Automation Technician – Intermediate to Senior

– Plant based Industrial Controls & Safety Systems– Capital Projects, Continuous Improvement, and Technical Operational Support– Welcome to sunny wine country, a well-paid role, and an affordable place to liveThe CompanyOur client is a large heavy manufacturing company running a stable and successful operation in the sunny Marlborough region. The company are known to be hardworking and a team approach is a must. This company has a focus on continuous improvement and implementing strong safety systems on site.The RoleBecome the site lead as an Automation & Optimisation Technician with a well-known large employer working in an industrial plant. The primary goal of this role is optimising the control systems so production is maximised. We need a competent and independent Automation Technician who has demonstrated control systems experience in a similar plant-based environment. This role will include automation capital projects, continuous improvement, and technical operational support/maintenance to improve plant uptime and efficiency. You will work on PLC control systems, product scanning and optimisation systems, HMI and SCADA plus the data management and reporting from these.What will I be doing? PLC & Safety PLC programming at least with Allen Bradley e.g. Control Logix, RSLogix 5000HMI/SCADA programming e.g. FactoryTalkProcess data management (reporting etc.)Multi Axis controllers e.g. DeltaTechnical & Operational Control Systems SupportAutomation Capital & Continuous Improvement ProjectsTroubleshooting Controls & Electrical systems alongside Electrical & Mechanical TechniciansLiaising with internal staff and external contractors Ideal Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Control Systems, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or similarMinimum of 5 years’ industrial automation experienceH&S familiarity in a Manufacturing PlantExperience with industrial plant networkingLean processing understanding e.g. 5S with cycle time improvement methodology Why