Lead Controls & Automation Engineer
hace 4 días
Wigan
• Job Title: Lead Controls&Automation Engineer, • Role Function: Group Electrical Controls Engineering Function - Devcelopment Projects, • Manufacturing Automation & Capital Controls Automation Projects, • Client: Global category leader in FMCG Manufacturing, Process and Packaging, • Job Location: North West / West Lancashire Wigan area, • Salary: Target band of £60,000 - £70,000 + 10% Bonus + Excellent Benefits & Healthcare and car use for business Are you a Senior Automation Engineer who enjoys designing solutions, delivering innovative improvement automation projects and influencing the future direction of manufacturing technology? Looking for a hands on site based automation development & delivery role? Develop an automation development plan and deliver that plan with business support. • A Lead Automation Project Engineer to join a central engineering Electrical team and responsible for developing and implementing automation solutions across a major manufacturing site. Operate as the automation technical authority, leading automation investment projects, developing engineering standards and helping shape the future automation strategy, • Supporting and leading new automation projects, expansion of process manufacturing capacity, upgrades to PLC and SCADA systems, new equipment specification, systems integration, development of automation architecture, supporting group-wide standardisation, supplier management and future digitalisation initiatives, • You'll work closely with engineering teams, equipment suppliers and system integrators to deliver innovative and reliable automation solutions that improve performance, efficiency and capability across this site that is undergoing multi-million pound investment., • Capital Projects & Automation Capability Development, • Lead the automation elements of major capital investment,concept through to commissioning, • Design and specify PLC, SCADA and automation solutions, • Automation Standards Development - Specify what PLCs, controls, sensors and software, • Develop technical specifications for new equipment and control systems, • Ensure projects are delivered to agreed cost, quality and performance targets, • Support technology investment and modernisation initiatives, • Act as the automation Subject Matter Expert across engineering projects, • Review and challenge supplier proposals and technical solutions, • Provide specialist controls and automation expertise to project teams, • Support future technology evaluation and implementation, • Automation Standards & Architecture, • Develop and maintain automation engineering standards, • Ensure consistency across multiple manufacturing sites, • Support development of OT architecture and control system strategies, • Drive standardisation and long-term reliability improvements, • Manage external systems integrators and automation suppliers, • Review quotations and technical submissions, • Ensure supplier solutions align with business requirements and standards, • Coaching electrical automation engineers & Continuous Improvement, • Support and mentor Automation Engineers, • Automation project delivery within a man #J-18808-Ljbffr