Electrical Controls Specialist

22 hours ago


HowdenleWear, Durham, United Kingdom Howdens Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an Electrical Controls Specialist to join our Engineering Department. This key role will be responsible for programming and developing automation and controls systems to ensure robust and reliable engineering design.

As an Electrical Controls Specialist, you will act as the site's technical lead, well-versed in fault-finding while delivering continuous improvement projects across manufacturing safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.

The successful candidate will have experience of working cross-functionally and will possess a strong entrepreneurial ethos with the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment.

Estimated Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Responsibilities
  • Organising automation, electrical, and PLC design projects by identifying short-term and long-range issues; preparing timetables, cost estimates, and detailed documentation on project completion.
  • Developing and implementing projects to drive improvement in manufacturing availability, product quality, employee safety, and process efficiency.
  • Developing knowledge of the manufacturing process and operating sequences of the manufacturing processes and cascading with maintenance teams.
  • Developing knowledge and application of automation skills and techniques to drive improvement and cascading with maintenance teams.
  • Implementing plant/process development opportunities that improve Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery.
  • Cascading knowledge of machine control and automation systems to the maintenance engineering team members.
Requirements
  • Time served Electrical Engineer, Automation/Controls apprentice or minimum of 5 years post-qualification work experience within an FMCG environment.
  • Minimum of HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Ability to fault-find and implement program modifications on a range of PLCs & SCADA, Robotics.
  • Knowledge of parameterisation and commissioning of servo drives and inverters.
  • Experience of fault-finding on industrial communication networks.


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