Full Time

Engineer

Control Systems Engineer (Maintenance)

Location: Plymouth, UK

Salary: Up to £59,280 dependant on experience

Shift: 08:00 – 16:30

Due to growth, Rittal-CSM have a new opportunity for a Controls Systems Engineer to join the Maintenance team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities Include:-

· Apply problem solving and continuous improvement, recommend and implement improvements to maximise equipment availability, performance, reduce repetitive operator tasks, improve quality, and reduce waste.

· Identify obsolete components and source alternatives. Design modifications to enable upgrades.

· Design new control panels, build panels and install on machinery

· Maintain and apply a level of technical expertise across the site, sufficient to act as a point of reference for team members & colleagues, to resolve complex problems of repair/fix and give technical direction.

· To support the introduction of new machinery from specification to Rittal-CSM standards through to FAT

· Analyse downtime faults and causes and create effective PPM and TPM activities.

· Contribute to problem solving workshops, providing automation expertise to identify root causes of failures and the subsequent improvement actions

· Sourcing and procurement of spare components

· Maintain back ups of all control systems parameters and programs. PLC, HMI, drives, inverters, etc

· Review and document machinery PUWER, safety RA, SOP’s, etc

Essential Qualifications, Training and Experience:-

· BTEC Level 5 or equivalent in an Electrical Engineering discipline.

· High level of PLC, HMI programming.

· High level of motion control set up and commissioning.

· Safe working practices within an engineering environment.

· Strong communication skills

· At least two years of verifiable experience designing automation/control systems

Desirable Qualifications, Training and Experience:-

· BSc in Electrical Engineering

· Completed apprenticeship (NVQ Level 4) in appropriate engineering discipline

· Siemens S7, S5 knowledge

· Pilz/Siemens Safety PLC

· Pneumatic and hydraulic systems

· Safety legislation for relevant production machinery