability within production
• Ownership of site panel risk assessment register, periodic health checks and remedial/improvement actions
• Specialist automation support to site improvement initiatives
• Utilise specialist skills and systems access to validate and analyse site data, for example to support quality improvement activities

Muller Responsibilities:

• Has an active role to play in continuously improving our business
• Encourage engineering based OE projects
• Support the site roadmaps for Quality / HS / EMS / Engineering / Autonomous maintenance
• To have oportunities to deliver own ideas to improve our business
• Support improvement activities / events within engineering owned areas
• Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSM
• Aware of how current performance impacts the bottom line
• Ability to deliver on the job training (show and tell) to new colleagues
• Health and safety of self and others

Requirements for the role:

• Strong experience with Allen Bradley PLCs.
• Excellent electrical skills.
• Ability to work independently on projects.
• Previous experience in a similar Automation Engineer role.
• FMCG industry experience preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• IT literacy is essential.

Benefits:

• Up to 10% annual bonus.
• Health care cover.
• 4x life assurance.
• Pension scheme.
• Access to Muller rewards platform – save money across numerous retailers.
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays).Long-term career development.
• On-site secure car park.
• Supportive working environment.