Role:Automation Engineer
Location: Estate Road, Grimsby
Shift: Monday-Friday days, 6-2. & 8-4 alternating each week.
Aboutus:
We are a company that takespride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everythingthat we do. We have multi-categoryexpertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customersneed and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset. Our business began with meat,and we've developed and extend a market-leading expertise within Seafood, withunmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to delivermore value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.
Whatwe are looking for:
We arelooking for a professional and experienced Automation Engineer to join ourgrowing Engineering team. As an Automation Engineer you will provide frontlinemaintenance and breakdown support for automated equipment across the site,including the automated ColdStore. Diagnose and rectify electrical, control,automation and mechanical faults safely and efficiently to minimise downtimeand maintain production flow and work collaboratively with Engineering,Operations and external specialists to improve equipment reliability,availability and performance.
Key responsibilities asan Automation Engineer will be to:
- - Ensure the health andsafety of yourself and others remains the first priority during allactivities.
- - Correct, isolate orpromptly report hazards that could cause injury, equipment damage or foodsafety risk.
- - Complete all work in linewith food safety requirements, good manufacturing practice and siteengineering standards.
- - Respond quickly andeffectively to automation breakdowns, prioritising production-criticalequipment and clearly communicating progress and handover status.
- - Fault-find PLC-controlledsystems, HMIs, sensors, safety circuits, drives, motors, conveyors andassociated mechanical equipment within your competence.
- - Support the reliableoperation of the automated ColdStore, working with site teams andspecialist suppliers where escalation is required.
- - Complete plannedmaintenance, inspections and functional checks on automated equipment,recording work and raising follow-on actions through the site maintenancesystem.
- - Identify repeat failures,support root cause analysis and implement practical improvements thatincrease uptime, safety and maintainability.
- - Support automationprojects, software and hardware changes, equipment trials, commissioningand the controlled return of equipment to service.
Requiredexperience/expertise to succeed as an Automation Engineer will include:
- - Time served craft apprenticeship or equivalent training to NVQ level 3
- - Multi-skilled or work towards qualification
- - Must be a team player.
- - Excellent communications skills
- - Can-do, hands-on approach to your work
- - Flexible in work approach
- - Be able to demonstrate a proven track record within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Whatyou get in return:
- Great package with competitive holiday allowance
- Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
- Opportunities for development and internal promotion
- Share Save scheme
- Free car parking on site
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
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Automation Engineer in Grimsby employer: Hilton Food Group
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