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Automation Engineer

Location: Chirk

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Full-time

Due to major site investment Kronospan has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Engineer to join the Engineering team based in Chirk, North Wales. This is a full time, permanent position offering a very competitive salary.

At Kronospan we pride ourselves on delivering "Wood Perfected" and have invested in innovation since 1897 and no more so than now. As a result we are seeking an additional Automation Engineer who can add real value to the Engineering team.

Responsibilities of the Automation Engineer:

• Act as the Company's "Expert" for Automation Software Programming of Distributed Control Systems (DCS), principally for the main press lines manufacturing wood panel products.
• Developing and maintaining manufacturing software systems, ensuring integrity of the overall system.
• Development of solutions to optimise production and identify improvement opportunities that can be applied across Kronospan and realise them using DCS / automation and other control systems.
• Protect self, others & Company assets by adopting high standards of electrical safety (IEC Standard).
• Ensuring risk assessment tools and methodology are incorporated into day-to-day tasks.
• Adhere and promote compliance with company Environment, Health & Safety policies, practices and procedures.
• Maintain and promote a safe working environment.
• Provide creative software solutions to the specific needs of the manufacturing organisation.
• Identifying areas where DCS / automation and control developments could produce cost effective solutions to business problems, developing software to suit, trialling and implementing.
• Tailoring software, implementing and commissioning of new proprietary software systems in accordance with regulatory, company and technical requirements.
• Participate in the planned maintenance and review of software systems
• Fault finding and correcting errors during maintenance of software systems.
• Uses highly developed diagnostic and logical fault-finding techniques/skills.
• Liaise with internal and external (DCS / automation and control industry) experts and users so as to identify Kronospan improvements and developments
• Provide training to other qualified personnel in DCS / automation and control
• Provide dedicated project support in the implementation of improved Control and Automation systems on new projects & plant upgrades.

Requirements of becoming the Automation Engineer:

• High level HMI / SCADA / DCS programming knowledge & skills.
• Expert knowledge in at least 3 of the following packages: SIMATIC WinCC, Wonderware InTouch, Rockwell FactoryTalk, Emerson DeltaV, Metso DCS
• Proven experience (5 years+) of developing control systems for automatic machinery in a high volume continuous or semi continuous process operation.
• Sound knowledge and application of IEC standards
• Fault diagnosis skills

Benefits of becoming the Automation Engineer:

• Attractive salary
• Exciting and challenging work
• Continued training, support and career development
• The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to excellence

Feel you meet the above criteria of this Automation Engineer role? Apply now!

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