Lead Engineer
il y a 27 jours
Huddersfield
Senior Automation Lead Engineer – West Yorkshire – £60-70k + 10% Bonus +++ Automation department leadership +++ Strong EC&I focus +++ Bespoke pharmaceutical machinery +++ Autonomous role +++ Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Senior Automation Lead Engineer to join a specialist engineering business based in West Yorkshire. The successful Senior Automation Lead Engineer will lead an Automation department comprising three Software Engineers, two EC&I Design Engineers and a Process Engineer. Acting as the technical authority for the department, you will manage the team, plan its workload and provide clear direction on complex projects. This is primarily an EC&I-led position rather than a pure PLC software role. It requires an experienced Engineer who understands how complex machinery and processes function, can diagnose difficult technical problems and is comfortable stepping up to make decisions. • Leading, managing and developing the Automation team, • Planning departmental workload and coordinating electrical, controls and software delivery against agreed timescales, costs and quality standards, • Acting as the link between Automation, Sales, Aftermarket, Project Management and other engineering departments, • Supporting front-end sales with technical input, project concepts and pricing, • Providing technical direction, reviewing designs and carrying out peer checks, • Remaining hands‑on with the more complex projects, particularly fault finding and problem solving, • Producing and reviewing electrical schematics, Functional Design Specifications, P&IDs, pneumatic schematics and supporting technical documentation, • Providing technical input during client meetings, HAZOPs, FMEAs, design reviews and risk assessments, • Supporting PLC and HMI software development, primarily using Siemens and Allen Bradley, without being expected to act as the team's main Software Engineer, • Providing technical support through manufacture, assembly, installation and commissioning, • Promoting standardisation and continuous improvement across EC&I and automation designs, • A strong track record in EC&I, electrical controls or automation engineering, gained across a number of years, • Previous experience leading, mentoring or managing Engineers, • Strong EC&I and electrical design capability, including electrical schematics and control systems, • A practical understanding of machine functionality and process, with the ability to diagnose faults across electrical, controls and mechanical systems, • EPLAN experience would be a significant advantage; Engineers with AutoCAD Electrical or comparable experience will be considered and training can be provided, • A good working knowledge of PLC systems, ideally Siemens and/or Allen Bradley; high-level PLC programming expertise is not essential, • ATEX and/or CompEx knowledge would be advantageous, • HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Electrical, Controls or Automation Engineering, • Salary £60-70k, • 10% performance-related bonus, • 38.75-hour working week, • Flexible working hours, with core hours between 9.30am and 3.30pm, • Early finish on Fridays, providing contracted hours have been completed, • 24 days' annual leave plus eight bank holidays, • Annual leave increases to 25 days after one year, followed by one additional day every five years, up to 30 days, • Investment in technical and leadership training, including PLC, CompEx and ILM courses where appropriate, • Office based position, with occasional home working available at the manager’s discretion The company’s premises are easily accessible from Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield and the surrounding West Yorkshire areas. #J-18808-Ljbffr