Automation Engineer

Optimise the industrial automation process of food manufacturing
- Maintain the automated machinery used in the process
- Countryside of the gorgeous, fertile Canterbury Plains

**We’re looking for an engineer that masters the machines. So that the performance of automated manufacturing runs at optimum level.**

“Potatoes gave us fries (and vodka). It’s like the other vegetables aren’t even trying.” - Anonymous.

Well, because fish & kale sounds almost as much fun as hamburger and quinoa, we need your expertise to ensure that the world has a continuous supply of the fresh taste of New Zealand in their freezers.

This can only be done by ensuring that the industrial process of manufacturing and the performance of all automated machinery in the entire site is optimised. We need the highest quality products, the best trained and motivated people, and the best performing manufacturing processes.

This is where you come in: Between the field and the freezer is our first-class food processing plant, where we insist on only the best systems and automation engineer in the world to look after the automated machinery and processes. To ensure the uninterrupted production of the best fries, wedges and hash browns from the best tasting, most nutritious potatoes in the world.

**About the automation engineer role**:

- Lead and work with engineers to install, maintain and troubleshoot control systems and various automation processes.
- Produce detailed engineering documentation that is clear and concise.
- Prepare Functional Descriptions.
- Work with stakeholders to define systems requirements.
- Ensure that changes reflect the direction of the agreed roadmap, company standards and guidelines.
- Implement changes to meet updated requirements and assist with commissioning.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with equipment and systems and provide Root Cause Analyses where required.
- Manage and maintain backups and documentation in a useable manner.
- Impart knowledge to process operators to develop their understanding of the plant and their ability to undertake routine checks.
- Participation in production, product development, sales and engineering projects as required.
- Develop project pricing for small and medium automation projects.
- Interpret machine designs, P&ID and functional descriptions.
- Develop electrical schematics, document control structure and electrical wiring using Eplan P8.
- Salary for this role is $116K per year.
- This is a full time, permanent role
- 45 hours per week

**About you**:

- You hold a tertiary Automation Engineering qualification or trade qualification.
- Solid experience and expertise in control system automation.
- Experience in FMCG would be advantageous, but not required.
- Process understanding, effective communication and the use of modern development approaches are essential parts of this role.
- Team leadership and management experience preferred but not essential.
- You have a high degree of computer literacy.
- We prefer (but not essential) that you have experience in Schneider PLC - Legacy and modern; Rockwell PLC & HMI - Legacy and modern; Siemens PLC & HMI - Modern; AVEVA InTouch & System Platform SCADA; Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA; Microsoft SQL.
- You’re not a couch potato, nor do you have a chip on your shoulder.
- You know that “exercise” and “extra fries” are homophones, and you can entirely understand the confusion.
- You can sing R. Kerry’s Grammy Award-winning song “I believe I can fry”, without access to the lyrics.

**About our employment partner**:

- A company at the forefront of the world-famous New Zealand reputation of clean, green, and consistently high-quality produce.
- One of the largest privately owned companies in New Zealand, employing close to 1000 full-time staff and an additional 600 staff across the seasons at nine different locations. All their team members pride themselves in being honest, reliable, and getting on with the job.
- The single significant point of difference for all their products, beyond impeccable quality, is that they are all grown, harvested, and processed in New Zealand by them. They also control their distribution from New Zealand. This means every product has a reassuringly traceable provenance back to the clean, natural seas and fields of New Zealand.
- Great working conditions, training, chances to upskill and career developing opportunities abound.

If the sound of this role makes you extra chipper, we’d love to hear from you. If, however, if the position is not for you, but you know of someone who’d be great in it, please pass this advertisement to them and encourage them to apply.