Gleeson is partnering with a leading global manufacturer to recruit Automation & Controls Engineer to support ongoing growth and the delivery of new product programmes.
This is a pivotal role within the engineering team, focused on developing, improving, and maintaining automated manufacturing systems within a high-volume environment.
The position offers hands-on involvement in diagnosing faults, implementing robust automation solutions, and driving continuous improvement activities.
You will play a key role in enhancing process efficiency, supporting new product introductions, and ensuring optimal performance through improvements, automation upgrades, and close collaboration with production,and internal teams
Job Title: Automation & Controls Engineer
Location : Shropshire
Salary: £55,000 - 65,000 with Flex + Bonus
Key Responsibilities
- Promote and uphold the company's Health, Safety, and Environmental policies across the department and wider plant in line with Health & Safety requirements.
- Identify opportunities for control system improvements within existing and new architectures, enhancing operator interaction and overall process efficiency.
- Diagnose automation issues and implement hands-on solutions to resolve them.
- Design and deliver sustainable automated solutions that effectively communicate performance metrics to end users.
- Collaborate daily with the Production team to maintain a clear understanding of operational requirements and priorities.
- Develop and maintain accurate process documentation.
- Work closely with Automation and Product teams to define and specify automated system requirements.
- Drive process improvements focused on increasing uptime, improving quality, and reducing cycle times.
- Monitor daily performance metrics and lead initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
- Lead and support continuous improvement activities across the department.
- Manage program backups and ensure robust version control practices.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve automation failures in a timely manner.
- Implement automated solutions to prevent the flow of non-conforming products through production processes.
- Support new product launches, high-volume builds, and sampling events as a key technical resource.
- Integrate cell upgrades, including hardware enhancements and modifications.
- Provide clear cost justifications for capital investment projects.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience
- Qualification in Manufacturing, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge o robotics
- Experience in PLC project development.
- Control Experience
- CI Experience
- Experience with technical drawings.
- Familiarity with robot end-of-arm tooling design and VSM
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