Automation Engineer

5 days ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Technical Recruitment Solutions Full time

**The Company**
If machinery automation and robotics projects interest you, this Auckland based material handling systems OEM could fit your niche.

This is a company who design and manufacture end of line automated bulk product handling systems for both local and offshore FMCG Manufacturer customer projects.

**The Role**
Based in Auckland you will join an Automation Team and be responsible for taking a project all the way through from an automation perspective. So right from the beginning overlooking initial designs, writing the software for PLC’s, HMI’s, and Robotics integration. You will take the project right through to on-site commissioning and client training and handover.

You will need to be someone who can program PLC’s and configure HMI’s and this company use Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC’s/HMI’s.

Specific sector knowledge and robotic programming can be learnt on the job by someone with the right experience and aptitude but obviously if you have this experience it would be a plus. The company use ABB and Kawasaki robots.

**Travel**: You need to flexible to travel for commissioning trips locally or in Australia. These trips are a few days away right up to a maximum of 4 weeks away with 2 weeks away being typical. While the number of trips per year will vary, 5 to 6 trips away is a good benchmark.

**Flexible Hours**: Flexi start times to suit your lifestyle are on offer here, and if you want to mix it up a bit between work and home in the software coding and design phases of a project that’s ok too.

**Interesting Work**: This is interesting work from an automation perspective and you will be working with robots and large machinery with acces to relatively new technology.

**Variety of Sites**: You will get to go to various locations and large factories for projects which should be interesting too.

**Role Snapshot**
Industrial Automation Project Engineering including:

- Electrical/Automation Design and Specification for Material Handling solutions
- Automation Programming (PLC, HMI, Robotics)
- Site Installation and Commissioning
- Production Troubleshooting and Analysis
- Creation of Automation/Electrical Documentation e.g., user manuals and training
- On-going Product Support

**Areas of Expertise/Skills Required**
- Degree Qualified in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or similar with relevant industry experience
- PLC Programming (Rockwell and Siemens) and communication protocols
- HMI Design and Configuration (90% Allen Bradley and 10% Siemens)
- Robot Programming (ABB Robot Studio) can be learnt on the job
- Can troubleshoot control systems
- Microsoft Office Savvy
- Can write Project Documentation
- An eye for detail and producing quality work
- Experience with AutoCAD would be helpful but not essential

This Automation Engineering role would suit someone that thrives off working in a technically challenging role and who already has Automation Engineering experience.

With the increase of robotics and automation now and in the future, this company are a stable place to be for that boom.

This is a salaried role based upon experience, the usual KiwiSaver applies along with a supplied mobile phone and laptop.

Technical Recruitment Solutions has been a trusted recruitment specialist for industry since 1996.

Note: If this vacancy is not exactly what you are seeking, then please contact me in confidence to discuss your individual requirements.


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