Job Description
As a Trainee Automation Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal performance of our equipment assets. Reporting to the Automation Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to provide electrical and automation maintenance support. This involves analysing downtime, implementing cycles of continuous improvement, and driving plant uptime through best practice maintenance methods.
Key tasks include supporting the Automation Engineer with delegated tasks, maintaining, updating, and developing electrical and automation system drawings, completing plant and equipment fault diagnosis, repair, and maintenance, troubleshooting PLCs and programming upgrade changes for machinery, and being flexible to support on-call duties and responsibilities.
Additionally, you will complete Electrical, Computer, Networking, and Automation equipment Preventive Maintenance routines across the site, develop appropriate Preventative Maintenance activities where absent or for new equipment, ensure efficient operations, review department-associated spare parts and store inventory using PEMAC, liaise with the Storeroom Coordinator, and document spares used for replacement purposes.
You will also assist the maintenance team and contractors on-site with routine overhauls, servicing, maintenance, and breakdowns, support a wide range of equipment including PLCs, plant machinery, packaging machines, safety circuits, etc., and participate in plant upgrade and continuous improvement projects. Furthermore, you will keep current on new technology and upgrades to existing systems and build production reporting systems through PLC data.
Key Skills and Qualifications
* Trade qualifications with minimum 3-5 years experience in automation maintenance OR a 3rd Level qualification in automation systems, related engineering field or mechatronics.
* Strong electrical and electronic repair and diagnostic skills.
* Experience in PLC fault finding and repair.
* Experience with high volume industrial equipment.
* Experience with maintenance of PLC's, Scada Systems, VSDS, Switchgear, motor power and control circuits.
* Programming knowledge for Logic Controllers, Drives, HMI.
Benefits
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be able to work effectively in a team environment, and possess a strong problem-solving ability. If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for automation and maintenance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
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